As Kentucky Derby Nears, Last Year’s Deaths Cast Long Shadow
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As Kentucky Derby Nears, Last Year’s Deaths Cast Long Shadow
Did a Dangerous New Mountaineering Trend Cause Four Deaths on Shishapangma?
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To make matters worse, horses were frequently overworked, and when they dropped dead, their bodies were often left rotting on the streets for several days before being dismembered and removed, posing a further health risk. By the 1880s, fifteen thousand dead horses were being removed from the streets of New York City each year.
Tom Standage • A Brief History of Motion: From the Wheel, to the Car, to What Comes Next
The official Red Cross death toll was 408, but most agreed that the official count was low, that the final tally would never be known, owing to an uncertain Keys census and a general laxity in FERA’s record keeping. The Islamorada coroner put the figure at 423, but many informed estimates quickly suggested the total was over 600, for many bodies of
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