Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-09-25
HAPS AND MIShAPS.

"A carelessly emptied tobacco pipe is
credited with the destruction of twenty
one stacks of grain and threshing ma
chine, on the farm Of David Gloss, near
Randolph, Wis.
"A Des Moines QoWa) dairyman, named
John A. Day, was terribly gored by a bull
recently, his jaw being broken in two
places, four ribs crushed in so as to injure
the lungs, and the back part of his skull
fractured.
jacob Mohney was fatally injured at
Three Rivers, Mich, recently, while try
ing to climb upon locomotive. He fell
under the wheels, and his right leg and
thigh were crushed to jelly. He died in
four hours.
A telegraph operator named Herbert
Pagan, while riding on horseback near
Olympia, Washington Territory, a few
days ago, was struck on the eye by a stick
which turned the ball of his eve half over,
completely destroying it.
In the town of Greenwood, Clark Co,
Wis, George Taylor was let into well
just dug, to recover a bucket He became
exhausted before reaching the surface,
fell to the bottom, smashing his skull and
producing instant death.
"A boy named William Macher at
tempted to climb into wagon which was
being driven rapidly along a street in
Minneapolis, Mimi, some days since, and
falling under the wheels had his neck
broken and was picked up dead.
"A few days ago a woman living near
Darwin, Meeker county, Mimi, was pur-
sled in the woods by a bear. Her faith
fri dog attacked the bear while its mis-
tress climbed tree. Bruin Rugged the
life out of the dog, and then tried to
follow up after the woman, but gave it up
and retired.
A ten-year-old son of Barney Nc
Demott, of Fond Gu Lac, Wis, had both
feet cut off, recently, by falling under
car he was trying to climb, and died the
same evening. Two or three wears ago
this lads sister had her both legs taken
Oft in the same way.
"A few days since at Pittsfield, Pike
County, Ill, a child of William McGinnis,
Syears old, fell into a well thirty feet
deep, with six feet of water. The mother
went down, using the projecting rocks
with which the well was walled as steps,
and brought the childup alive but it died
OF the injuries received a few hours after
ward.
The wife and two daughters of Mr.
White, of Howard Center, Iowa, were
struck by lightning, recently, but were not
fatally injured. The eldest girl saw a bolt
OF fire enter the room by the door, pass
over her head, and go out through win
dow. The youngest had her shoes and
stockings torn off, and was badly burned
about the head.
Near Columbus, Wis, recently, four
small children of a farmer named Henry
Niemeyer, while playing in a sand bank,
were entirely covered by the falling-in of
part of Il bank. Only one was rescued
alive. The other three were buried in one
grave on the next day.
A painter named Jacob Lahm, of Chi
cagO, while at work on the National Ele-
vator, recently, on platform eighty feet
from the ground, was precipitated that
distance by the falling of his frail sup
port. His head struck on a car that stood
under the elevator, and his brains were
dashed out in an instant
Two young lads named Waldron and
Sexton, of Washington, Ind, while out
hunting, recently, came suddenly upon
some game, at which Sexton fired one
barrel of his gun. When the other lad
was about to throw into some bushes to
scare up more game, the gun, which rest
ed on Sections arm was accidentally dis
charged, the whole contents of the charge
consisting of about forty shot, also the
wadding, passing into Waldron's body.
he was in a critical condition.
"A terrible accident took place at the
McComber mine, Negaunee, Mich, a few
days ago. John Mills, time keeper and
blaster at the mine, went into the supply
house where charges are prepared tor
blasting. The building contained about
ten pounds of nitro-glycerine, and three
hundred pounds of giant powder. An
explosion took place while Mills was in
the house alone, and, of course, the direct
cause can only be surmised. The build
ing was blown to pieces, and the body of
the unfortunate man literally torn to
His remains were scattered in
every direction, and were gathered up
and placed in a box fifteen by twelve
inches in size, and twelve inches deep.
Not piece was found larger than the
palm Of ones hand.