Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-08-21
incidents and Accidents.

Incidents and Accidents.
The shining milk-pans Of Mrs. w. II.
HAYES. in West Ferrisburg, VT, set her
house on fire, q few days ago, by renect
inr the nm upon the clapboards.
Mr.. Gamuel King, Of Oswego, n. T.,
while moving, recently, stuck ine pom.
of his scythe into the face OF MS littie
SON, who was asleep in the grass. instant
ly killing him.
John Sackberger, a Cairo, Ill, saloon
keeper, while sleeping on the top Q,
porch, few nights since, during ms
sleep. rolled off and fell TO the ground
and fractured his skull.
Two boys, named Gilbert Anderson
and Olaf Sayerson, aged five and SIX
wears 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 81 Nashville Railroad, lately,
was thrown off by a falling plank, and
fell forty-fiye 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
rapiers. One Of them, resident OF
Wilkesbarre, named Aubrin, was wound
ed in the side.
The Times, Chicago, of recent date,
makes the following brief and comprehen-
siye announcement: Kerosene-Selman
Anderson, aged 17-residence No. 143
Sedgwick street-lighting fire on Tues
day-coroner's inquest on yesterday-tu-
neral to-day Next.
Sarah DeCamp was laughing and gig
Cling in church at Grand Banks, Neb.,
when the preacher said, "The devil has
his ewes 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
conversjng, 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
ficting fearful and probably fatal wounds.
AT North Ogden Utah) recently a
company of women went to the house OF
a man who was in the habit of beating
his wife, and taking him to 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 a 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. The
others escaped.
james Morgan, a lumber-dealer OF
Glens Falls, n Y, and prominent bu-
siness man at that place, met with hor-
rible death lately. The circumstances
were as follows:> Mr.. Morgan heard the
horses in his barn during the night, kick
ing and making considerable noise, and
taking lantern, he went to the barn,
where, it is supposed, horse kicked him
insensible, breaking the lantern and set
ting fire to the barn. Mr.. Morgan, the
horses, and barn were entirely consumed.
AT Adairsville, Ohio, recently, one of
the daughters of Mr.. A. j. Wine descend
ed dry and unused well to place in it a
quantity of butter to cool. Before she
reached the bottom, she was overcome by
the foul air and fell insensible. Her
brother went down to bring her up and he
too fell senseless. A third person went
to their relief, but before he could
reach them, he lost consciousness, was
drawn out and died shortly after. Crap
ping irons were obtained, and the bodies
of brother and sister were brought up, but
life had fled.