Announcement of pianist S. B. Mills accident

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Published

Last Updated:
3 June 2025

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

26 Aug 1874
30 Aug 1874

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Citations

1)
Announcement: New York Herald, 26 August 1874, 7.

Pianist’s serious accident in the Catskills while out carriage riding; the horses ran away, flung him out on the road, breaking his leg and inflicting other injuries.

2)
Announcement: New York Herald, 30 August 1874, 9.

Discouraging reports from the Catskills regarding the pianist’s condition; fears that his leg may require amputation.