Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-10-16
HAPS AND MISHAPS.

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"A little son of Conrad Schneider, of
Ann Arbor, Mich, fell down the cellar
stairs, recently, and broke his neck
Melville Radebaugh died at East Sag
NAV, Mich, recently from an overdose OF
morphine, taken in mistake for quinine.
John Mailer, of Shakertown, O., while
hunting the other morning, accidentally
shot himself through the head. He died
instantly. He was nineteen years Of age.
"A young man named Preston was re-
Gently found buried in sand bank, at
Marshall, Mich, standing erect, with his
neck broken. The bank had caved in on
him.
Emery Harris, of Payson township,
near Quincy, Ill, mistook a ed-bug Grad
icator for morphine, and died in four
hours, suffering intense agony during that
time.
"A young lady of Franklin, Kansas,
swallowed a pin about a year ago which
recently made its appearance, coming out
through the left eye, entirely destroying
the sight.
-Jo Kinzie, of Centropolis, Kansas,
was caught by the tumbling-rod of
threshing machine, and whirled around
several times, few days ago He died
almost instantly.
Thomas Whalen, a fireman on the
Connecticut River Railroad, fell from the
engine when going at full speed, near
Hartford, recently, and twelve cars passed
over him cutting him in pieces.
AT Worthwhile, Mich, the other day,
Benjamin Neal stepped out of store to
calm some FESTIVE horses, and received a
kick in the abdomen, from the effects Of
which he expired in Il few hours.
A negro laborer, named John Nc
Clerkin, was run over by an engine on the
j. NJ. & j. Railroad, at New Albany, Ind,
the other day, and nearly cut in two He
lived two hours, and expired in great
agony.
George Maaz was run over by pas
senger train the other morning near Muir
rayville, Ill, on the Jackson branch of the
Chicago, Alton & ST Louis Railway, and
instantly killed. His body was terribly
manglcd.
Mrs. Ann Furie, who was deserted by
her husband some time ago, was found
dead, recently in her house, in the suburb
of Springfield, Mich. She was taken sick
alone in the house, and died for lack of
attention.
Mrs. Gerdlander, OF Peru, Ind, not
satisfied with the single risk of lighting
her kitchen fire with coal oil, afterward's set
the can upon the stove, and the heat eX-
ploded it, scattering the Oil upon her and
burning her badly.
Louis, an 11-year- old son of E. P.
johnson, Of York, Wis, led a horse to wa
ter few days ago, with the halter tied
about his waist The horse ran away,
dragging the boy some distance and when
picked up he was dead.
An explosion Of a kerosene lamp On
a recent evening caused the destruction of
the dwelling house of Mr. Bokenshire,
three miles east of Chester, Mimi Mrs.
Bokenshire succeeded in saving most of
their household goods. Her husband was
absent from home at the time.
Henry Warren stepped up behind his
cousin, Hiram G. Warren, near Ann Ar
Dor, Mich, the other day, with the inten-
ton of frightening him by discharging
gun over his head. Unfortunately Hen
rvs hand was unsteady, and at the critical
moment the muzzle was lowered, and
Hlram's brains were blown out.
Mrs. Saddler, who resides near Lime
Springs, Iowa, was lately the victim of a
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ghum mill, and stalk of cane became
entangled between the cogs. In trying to
extricate it, her whole hand was drawn
i'll between the two wheels Amputation
of the wrist was necessary.
The other evening, a team belonging
to Christian Wyngard became unmanage-
able, and the occupants of the wagon, Mr..
Wyngard and Henry Bruins, of
Woodville, Ohio, were thrown out
and dragged some distance. Mr.
Bruins had a leg broken, and was other
wise badly bruised. Mr. Wyngard re-
ceived injuries from which he died.
An accident occurred at Delvaux's
mill, in the town Of Bellevue, Brown Co.
Wis, the other afternoon, caused by the
bursting Of the boilers two in number.
The fireman, named Marique, was instant
ly killed, being blown into innumerable
fragments. The shock was so great as to
at the distance of mile.
While a freight train was switching
in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the other even.
ing, boy named Eddie Richie, about
six years old, commenced running be-
hind, when the train suddenly halted
and commenced backing, throwing him
down. The wheels passed over both
hands, injuring him so badly that ampu-
tatlon was necessary at the wrists
"A young woman, an operative in the
Union Steel Screw Works at Cleveland,
Ohio. recently caught her clothes in
machine she was tending. In few mo-
ments she was stripped naked to her
shoes, but, as it happened, was not Sc
riously hurt. Had her clothing been
stronger she would probably have been
killed. The other girls in the room stood
around and screamed, but it did not occur
to them to lend the poor naked girl any
clothes until the man in charge of the |
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