This Day in History: 1901-07-15
Nyack, NY resident William Best was killed in an accident in the “new steel plant” in Mahwah. He was caught between two cars of the pick up and his leg crushed. He arrived in the hospital in Paterson unconscious. His leg was amputated but he died soon after. Neither the railroad nor the steel works will accept responsibility for the tragedy because Best was “where he had no business to be.” (Bristow)