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The 19th Century British Man Killed By A Mouse As He Tried To Help His Co-Workers
A young man trying to help his friends was killed by an animal he could have fit in his pocket
The sudden appearances of rodents and insects give many of us the creeps and often make us call out for help with the sometimes terrifying situation. Those answering the request for assistance generally feel much more comfortable with such animals and rarely fear for their safety. Such was the case of a 19th century British man, who came to the rescue when a mouse appeared in the workroom, but was soon dead courtesy of the tiny creature.
The January 6, 1876 issue of the Belfast News-Letter reported on A Man Killed By A Mouse, after an inquest was made into a dead body from a few days previous in South London. They detailed how a number of young women in a work room were terrified to see a mouse suddenly appear on a table. Their cries alerted a quick thinking young man whose name was not given. He grabbed the pesky rodent but unfortunately it escaped his grasp and ran up the sleeve of his shirt and towards his neck.
The article described what happened next:
“The unfortunate man had his mouth open, and the mouse, on the look out for some convenient place of concealment, darter…
