The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-05-15
CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.
Incidents and Accidents.

Incidents and Accidents.
Charles Oleson had an arm split from
the hand to the elbow by circular saw a
Eau Claire, Wis, the other day.
AT the late Mankato (Minn.) railroad
accident an infant was jerked through {
window by the sudden roll of the car anG
woke up crying but unhurt.
On account of an old grudge, one
Mercer shot and killed a neigRbor named
Rice at Lamont, Mo-, the other day.
Miss Nellie A. Crawford, beautiful
and Intelligent young lady, recently hung
herself in Chicago, on account of derange
ment brought on by spinal affection.
"A six-year-old child living neal
Dwight, ILL.,, was bitten by a rattlesnake
recently, and drank three quarts of whis
KY before the progress of the poison was
stayed.
John German, an employee in a paper
mill at Rockford, Mich, fell into 6
1D,,cc::.cching vat of hot I've and lime, and was
so badly scaldeu that he cannot sur
vive
Alexander Bauer, an employe in St
Louis brewery, was killed by the bursting
OF an immense beer.cask, the head OF
which flew out, striking him on the fore
head and fracturing his skull.
a Buckingham Uowa) farmer named
George Eober and his hired man, N. AK.
ion, recently ate some wild barshtns while
engaged in blowing, from the effects OF
which both died in few moments.
One F. Hildeman made an attempt at
suicide at Fort Wayne, Ind, recently, by
using morphine. He was unsuccessful by
reason Of the large quantity taken and the
early call OF physician. Incorporate
habits are said to have been the cause,
Near Corwin, o., recently, while la
boring under temporary fit of insanity,
Richard Williamson built a large log.
heap fire in an old log house, then stripped
himself of his clothing, and cast his body
on the burning pile, and was burned
alive.
VIM. Menkc, at Beardstown, ILL.,, en-.
deavOred to climb to the ton of two.
story brick building BY means of light.
ming rod. When within two feet of the
top, Il fastening pulled loose, sending
Menke tumbling to The earth, He was
terribly bruised
AT Sinsinawa Mound, ILL.,, while out
hunting, one w. Weabcr's gun accident
ally went of, the whole charge lodging IN
the back of his brother-in-law, Clements
Wess who was distant ten or twelve PAGES
Wess straightway departed for the happy
hunting ground:
In Union Township, Crawford Coun.
ty, Ind, Mrs. Mary E. Scott, highly re.
spectacle lady, in taking portion of her
head-dress from drawer the other morn.
ing, dislodged her husbands revolver
which discharged in falling, and the bali
entered the. back part of her head, killing
her instantly:
While driving home from market one
night recently, the team of Marquis
Ford, of Hazleton, Ind, plunged over an
embankment, throwing him to the ground,
and piling the wagon and load upon him,
and breaking his back and crushing his
ribs: He died the next morning.
Byron Clark went to n ball at Du-
buque, Iowa, and becoming heated by
dancing, he went and raised window,
out of which he accidentally fell, striking
on a huckster's stand below, distance of
thirty feet. One Of his arms was broken
and he received other serious injuries.
Geo. NJ: shusler, Blue Island GILL;
farmer, got intoxicated the other day and
drove his wife and six small children
from the house, telling some of his neigh.
bors they wouldn't see him again. The
next morning portion of the family re-
turned and found Shusler hanging dead
in an out-building.
Two workmen engaged in stating q
Detroit spirc at 100 feet above the ground
collarcd each other in friendly scuffle
when the scaffold gave way and they fell
with pile of slate thirty feet to the roof
rolling against chimney at the caves
Nothing was badly damaged but their in
clination for high old sport"
john Coffee, a widower, fifty years OF
age, with a strong prediction for whisky
the other day placed the muzzle of shot
gun in his mouth, and fired it off by put
ting his toe in the loop of string, which
he had attached to the trigger of the gun
The top of his head was very neatly blown
off. This in Chicago.
The mail-carrier between Galena and
Nora, ILL.,, one c. Dunkel, was recently
found lying alongside the road in an in
sensible condition, with severe cut
across the wrist. Near by was his horse
tied to tree, with his throat cut. The
mailbag was intact, and there is no doubt
that the carrier endeavored to commit sui
eide.
"A young man named Ross, living al
Mound Junction, Ill.,, was painfully hand
ling loaded pistol the other dav, when
strange to say it went off, the ball first en-
tering his own leg just below the knee
after which it caromed off and struck the
old man in the arm-the spanking arm al
that. The young hopeful will catch il
whom that aru, nafc
"A boiler in Byrkit's planing-mill al
Indianapolis was recently blown about
one hundred feet, demolishlng two stables
four out-houses, and half clearinghouse
James Robinson, the engineer, was badly
injured, and two other employees were
considerably hurt. Several other people
were somewhat injured, and very many
frightened by the falling debrs
The wife of farmer named Cooper
residing near Decatur, ILL.,, the other day
put some strychnine in a pan of milk tC
poison mice and then went off to funeral
leaving her two children at home in
charge of a neighbor OF course the chill
dren made their dinner of the poisoned
milk, and Mrs. Cooper came very neal
having a funeral at her own house next
day. The stomach-pump saved them.
At Bremen, Ohio, few days ago
Mrs. Nero Kellenberger was shot and in
stantly killed by her brother-in-law, John
Schneider, while attempting to release
some of her cattle that Schneider had i'm
pounded, the cattle having trespassed on
his premises. A son of SCHNEIDER had
encouraged her attempt to release the cat
tie, telling her not to fear shooting. She
was a widow, and had large family.
"A Philadelphia lawyer, named Rich.
ard Petit, who had been engaged to a
lady for ten years, recently hung himself
on the eve of his wedding-day His .fancet
had just come into possession of hand
some estate by the will of deceased rel
alive, but nobody, unless it might be a
Philadelphia lawyer, would consider that
sufficient justification for taking himself
off in such manner
"A Marshall county (Ky) tragedy:
James Daugherty married the daughter
of Howell Smith. They lived unhappily,
and finally separated. Recently Smith
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