Source: The Daily Mining Journal op. 8 cl
Marquette, Mi.
Thursday, April 24, 1890

Accident to Alfred Thurloy

Alfred Thurlby, . line repairer for the South Shore's
telegraph was quite seriously hurt yesterday by the
carelessness of an awkward workman. A party of men, under
Mr. Thurlby's charge were placing some poles in the lower
yard. Thurlby stood at the foot of the pole and as it
dropped into place a workman let a long lifting pipe fall on
on his head. He was knocked insensible and lay unconscious
for some time bleeding produsely from an ugly scalp would.
He was able to walk home and it is believed the skull is not
fractured but he certainly had a narrow escape.