Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-04-16
Incidents and Accidents.

"A young man, elgnteen years OId
hung himself in Green Bay, Wis, the
other day, rather than go into store ant
ask for flne.toothed comb. 30 says The
Detroit Free Press.
"A little Norwegian boy about two
years of age, son of Mr.. Johnson, OF No
$50 West Indiana street, Chicago, re
Gently sat down In pail filled with boil
ing water, and was so badly scalded thai
he died in few hours.
"A few days ago young man named
Ernest Petit was riding horseback In the
outskirts OF Cairo, H.. when the fore legs
of his horse suddenly sunk In a deep hole
causing him 10 turn a complete somer
sault and fall upon Petit, who received, II
was thought, fatal iniures. The horses
neck was broken by the fall.
During the recent trip of the Russian
bark Jupiter from New York TO Gibraltar
squall struck the vessel, and Mt the same
time she was boarded by heavy sea,
which swept the Captain and six OF the
crew overheard. A returning wave
brought back two of the crew, but the
others were never seen again.
An almost fatal accident occurred In
the burning mine at Wilkesbarre, Pa, q
few days ago. Three miners imprudently
went into part OF the mine where life is
known to be unsafe, and they were at
once Frustrated by the sulphur fumes. A
gang OF men near by hurried TO the res
cue of their comrades, and dragged them
to gangway supplied with pure air from
the fan. The doctor in attendance at the
fire succeeded after much difficulty In re.
storing the men to consciousness.
Mr.. james Graham, an old citizen OF
Quincy, Ill, was recently killed while
shooting. He and . number OF friends
were returning from duck hunt In a
Hat boat. When q few miles above the
city the boat struck snag and sprung 9
leak. The party removed the guns and
equipments 10 skif which was attached
Ia the boat. While Graham was placing
gun In the skill II accidentally dis
charged, the contents taking effect In his
left thigh, killing him almost imme.
diately.
Mrs. Francis Knight, Blue Creek,
Ohio, a few nights ago went to neigh
boris house, few rods distant, leaving
her two little daughters, aged six and two
years, In the house alone. When she
started TO return she was terrified at see
ing her residence wrapped In flames.
The fire had so far consumed the prem.
ises that no entrance could be effected,
and the screams of the little darlings as
they were being roasted by the devouring
elements are described as being most
heartrending in the extreme. The ago.
nized mother almost went crazy under the
terrible consciousness that her two little
ones met such an awful fate through her
own carelessness and neglect.
I'm Chicago, rccently, Christina
Wyscke, In company with three other
women, was walking along the North.
western Railroad track, when they OBJ.
served train of cars starting cut. In
order to get out of the way the party
stepped across another track. Mrs.
Wysc3e's little girl, about four years OF
age, rushed out TO meet her mother, 60
ing upon the dangerous track. The
woman flew quickly 10 the rescue OF her
child, but fell and met her death, the
train running over her before she could
get mp, instantly killing her, while the
little girl had her loft leg completely re.
moved from her body. Both the dead
woman and her child were taken to their
home, where the child was subjected to
Surgical treatment