The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-09-04
Incidents and Accidents.

Incidents and Accidents.
Miss Dorcas Knowles, a maiden of
seventy one years, hung herself at Hamp.
den, Me. Disappointment in love is be-
lieved to have been the motive.
An explosion occurred in a still in
an oil refinery, at Pittsburgh, Pa, few
days ago, which, beside the damage to
the establishment, caused the death of
Jake Miller, one of the workmen.
Two ladies and two gentlemen went
sailing on the Hudson at Yonkers, re-
Gently. Subsequently the boat was found
bottom up, and the party missing.
AT Rockville, Mimi, Robert Duncan
was sailing horses in the field, when one
suddenly threw up its head with such
force as to break his jaw in two places.
The horse was uninjured.
The recent explosion of a boiler in J
W: Griswold's steam saw-mill, in Spencer,
Michigan, caused the death of James
Donley and two of his fellow.workme n
Five others were badly hurt.
"A Hartford lady is said to have got
all ready to hang herself twice in one
day, recently, and was both times inter-
rupted by callers. The second time she
concluded to indefinitely postpone invol.
untary suspension.
Miss Estelle Jewell, of Rockport, ILL.,,
aged 10, lately took lamp up to her
room and placed it on a shelf which gave
way, the lamp bursting aud scattering the
blazing oil over her. She was so badly
burned that she died in few hours.
"A few days ago, while one freight
train on the Chicago, Alton s. St. Louis
Railroad was taking water at Funk g
Grove, ILL.,, another freight train ran into
the rear of it, throwing ten cars from the
track, and badly injuring three men.
MIR. II. Myers, an esteemed citizen of
Pleasant Hill, ILL.,, was accidentally shot
by man named Hedges, recently. They
were hunting squirrels in the woods,
when an accidental discharge from
Hedges gun lodged in the neck of Myers,
killing him instantly.
Miss Hannah Mcknight, of Portland,
Maine, recently fancied her lover false,
and cut him outright. The poor fellow
sank low after that. He was found at the
bottom of old Mr.. Meningitis we'll,
where he had kicked the bucket. The
Coroner came and sat upon him.
"A. NJ. Chadwick was lately badly in
jured by reaper at Mankato, MINI. He
had got down in front of the sickle to re-
pair some damage, leaving little boy on
the drivers seat. The team, started, and
his right arm was badly mutilated, requir-
ing amputation at his wrist, the thumb of
the left hand cut of, and serious injuries
inflicted on other parts of his body.
A man named Mahaffey met a terri
BILE death in Seward County, Nebraska,
recently. In attempting to run after his
son through a herd of Cattle, he was at
tackled by several of the animals, and
ter the cattle were driven away pieces of
flesh were picked up near the body, to be
carried away in bucket. ..,. -,
"A curious accident occurred during a
recent thunder storm at Oil City, Pa. The
Lightning struck an oil tank, capable OF
holding 10000 bbls. of oil, but containing
about 5000 at the time of the occurrence.
The bolt struck the top of the tank at the
edge and ran completely around the pc
riphery Of the top, cutting off the head OF
every bolt that fastened the top to the
side. The top was raised about two feet
by the conclusion, and the oil took fire,
sending the immense body of flame high
in the air. In an instant the top fell back
to its position, instantly smothering the
fire inside. The oil burned off the out
side Of the tank, and no further damage
was done. The cover was not two inches
out Of its original position after its fall.
Two pretty young ladies, school chill
dren, attending the Dore School, in Chi
cago, being afflicted with what is known
as chicken love-" and imagining that
fond parents would object to the immedi-
ate realization of their tender wishes, re-
solved to leave this cold and unsympa-
thizing world together, and to that end
recently purchased fifteen cents worth of
laudanum, and betook themselves to
house opposite the residence of their
young lovers and laid themselves down
to die. As soon as they began to get
drowsy, they began to be afflicted with q
desire for life, and doctors, emetics and
stomach pumps were called into requisi-
ton, with such effect that one Of them
was brought back from the confines of the
shadow land. The other, who had pro-
badly taken more than her fair share Of
the poison, fingered . few hours, and
then passed into that sleep that knows no
waking. Both were children of respect
able parents. 1t was singular case of
copartnership suicide. "4s
sEasst. nsf -a. $50 lssr
.u.s .v Industrial
The patent ice machines used in the
South clear 700 per cent. profit. 1
"A fruit-canning establishment that
was started last year in New Orleans has
proved success, and this year . large
number Of figs and artichokes will be sent
north.
"A complete and economical electric
insulator, may be prepared by adding %
tar certain Of the oxides of lead.
The solid substance thus obtained 10 said