The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-08-21
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Incidents and Accidents,

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Incidents and Accidents.
The shining milk-pans of Mrs. w. r.
Hayes, in West Ferrisburg, Vt, set her
house on fire, . few days ago, by reflect
ing the sun upon the clapboards.
Mr.. Samuel King, of Oswego, N. Y,
while moving, recently, stuck the point
of his scythe into the face of his little
son, who was asleep in the grass, instant
ly killing him.
John Sackberger, Cairo, ILL.,, saloon
keeper, while sleeping on the top of q
porch, few nights since, during his
sleep, rolled off and fell to the ground
and fractured his skull.
Two boys, named Gilbert Anderson
and Olaf Saverson, aged five and six
years respectively, recently played the
game of ''robbers," in Chicago, with
such tragic results that one of them was
fatally wounded.
George Carlisle, bridge carpenter,
at work on Rolling Fork bridge, on the
Louisville g. Nashville Railroad, lately,
was thrown off by a falling plank, and
fell forty-five feet upon the rocks below.
OF course, he was instantly killed.
AT Bay City, Michigan, lately, the
captain of the schooner William Irving
was seated at the capstan, driving horse
used for loading the vessel, when the
staysail-boom fell, striking him on the
back and fracturing his spinal column.
"A duel was recently fought near
Wilkesbarre, Pa, between two French
men, rivals for the favor of young
French lady. The weapons used were
in1so Inn nF In~t rs
Wilkesbarre, named Aubrin, was wound.
ed in the side.
The Times, Chicago, of recent date,
makes the following brief and comprehen-
sive announcement: Kerosene-Selman
Anderson, aged 17-residence No. 143
Sedgwick street-lighting fire on Tues.
day-coroner's inquest on yesterday-fu.
neral to-day. Next.
Sarah DeCamp was laughing and gig.
Cling in church at Grand Banks, Ncb.,
when the preacher said, 1.-THE devil has
his eyes on Sarah DeCamp." The next
day Sarah DeCamp's body was hauled
from the river, her sensitive nature hav-
ing impelled her to suicide.
AT Bridgeport, Conn.,, recently, while
police officers Jennings and Hearty were
conversing, dog owned by the latter at
tackled Jennings. The animal was beaten
off, when he jumped at his owner, catch.
ing him by the neck and cheek, and in
tlicting fearful and probably fatal wounds.
AT North Ogden (Utah) recently a
company of women went to the house of
man who was in the habit of beating
his wife, and taking him to a barn, applied
to his naked body complete covering of
tar, and would have added feathers but
for the earnest pleadings of his forgiving
spouse.
Edward Harris met with terrible
and fatal accident at his sawmill in Brook
lyn, Conn, not long ago. His body was
cut completely in two by circular saw
one of his arms cut off and Lis heart cut
in two. He was alone in the mill at the
| time, and no one knows how the accident
happened.
| "A tornado, between Old Town and Mill
ford, Maine, not long ago, blew down two
spans of bridge on the European &
North American Railroad, 800 feet long
An engine and tender, with five men
which was crossing from Old Town
plunged into the river. The engineer
George Mcclellan, was killed. TIT
others escaped.
james Morgan, a lumber-dealer o
Glens Falls, N. Y, and prominent bu
siness man at that place, met with hor
rible death lately. The circumstance
were as follows: Mr.. Morgan heard tn
horses in his barn during the night, kick
ing and making considerable noise, an,
taking a lantern, he went to the barn
where, it is supposed, horse kicked hin
insensible, breaking the lantern and Sc,
ting fire to the barn. Mr.. Morgan, til
horses, and barn were entirely consumed
| AT Adairsville, Ohio, recently, one Q
the daughters of Mr.. A. J. Wine descend
ed a dry and unused we'll to place in it
quantity of butter to cool. Before sh
reached the bottom, she was overcome b,
the foul air and fell insensible. He
brother went down to bring her up and h
too fell scnselcss. A third person wen
to their relief, but before he coult
reach them, he lost consciousness, wa
drawn out and died shortly after. Crap
pling irons were obtained, and the bodie
of brother and sister were brought up, bu
life had fed