Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-08-25
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% chronicle sssshsr fatal assidsss, caused b
he salpAbls end aspardesabls ssgligsnss d
soms Of the sossty sssd ssshorisies. S.tsr-
Day. Nr. Pasriek Cortney. an old and Eush
respected sasisss d Dsvsapess, ssAstsd tss Il
Claire 70 attssd some business. He took =,
river road. passing dosn The big hills short
distance shove Valley City. st the foot o'
witch tbs ssiss Of some wssks since bed
washed the road very badly. rendering it exc
trsoAly dsngsrous for . tssm 70 pssa. Az he
reached this part Of the road The earth esved,
prscipisstisg bic tsao soss tss feet 70 the
bottom. Dr.. Treat, Of LsClaire. and Ar
Conley we're nsss ssd volunteered 70 assist
NJ. Cortnsy il extrieating bic team. Thsss
esntleusn west down into The hole, NJ.
Cortuey 6rst, and Dr. Treat next. Just -
thew had comm eneed work the bank esvsd 10
on them. sstirsly buryiDg poor Cortney. suf'
foea,lnx him instantly. and also partislly
buryiog Dr. Treat, Who had Two ribs broken
and bic shoulder fractured. NotwithstsndiGg
bic ioioriss % ssop % Dr., Treas could anbasy
himseM be. with Mr.. Conley. at once set to
work TO dig out Mr. Cortney. This they ae-
complished sites good dssl ot hsrd labee. .bas
souud the poor fellow past oil hope Of rssusci.
tation.
The body vas piAssd in . wagon and bro's
to this city, and au inquest held. the following
verdict being the result Of the examination
STATE OF Iowa, SCorr oUsTY. So.
40 inquisition holden at Davenport, 10 Scott
County on the Esd day Of August A: D. 1852
before J. J. Tomson. Coroner Of eaid county
upon the body Of Patrick Cortney there lying
dead. by the jurors whore nance are hereby
subscribed. The said jar.rs upon their oaths
do cav that the said Pstrick Cortney csns to
his death about IL o'clock ~. by the falling OF
q bsuk Of earth uron the body Of the deceased
in the To wuship Of LeC.aire. while he Was on
the msin travel. d river road from Davenport
to Ls Claire The Jurors do further find that
the road vas in an impassab bla condition and
had been for weeks, 10 consequence Of which,
the deceaesd was killed while trying 70 ex,ri-
este his horses, fr IN this impasssbls condition
of the road.
PAraIck MCKrNNEY,
WMF ORESDonv.
DANrlL KnLIoS.
Afsw weeks since We had occasion to pass
over this same piece Of road. and At the time
thought some accident might result from leav.
ing such thoroug hiare - the river road be.
tween Le Claire and Davenport in sueh dan
gsrous state. The county will no doubt be
msde to bleed handsomely for this accident.
and it is righ. she should The deceased was
abou. ft.y years old. resides on 9th street and
leaves wife and two children to mourn bis
untimely death.
CAPT. Bill LEFF1SGwELL.-Leff. of
the Let Iowa csvally, has bad streak Of good
luck 90 ws learn from bis former partner.
Charley Scott.
1t appears that Left got into . scraps. down
10 Missouri. In one Of his eccentric moods be
conceived the scientific idea Of shooting . fly
from the unprotected nose Of one Of Uncle
Ssm's men, with an ordinary army rife. Left
demolished the fly very handsomely. but in
90 doing shot away portion Of the probossis
upon which the troublesome target wss rest
ing. The owner Of the nose felt hurt. He
felt indignant at the eoarseness Of L.ff's aim.
. d raised . point Of order. the result of which
was our nonlo ftisnd was condemned to b
court marlialed.
The case vas referred In due course Of time
TO General Halleck. The General had other
bueiness to attend o,and turned the case over
to Gen. Pope, who was then out 10 the West
ern Department. Gen. Pope had the pleasure
Of Leffs acquaintsncs-hsd probably smiled
st the came Joke with bin. and. more than all.
held him in high estimation - brave officer
and an exceedingly pleasant companion. A.
ter cop,ideriDg the matter several weeks or
more, he become convinced that Left vas too
good fellow to be court.n artialed on sccount
Of 90 minute an indiecretion. 90 he cancels
the charge hy placing the Csptsin on bic staff
with the rank Of Colonel Instead Of being
nothing but cavalry Captain bush wbacking
down in Missouri. Left 10 now Colonel 10 the
staff Of one Of the ablest Generals Of the Union
army. Shooting aies from the point Of sol.
diers nose 10 not such bad business after oil.
WAR MEET1Na.-Pursuant to an