Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-11-20
HAPS AND MISHAPS.


Mrs. James Watson dropped dead in
her room at Columbus, Ohio, few days
ago.
A child was scared to death last week
by the clamor Of the fiery, untamed mack
men at the steamboat landing in Detroit
w. Taylor, a prominent member OF
the Methodist Church, fell dead at Corn
wall, n Y, while leading the exercises
at classmeeting.
The schooner Southern was wrecked
at Shark River, New Jersey, recently. and
the captain, steward, and some OF the
crew were drowned.
"A Detroit boy undertook to dry half
pound of damp powder in an oyster can
There was scarcely enough left OF him to
make third rate conundrum.
"A little girl at New Castle, Schuylkill
county, Pa. was drowned in beer-keg
filled with water, having fallen headforc-
most into it in the absence OF her mother.
The daughter Of George Chuinery, OF
Mitchell County, Iowa, about seven years
of age, was burned to death not long ago,
in the prairie fires that visited that sec
ton.
John Myers, of Huntingburg, Dubois
County, Ind was found dead by the side
of his overturned wagon a few days ago.
There were no external marks OF injury
about him.
Henry Schultz, lad fifteen years
old, living at Lily station, Ill, was lately
kicked in the stomach by vicious mule,
and died within a quarter of an hour
thereafter.
John Galloway, soldest son Of the late
Hon. Samuel Galloway, was terribly
crushed at Columbus, Ohio, a few days
since, in an elevator at the new blast fur
mace. He died.
Luke Wood, an old and highly-es-
teemed citizen of Calhoun County, H.
fell from wagon the other day, while
riding in the vehicle down steep hill,
and was instantly killed. He fell upon
his head, breaking his neck.
George Doft, telegraph operator, was
instantly killed on November 2, at Fulton
station, Baltimore & Potomac md Rail
road. He jumped from a train while in
motion, and, falling snder the wheels, his
body was horribly mutilatcd.
"A little bow named Andrew Boyle
met with an awful accident, in Pittsburgh,
Pa, the other day. While running along
the street from school he stepped into a
burned from his foot clear to the bone.
A little daughter Of Gideon r. Miller,
with other children, bull. fire near her
fathers house, at Columbus, Ohio, re-
Gently, and while she wa Standing by it
her clothes caught fire. and she was so
badly burned that she died soon after.
"A petty rascal recently entered the
poultry yard of James Willard, of PEORIA
Ill, and wrung the heads from score Of
chickens, leaving the bodies on the
ground. The perpetrator took this method
of getting revenge for some fancied in
jury.
j Nicholas Doyle, formerly a resi-
dent Of Oneida, n. Y, arrived at St. ohm,
\. B., on a recent Saturday night with
his wife, and on Sunday they took walk,
when he shot her dead in the street, and
afterwards shot and killed himself
Jealousy was the supposed cause.
The wife of James H. Crie, cashier of
the freight department of the Old Colony
Railway, died in dentists rooms at Bos-
ton lately while under the influence of
ether. Only a small quantity Gt is stated)
haC been administered when she went
into commissions, and died soon after.
George Moth, a brewer of Davenport
City, returning to that city from a neigh
boring town, few days ago, was attacked
by two highwaymen, who demanded his
money. Moth jumped off his wagon,
took an empty beer keg, and dealt each a
blow which quoted them long enough
for him to get in again and drive off
"A youth named Davis, of Jefferson
vile, Ind, went searching in the dark
through a bureau drawer for something
lighting himself by means of paper
torch. A spark fell from the paper upon
a flask containing half a pound Of powder.
The explosion hurled him across the
room, burned his face badly, stunned and
frightened every one in the house, but
fortunately did no other damage.