Native of Maine
A. G. Black's Misfortune
A. G. Black of Hornitos about a month ago injured one of the toes of his left foot by a tack in his boot. He paid no attention to it at the time, but in a few days it began to pain him. After applying remedies to allay the pain he went to Merced to see a doctor about it. Dr. O'Brien was called and after a careful examination of the injured member he informed Mr. Black that the toe would have to be amputated as blood poisoning had set in. The toe was amputated but in a day or two afterwards the doctor informed Mr. Black that he was not satisfied with the appearance of the foot and he had better call in assistance, for it seemed to him that another operation would be necessary. Mr. Black then decided to go to the German Hospital in San Francisco. Dr. O'Brien and Mrs. Black accompanied him there. The doctor in charge after an examination of the patient informed him that he would have to have his leg amputated above the knee, he was also told to arrange his business before undergoing the operation as it might prove fatal, Mr. Black being in his seventieth year. The operation was performed on Thursday of last week the left leg being amputated above the knee. The patient stood the operation all right and at last accounts was doing very nicely. The many friends of Mr. Black regret to hear of his misfortune and many are the wishes tor his safe recovery.
Mariposa Gazette
28 November 1896
John Outcalt's History of Merced
Alexander George Black, while not a pioneer of Merced prior to the county's formation,
yet crossed the county in the year of its formation. He came around the Horn to San
Francisco from Boston in 1853, farmed two years in the Pajaro Valley, and then came across the Pacheco Pass to Mariposa County in 1855, hauled lumber for Clark's sawmill, and in 1856 built a stable at Hornitos, and afterwards kept a grocery store and teamed until 1865.
Contributor: Anne Shurtleff Stevens (46947920)
A. G. Black's Misfortune
A. G. Black of Hornitos about a month ago injured one of the toes of his left foot by a tack in his boot. He paid no attention to it at the time, but in a few days it began to pain him. After applying remedies to allay the pain he went to Merced to see a doctor about it. Dr. O'Brien was called and after a careful examination of the injured member he informed Mr. Black that the toe would have to be amputated as blood poisoning had set in. The toe was amputated but in a day or two afterwards the doctor informed Mr. Black that he was not satisfied with the appearance of the foot and he had better call in assistance, for it seemed to him that another operation would be necessary. Mr. Black then decided to go to the German Hospital in San Francisco. Dr. O'Brien and Mrs. Black accompanied him there. The doctor in charge after an examination of the patient informed him that he would have to have his leg amputated above the knee, he was also told to arrange his business before undergoing the operation as it might prove fatal, Mr. Black being in his seventieth year. The operation was performed on Thursday of last week the left leg being amputated above the knee. The patient stood the operation all right and at last accounts was doing very nicely. The many friends of Mr. Black regret to hear of his misfortune and many are the wishes tor his safe recovery.
Mariposa Gazette
28 November 1896
John Outcalt's History of Merced
Alexander George Black, while not a pioneer of Merced prior to the county's formation,
yet crossed the county in the year of its formation. He came around the Horn to San
Francisco from Boston in 1853, farmed two years in the Pajaro Valley, and then came across the Pacheco Pass to Mariposa County in 1855, hauled lumber for Clark's sawmill, and in 1856 built a stable at Hornitos, and afterwards kept a grocery store and teamed until 1865.
Contributor: Anne Shurtleff Stevens (46947920)
Native of Maine
A. G. Black's Misfortune
A. G. Black of Hornitos about a month ago injured one of the toes of his left foot by a tack in his boot. He paid no attention to it at the time, but in a few days it began to pain him. After applying remedies to allay the pain he went to Merced to see a doctor about it. Dr. O'Brien was called and after a careful examination of the injured member he informed Mr. Black that the toe would have to be amputated as blood poisoning had set in. The toe was amputated but in a day or two afterwards the doctor informed Mr. Black that he was not satisfied with the appearance of the foot and he had better call in assistance, for it seemed to him that another operation would be necessary. Mr. Black then decided to go to the German Hospital in San Francisco. Dr. O'Brien and Mrs. Black accompanied him there. The doctor in charge after an examination of the patient informed him that he would have to have his leg amputated above the knee, he was also told to arrange his business before undergoing the operation as it might prove fatal, Mr. Black being in his seventieth year. The operation was performed on Thursday of last week the left leg being amputated above the knee. The patient stood the operation all right and at last accounts was doing very nicely. The many friends of Mr. Black regret to hear of his misfortune and many are the wishes tor his safe recovery.
Mariposa Gazette
28 November 1896
John Outcalt's History of Merced
Alexander George Black, while not a pioneer of Merced prior to the county's formation,
yet crossed the county in the year of its formation. He came around the Horn to San
Francisco from Boston in 1853, farmed two years in the Pajaro Valley, and then came across the Pacheco Pass to Mariposa County in 1855, hauled lumber for Clark's sawmill, and in 1856 built a stable at Hornitos, and afterwards kept a grocery store and teamed until 1865.
Contributor: Anne Shurtleff Stevens (46947920)
A. G. Black's Misfortune
A. G. Black of Hornitos about a month ago injured one of the toes of his left foot by a tack in his boot. He paid no attention to it at the time, but in a few days it began to pain him. After applying remedies to allay the pain he went to Merced to see a doctor about it. Dr. O'Brien was called and after a careful examination of the injured member he informed Mr. Black that the toe would have to be amputated as blood poisoning had set in. The toe was amputated but in a day or two afterwards the doctor informed Mr. Black that he was not satisfied with the appearance of the foot and he had better call in assistance, for it seemed to him that another operation would be necessary. Mr. Black then decided to go to the German Hospital in San Francisco. Dr. O'Brien and Mrs. Black accompanied him there. The doctor in charge after an examination of the patient informed him that he would have to have his leg amputated above the knee, he was also told to arrange his business before undergoing the operation as it might prove fatal, Mr. Black being in his seventieth year. The operation was performed on Thursday of last week the left leg being amputated above the knee. The patient stood the operation all right and at last accounts was doing very nicely. The many friends of Mr. Black regret to hear of his misfortune and many are the wishes tor his safe recovery.
Mariposa Gazette
28 November 1896
John Outcalt's History of Merced
Alexander George Black, while not a pioneer of Merced prior to the county's formation,
yet crossed the county in the year of its formation. He came around the Horn to San
Francisco from Boston in 1853, farmed two years in the Pajaro Valley, and then came across the Pacheco Pass to Mariposa County in 1855, hauled lumber for Clark's sawmill, and in 1856 built a stable at Hornitos, and afterwards kept a grocery store and teamed until 1865.
Contributor: Anne Shurtleff Stevens (46947920)
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