The toll for this accident only hurt C. Cashdollar stated that there was a record of six deaths during the existence of Rock Springs Park. Jun 19, โ Fred Schoen, aged 20 years, was drowned while swimming in the pool at Rock Springs Park. Schoen ventured into the deep section of the pool and when last seen was sitting on the sidewalk.
Apparently his body had been submerged at least 15 minutes before he was discovered missing. The Hudson Independent of Hudson, Ohio, reported on July 2, , that a girl accidentally dropped 15 feet through a hole in the Rock Springs Park baseball grandstand.
Hyacinth Mackey, aged 16, of Newell, burned about the face, head and arms died two weeks later. This news brief appeared in The Baltimore Sun , June 06, A full accounting of the Old Mill fire including the scene of the aftermath is available in Images of America: Rock Springs Park see pp. In , the second balcony of the bath house collapsed while spectators gathered at one corner to watch a drowning woman being rescued from the pool.
Fire destroyed the bath house, ice house and Summer Theater in and two dance pavilions were destroyed by fire during the Smith Years. Today most amusement park accidents are required to be reported to regulatory authorities.
This can be refusal to follow specific ride safety instructions, or deliberate intent to break park rules. According to the U. Consumer Product Safety Commission: There were more than 15, amusement ride-related injuries in in the U.
