The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1872-09-12
Incidents and Accidents.

Incidents and Accidents.
Mrs. Adams, of Chester, ILL.,, is dead
from a spider-b bite
R. T. Ford's little son fell into a
bucket of scalding water, at Leoni, Mich,
and was fatally injured.
"A buggy hunter in the Wapsie bottom,
Iowa, shot at bird, and blew the top of
his horses head off.
The first log house ever built in Boone
County, Indiana, tumbled down the
other day and killed a boy.
Henry Sohler, German, while intox-
icated, fell out of third-story window at
Cincinnati, and was killed.
John Spoo, of Chicago, set fire to his
bed by going to sleep while smoking a
cigar, and was fined $25 for disorderly
conduct.
Henry Ebert, lad of fourteen, near
Watertown, Wis, went out to play with
powder a few days ago, and returned
fatally burned.
WIN. Baker, of Nebraska City,
Nebraska, was drowned in the Nemeha
River at Sterling, the other night, while
in state of intoXication.
AT Dayton, O, recently, a boy NAM
ed Wishing playfully pointed gun at a
playmate named Whaley; it went off, and
Whaley fell dead.
Miss Alice Dotson, of Wenono, Mich,
was seized with fit, the other day while
lifting a kettle of boiling water from the
stove, and was fatally scalded.
"A few days ago train on the Long
Island Railroad On. " ran owe car
rage containing two ladies and two chill
dren. All were killed or fatally injured.
&C. G. Whitesides, boy in the en-
ploy of gas-ftter at Lincoln, Neb., was
almost burned to death, the other day. by
his clothes taking fire from a spirit lamp
Mrs. Michael Burke, of Pennington,
H., was thrown from a wagon laden with
household goods, recently, and the whole
passing over her head killed her instantly
The boiler in SCOTS mills, near
Springfield, Ill, blew up few days ago,
killing two sons of the proprietor, and
severely injuring several other persons.
1t was at Poseyville, Indiana. John
son held the trigger back, and Williams
blew in the barrel to see if it was loaded
The trigger slipped, and Williams-where
was he?
"A young lady in Chicago, while
standing in a buggy talking to friend,
was thrown to the ground by the sudden
starting of the horse, and injured so badly
that she died in few hours.
John Cassidy, a workman in the
stone-quarry at Warrensburg, Mo-, was
killed the other evening while standing
on the platform of the depot at that place,
by stone thrown by W. Eastwood.
Herbert Estow, II years of age, died
in Homer, Mich, recently, from the effect
of rattle-snake bite received just a year
ago. He never felt any effects of the bite
until the day of his death.
The boiler in Winsor's Single Mill,
at Stanton, Mich, exploded the other day,
killing instantly J. @. Hornsicker, the
night Waterman, and seriously injuring
two other men.
Connell fell from second story window
of his fathers house in Hudson, Mich.
the other day, sustaining injuries from
which he died in two hours.
Little boys. if they mast fly kites on
the tops of houses, should not walk back
ward toward the edge of the roof. Joseph
Kress, of New York, aged seven, tried it,
and broke his neck.
Mrs. Hansen, of Omaha, Neb., met
death bravely, the other evening. She
held the lighted match among the kind
lings with one hand, and tipped up the
kerosene can with the other.
"A few days ago boy at Davenport,
Iowa, while attempting to get on NOV
ing freight train, missed his footing and
fell under the wheels. He was horribly
mangled, and died instantly.
Caleb Holden jumped from the door
of a warehouse at DIN, Mich, the other
day, to the top of slowly passing
freight car, fell between the cars, was
run over and horribly mangled.
"A young man by the name of James
Marker, while working with threshing
machine at Xenia, Ohio, the other day,
got his foot caught in the machinery, and
it was torn entirely off at the ankle.
AT Braddock's Field, Pa, few days
ago, Robert Bulmer, twelve years of age,
was bitten by large black spioer, from
the effects of which he died six days
afterward. His sufferings were terrible.
AT Newark, N. j., the other day,
Mrs Kate Edwards, aged nineteen years,
was terribly and fatally burned by the ex-
plosion of kerosene oil lamp in her hand.
Her husband was sick in bed, and unable
to help her.
Miss Lilly Under, daughter of Gen
eral q. F. Under, of Chicago, was bitten
by mad dog the other day. The animal
and three others which had been injured
by it were shot by policeman.
AT Warren, II. l., lew Gays ago, a
boy four years of age was instantly
killed. 1t is supposed that he was stand
ing upon the wheel of wagon, when the
horses suddenly started and threw him
down and the wheels ran over his head.
Some sea-bird must have hurt itself
the other day by flying against the lantern
of the lighthouse at Halfway Rock, Off
Harpswell, Name He broke piece out
of the best German glass, one-fourth of
an inch thick.
Two children in Pottawatomie Coun-
ty. Kansas, being left alone in the house,
were missing upon the return of their
parents. Search was Immediately made,
but no trace was discovered until the
next day, when they were found in large
trunk, both dead.
I'm Campton, H., the other day,
Frank Moody, while sliding from load