Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-11-20
CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.
Incidents and Accidents.

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Andrew Moister, Norwegian, was
killed by passing train of cars near
Oonover, Iowa, few days ago. He was
walking on the track and paid no atten-
Aon to the signals, and was also intoxicat
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"A young man named Henderson, Of
Detroit, recently on his way home from
nights carouse, stopped at the house Of a
widow and demanded admittance. The
woman mistook him for burglar and
shot him dead.
Geo. Arnold, laboring man, residing
ut Minneapolis, Mimi, few days ago at
tempted TO commit suicide by taking
soeuLus Tndicns and arsenic. Proper re-
storativcs were given and he was saved.
He assigned as a reason for the act family
troubles.
John Lllster, German who had been
employed in the chair factory at Bloom
ington, H., recently died Of lockjaw, pro-
duced by stepping upon nail, which
penetrated the ball Of his foot, two weeks
previous. He suffered intense agony be.
fore his death.
"A few days ago Mr.. A. ID. Roberts,
the master bridge builder on the Gilman,
Clinton % Springfield Railroad, fell from
trcstle bridge near Springfield, Illinois,
q distance of forty feet to the ground,
breaking one leg and shivering the bone
for six or eight inches. He also received
other injuries, and his death was not UNI
expected
"A little boy, four years old, son OF Mr..
Birch, of Joliet, ILL.,, disappeared one day
recently. After some hours search his
body was found under lumber pile, In
the rear of his fathers dwelling. 1t Is
supposed that he climbed upon the lum
Der pile, which fell over upon him and
killed him.
"A man named Cole, residing near
Usage, Ind, recently had his arm torn of
IN tbreshing machine. II was torn en-
tircly Off about two inches from the shout
der, and dropped to the ground. In tearing
away the arm the sinews took the flesh
clean from the ribs for two or three
inches below the shoulder socket.
"A young man, son OF Mr.. G. A. Kim
Der, residing near Dover Center, Mimi,
was accidentally shot and killed recently.
His rife had been loaded some time, and
he undertook TO discharged by heating a
ramrod and inserting it in the breech of
the gun, the muzzle resting against the
pit Of the stomach. The charge exploded,
and the ball entered the body at the pit Of
the stomach
jacob Repp, farmer living near
Antwerp, Ohio, met with sudden death
few days ago, A party Of men were
chopping in the woods adjacent TO Repp's
residence. One Of the men cnt down n
tree which, in its descent, broke off dead
limb of another tree, throwing the limb
back upon Repp, striking him on the
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the accident.
"A whisky murder was perpe.rated,
recently, near Dubuque, Iowa. 1t seems
that two men, named Gardner and Del
harty, were proceeding home together,
when quarrel arose between them, and
Gardner attacked Delharty, and threw
him down, when Delharty drew pocket.
Knife and plunged it into the formers
bowels, and drew ii looscwise so that the
intestines protruded. Gardner lived ten
or twelve hours, when death came to his
relief. Liquor is said to have been at the
bottom Of the difficulty.
An accident of most distressing
character occurred near East Liberty, AL
ieghany County, Pa, few days ago,
which resulted In the death of little child,
aged three years, named Killen. During
the momentary inattention Of the older
sister the child wandered TO the brink Of
an embankment and toppled over, falling
distance of nearly forty feet. At the
bottom of the embankment the child's
head came In contact with stone with
such force that its skull was crushed In.
"A few days ago, one Bolacini, an
italian, and his wife, who travel over the
country with a performing bear, arrived
at East Newark, on their way to New
York, where they hoped to lodge during
the winter. The husband came to the
city to make his arrangements, leaving
the animal tied 10 post on the roadside
away from any habitation, and under the
watch OF his wife. When he returned, he
found the bear growing fiercely, and
holding the wife tightly in his arms She
was already dead and horribly bruised
and trampled and torn.