Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-12-03
A Citizen of Iowa County gets
both his Shoulders torn off.

A Citizen of Iowa County gets
both his Shoulders torn off.
A party Of men started out q few days
since across the country afoot, for the pur-
pose Of making survey, in view of the i'm
provement of the Pecatonica and 2'ue
river.
| 1t is intisratcd that company of Stock
holders from the East has the enterprise in
view If they consider it practicable 10
connect the waters Of the Pccatonica with
the waters of the Blue river by canal, or
other means of heavy transportation; the
work will begin at once ; provided they
can obtain the privilege from the railroad
compa ~ Of crossing their right to build a
railroad, in the vicinity of Dodgevile,
without being compelled to build bridge
over the track for the purpose of crossing
with the canal; otherwise, they will have
to pump the water over.
have learned from official sources, that
there is vast quantity of heavy freight
lying IN Milwaukee, destined for Iowa
county, consisting of bonds, judgments,
interest, costs, forfeitures, fines, penalties,
and about 81 tons of mandamuscs, and GA
Salamandcr safes, besides passengers !;
among whom are 80 sheriffs and two car
loads of posse, 1879 marshals and their
carpetbags and rs attorneys accompanied
by their outlets and innuendoes; all Of
which it will be impossible TO transport to
their destination without some other means
of transportation than those existing at
present.
1t was thought for while that railroad
transportation would meet the demand !;
but on account Of the largely increasing
burden of freights on the road, in the ma
ture of heavy mortgages, and the increased
facilities with which the company is pre-
pared to produce and retain this class Of
fr,;ghts, it will be impossible to accomplish
the Object. Hence, in order to aecommo-
date the Eastern stockholders in delivering
their judgments, mandamuses, posses,
marshals, and baggage, at the county
bonded warehouse, 1t has been thought ad-
yisable to make the aboy improvements.
1t is limited that one Stoc,,.- ..iobbcr, whom
they call Strong perhaps its a nickname
given him on account of his AGILITY Tor
heavy undertakings-proposcd to carry
the warehouse to the freight, as that would
be less expense than bringing the freight
to the warehouse by the aforementioned
Improvement. And it is said he actually
had it shouldered once, and was on the
point of starting with it, when a gentle
man called his attention for moment
privately, and in his effort to put the
burden from his shoulder, it caught on
projection and tore his shoulder completely
off! However, he succeeded in cxtricat-
ing himself after much effort.
He remained in critical condition for
some time, when DR.. Bcecher arrived to at
tend him. The Doctor recommended
counter-irritant, and therefore placed a
weight on the opposite shoulder, consisting
of three miles of railroad and as the
patient could plainly see that gan green
was setting in, he patiently submitted to
the a2erient. This mode of practice
soothcd the patient for short time bat
when the people of the county found they
had been dropped, they were so shocked
that thousands of them fell PROSTATE and
in their attempt to rise caught hold Of the
ends of the railroad that lay on the patients
other shoulder, and in their careless infat-
uation pulled it off, and with it the other
shoulder, by which the unfortunate mans
spine was seriously concussed, and he died
of the injuries.
DR.. Becchcr, in dissecting the body,
saved the spinal column, and it is said one
Of the Engineers uses six sections of the
yerterbrm for steam whistle. think he
does. TooT TooT.