Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-11-06
HAPS AND MISHAPS.

few days ago, and broke his neck.
"A Scranton pa young machinlst
sprained himself so severely, while hit
ing heavy weight, as to cause death.
Mr.. Henry Schultz, of Plainfield,
Mich, was lately caught in the cylinder
of a threshing machine and fatally in
jured.
"A street car was run into by locomo
tive on the Baltimore g. Ohio Railroad, in
Baltimore, few days since, and one man
killed.
John Bennett, of Pepin, Wisconsin,
WAS out hunting with his brother few
DAYS ago, when the gun held by the latter
accidentally exploded, and John was
slain.
Hiram Fletcher, of GreenDush, Wis,
was driving along road where the track
was uneven, a few days since, when the
vehicle overturned and Fletcher's neck
was broken.
An Allegheny {Pa.) dentist went out
shooting the other day, and pulled the
trigger at the wrong time, the contents
penetrating the arm and rendering its am
putation necessary.
"A few days ago, in New York, Giles
TAYLOR, John Donahue, Thomas Mcguire,
and Michael Capers drank what they sup
posed was cherry wine, but proved to be
a lotion for rheumatism. Taylor and Don
ahue died.
-Gottleib Schwarr, Teutonic resident
of Lamira, Wis, not long ago, after eating
hearty supper, drank pint and a half
of whisky. He went to bed and was found
dead next morning. The Coroner's jury
decided that it was case of too much bad
whisky.
Recently, while a wheelbarroW filled
with dirt was being hoisted from a coal
shaft at West Lebanon, Ind, the hook
gave way, and the barrow and contents
fell to the bottom and fatally injured the
two men who were experimenting the
hosting.
AT Walcott, Iowa, short time ago,
Mrs. Nannah Tiemeyer, wife of a respect
able farmer, committed suicide by taking
an enormous dose of strychnine. 1t ap-
pears that she had long been determined
to take her life, but no reason is given for
the rash act.
"A mad dog cavOrting through the
streets of Fond du Lac, Wis, the other
day, saw the open door of dry goods
store and plunged in. There was a mount
ing in hot haste of counters and top
shelves, and customers and proprietors
thus escaped an awful death
"A house occupied Jointly by John and
Jonathan Robbins and their families, sit
uated in Mercer County, No, was burned
recently. Two of their children persisted
in the flames, two were fatally burned, and
two others escaped. The parents were
absent when the fire occurred
r~1 &c
land (Md) Times, was shot, lately, while
sitting in his office, and died shortly after
ward John II. Reesby is the supposed
article in Clary's paper relative to Rees-
office.
The draw of the bridge across the
Mississippi river at Rock Island was left
open the other night in order to make
some repairs. Edward Welsh, an en-
ploye of the T. w & w r. r.. was igno-
rant Of the fact, and started to cross the
river. Arriving at the opening, he step
ped off, and despite his cries for help, was
drowned.
On recent Sunday, near Monticello,
Iowa, a German named JOS. Bauhart was
out hunting with companion, and was
fatally wounded. He put the muzzle
against his breast, and while working
with the ramrod his gun exploded, tearing
out the lower and upper teeth, chin, part
of his nose, and then lodging in his brain.
He died from the effects soon after.
Charles Boardman, of Hartford, CT,
met horrible death a few days ago He
was messenger on one of the Adams
Express Company's cars running into
New York. While passing the corner of
Center and Grand streets, he thrust his
head out of the Car, when street car ran
against it, causing the door to slide
against his head. 1t was literally
crushed
"A boy of the period, while attending
school in Hillsdale, Mich, recently shot
a fellow-scholar with a revolver, the ball
cutting through his lip and teeth, and en-
tering the roof of his mouth beyond the
reach of the surgeons. The school board
Immediately convened, and, with a
whereas and ''resolved," concluded to
dispense with the further attendance of
that boy.
"A Wilton Iowa, woman mistook a
package of powder for paper of extract
of coffee which mooth-tongued mer
chant had induced her to purchase as a
substitute for the fragrant berry, and in a
moment of pardonable anger threw it in
to the stove Pots and skillets took a
sudden rise, and the good woman declares
unless her husband mends the roof she
will move and fill her bill for divorce.
"A little daughter of B. F. Holman, of
Beaver, Mimi met with a strange acct
dent, and had a remarkable escape from
injury one day last week. She was search
ing for eggs in the barn, and, wandering
near the manager, was seized by the shout
der, by vicious horse, who raised her
with his teeth and threw her completely
over his back, and then kicked vigorous
ly at her. She alighted upon her feet,
barely escaped his hoofs, and scrambled
away with only few scratches and bruises
upon her arm.
MIR. Hugh Middleton, highly re-
spectacle citizen Of Union, Erie county,
(PaO met with a frightful death recently.
In company with two other carpenters,
Mr.. Middleton was at work on the spire
OF the new Presbyterian Church in that
place, on a scatfolding seventy-five feet
from the ground, when the end upon
which he was standing gave way, precip-
itating him to the ground, killing him
instantly. Deceased was about tifty-two
years of age, and leaves wife and family
Some DAYS ago Jacob Webstone, a re-
tired engineer of the Philadelphia & Read
ing Railroad, of Tamaqua, Pa., while out
hunting in the Nesquehoning swamp &C
cidentally shot himself While attempt
the loaded barrel Of his gun was discharg-
cd tbo ob,rro tal inr affact IN hi fono