The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-10-04
SINGULAR CONCENTRATION OF CIRCUM.
STANCES.

We find in the Yorkvillc Ners, of which,
it will.be remembered, Mrs. Springer is the
Junior editor, the following singular relation ::
Last Friday, the Goth inst, the junior editor
of this paper set out to drive to Aurora, ac-
comlpanied ny her little son, less than llye
yeafs old. About twelve NJ. she reached the
residence of Mr.. n. Maxam, half mile be
You'd Oswego, ON the east side OF the river,
and stopped to procure drink for the child.
The mare, a not thoroughly broke four-year
old, was hitched to Il post near the gate Up
on reaching the house it was found that the
family were absent, at Aurora, the only per
son at the house being Mrs. Catherine Rad
lev, mother of Mrs. MaXam. Not more than
three minutes time was spent i'll the house,
but upon reaching the gate 1t was discovered
that the horse was down and being choked by
the throat latch, which was drawing against
the wind pipe. The animal was kicking ana
tharshing about furiously and the buggy at
tached to her was drawn quite over her. he
alizing the necessity of giving instant relief,
Mrs. $. FASTENED to the animals head and un-
Gertook to unloose the throat latch, The Vi
client struggle of the mare and her loud gasp
ing for breath frightened the child and he
began to scream. THIS attracted the atten-
ton of Mrs. Radlcy, who fastened TO get
butcher knife, and with the assistance OF her
cane started to the relief. The house IS
about hundred feet from the road, down the
side of hill, and as Mrs Radley was seven
ty.seven years OF age and myery feeble health,
not having been out OF the house since last
June, the improperly Of her trying to climb
the hill or offering any assistance, will readl-
| ly be understood But the poor woman made
the effort which alas! was the final effort OF
her life. She came on, needless of the en-
treaties Of Mrs. Springer who cried out TO
her TO keep back. She reached the gate ana
stack the knife IN the post, then stepped
through the gate near which was double
buggy, the tongue Of which she attempted 10
step over, when she fell to the ground. Mrs.
| ;. who was still endcavoring to free the strug-
Cling mare FASTENED to the assistance OF Mrs.
X. who gasped for breath as she reached her.
and was gone. 1t was trying time. NO hui
man help was to be seen the poor woman was
dead, the mare was choking to death ana the
child screaming as if in danger OF going into
Mysteries. Thirty rods up the road there was
Il house, and as last resort the child under
stood that it dcvoved upon him to bring as
sistance and did so in the persons Of Mr.. Jas.
Rowan and his mother. In the mean time
the limbs and hands of the poor waman were
Chatcd and rubbed, but no sign of life appear
ed. When help came she was carried to the
house and DR.. Jewell was sent for, but the
soul of Mrs Catherine Radley had flown to
the house of God and nothing remained to be
done except to perform the sad rite of death.
The funeral took place on the following
day.
Three years ago Mrs. Radey received a
paralytic stroke that nearly ended her days,
and She and all of her folks have been eXpec-
ting a return Of the same at any time, so that
it is believed that her death was caused by
sudden shock of palsy, superinduccd by
the excitement and OyereXertion we have
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