Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-10-02
CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.
Incidents and Accidents.


horse and his neck broken.
The District Court Of Clinton County
Iowa. has awarded Mrs. Woolheater $500
damages in her suit against Frank Ris
ling, for selling her husband liquor
Mr.. N. Miller, young man Of Linn
County, Iowa, while assisting in boring a
well, recently, fell to the bottom, as
lance of sixty feet, and was instantly
killed.
The dwelling Of William Crouch,
near Williamstown, KY, was burned re-
Gently, and his wife, two children. and an
orphan boy named Dunn, persisted in the
flames.
Elisha Vincent, respected and
wealthy citizen Of Pulaski, KY, died
horrible death from hydrophobia few
DAYS ago. He had been bitten ny MAD
dog about two months ago.
"A drunken man laid down in the Van
daIia yard at Terre Haute, Ind, the other
night, with the projecting end Of tie for
a pillow, and train came along and
clipped his hair off close TO the scalp.
A few days since, while a steam.
thresher was in operation on the farm OF
Mr.. Cash. near Hastings, Mimi, fire
was communicated from it 10 the straw,
and two hundred bushels Of wheat were
consumed.
Recently, at Hurd Park, near Au-
burn, n. Y, a horse was seized with a
sudden fit Of coughing and finally elected
live rat about two inches long from one
ofhis nosirils.
The Lakeside papermill, Laporte,
Ind, was lately destroyed by fire, involv.
ing loss of 10000 The fire originated
by sparks from Lake Shore locOmo-
tive, which fell into some straw. The
mill was insured for $4,000
Mr.. Winning, conductor on the Gin
cinnati 81 indianapolis Junction Rail
road was instantly killed few days ago
near Connersville, Ind, while sitting on
the pilot Of the engine. The train was
running at full speed and struck a plank,
which flew up striking the unfortunate
OH the head
Rudolph Clevingcr, an employe Of
the Northern Indiana Lumber Company,
q short distance from Etna Green, Ind,
was Instantly killed recently by n piece OF
wood flying from buzz saw, and strik.
ing him in the abdomen, inflcting an in
Jury which resulted in death shortly after
the accident.
johnny Trott, boy aged about eight
years, of Minneapolis, Mimi, was run
over recently by "a heavy load OF lumber,
the hind wheel passing over his neck,
breaking it, and over the back Of the
skull. His death was almost instantaneous.
1t is believed he was climbing on the
wagon, and no one saw him until after
the accident
"A most singular coincidence occurred
G,... .ta.,
Rev. s. H. Merrill who was in perfect
health, entered the pulpit and announced
as his text "1hcre Is but one step be.
tween me and death" He had proceeded
with his sermon about five minutes, when
he fell, attacked by paralysis, and has re-
manned unconscious since, with no cx-
pcctation that he can recover.
"A few days since Lucius Clapp, an
old and respected citizen Of Menasha,
Wis, accidentally drank from a bottle
containing carbolic acid. On being told
by his wife of his mistake, he threw his
arms around her neck, cxclaiming, "My
God, am poisoncdl" and died in con
vulsions within two minutes. After death
his hands had 10 be unclasped from his
wife's neck by means Of levers, their
grasp had been so violent.
Fancy the feelings of a Pennsylvania
mother, a few days since, who observed
that her child, four months, was breath
ing with great difficulty in its cradle
asleep. Inspection was the work OF a
moment, when it was discovered that
something like cord" was round the
child's body under its little night.gown.
Something like cord indeed! II was a
snake thirty inches long coilcd tight
h.. f,.a nctk n oh Tn cI
the wicked old serpent was so comfortable
that it was with great deal of difficulty
that he was persuaded to uncoil.
Recently, while crossing the track of
the Chicago, Alton Il st. Louis Railway,
near Jacksonville, ILL.,, with u top buggy,
Mr.. Valentine Mccormick, accompanied
by Mrs. Mary Rannells and her grand.
child, aged six years, daughter of Mr..
John Duer, were run into by the express
train, which was running at the rate of
thirty.five miles per hour. Mrs. Rannclls
and the child were instantly killed, and
Mr.. Mccormick was so seriously injured
that his recovery was considered doubt.
full. The horse was also killed, and the
buggy completely demolished.
"A man named Jasper Baker, who re.
Gently died in Chicago, was so persistent
ly SIluuOWCu ny ullslOItuuC lllut Ills l'ttc 10
worthy place IN the chronicles Of the
times. Three years ago he was conductor
Of North Chicago street car, and the
head of family consisting of a wife and
three children. At that time there was
not happier man in Chicago than he
On the 4th of July of that year his wife
who had a sister living in Aurora, H.,
took her three children and departed fol-
that place. The day of her arrival was
the date at which Jasper Bakers sad
troubles commenced His Oldest son, in
attempting to jump upon moving freight
train, fell under the wheels of the cars,
and was so mangled that one leg, and the
foot of the other, were amputated. When
the youngest child, girl of two years
saw the bloody body of her brother, she
was thrown into Mysteries, which culmi-
mated in brain fever, and speedy death was
the result. Upon returning to Chicago,
the lad who had been run over by the cars
contracted the smallpox, and the whole
family became infected The mother and
sister Of Mrs. Baker were included among
the victims of the disease. The wife died.
In attending the funeral, Mr.. Baker, who
was scarcely able to leave his bed, took
cold, lingering illness followed, and he
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