Fell From a Cherry Tree and Killed.

Publication

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Chester Historical Society

Fell From a Cherry Tree and Killed.: An old newspaper clipping reports a fatal accident involving a worker falling from a cherry tree.
Fell From a Cherry Tree and Killed.

An old newspaper clipping reports a fatal accident involving a worker falling from a cherry tree.

Name/Title

Fell From a Cherry Tree and Killed.

Entry/Object ID

chs-020051

Description

An unknown old newspaper clipping reports a fatal accident involving a worker falling from a cherry tree.

Context

The subject to this clipping was Leopold Podlatis, a 17 year old German immigrant who immigrated in May of 1891. He got work on the "Van Sickle" farm near Chester, NY working for a W.A. Hawthorne. He fell from a tree and was found deceased.

Acquisition

Accession

2025.15

Source or Donor

Jerrea Polatis Chamberlain

Transcription

FATAL ACCIDENT. Fell From a Cherry Tree and Killed. (From Our Chester Correspondent.) A young German man employed on the Van Sickle farm at Conklingtown, near Chester, fell from a cherry tree about 6:30 o'clock this morning, and was picked up dead. Dr. Pierce was summoned, but he only could confrim their suspicions, that death had claimed its victim. The young man has only been in the country about three months. We failed to learn his name.

Create Date

May 20, 2025

Update Date

May 20, 2025