Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-01-29
HAPS AND MISHAPS.


Frances Gill. beautiful young lady
at Albany. committed suicide the other
dsv he cause she didn't want to tend
candy store.
"A "highly respectable" Des Moines
young man was lately arrested for dis.
turbing the peace, and took poison, and
at last accounts was not expected to re-
cover.
"A man named Charles Dowd, an in
mate of the poor-house at Canton, Ill,
while out feeding hogs, fell in fit, face
downward in the mud, and smothered to
death.
"A German by the name Of Jacob Van
dermierden, sixty years old, while on his
way to attend Vine Mount Catholic
Church in Bolinger County, Mo, recent
w. was thrown from his mule and instant
lv killed by the animal kicking him after
he fell.
"A man named Harry Albright, en-
Tioycd as foreman Of the edging room in
planning mill at Saginaw City, Mich, was
instantly killed a few days ago, piece of
scanting at which he was at work, flying
back from the saw, hitting him in the
throat.
"A singular accident occurred in New
York lately, John Graham, aged 45 years,
went into his cellar to get some coal, in
doing which his beard took fire from a
light ed candle and set fire to his clothes,
burning him SO severely that he died soon
altcrward.
"A child three years old, daughter of
James G. Hartzell, of Pittsburgh, Pa, re-
Cently got a bottle of med icine composed
of morphine and belladona, which had
been prescribed for her grandmother, and
drank a portion of it, causing death in a
few hours.
DR.. j. X Reiner, of Saltwater, Mime
sofa, recently died from poison received
though scratch in the hand when per
forming u surgical operation on a patients
Notifying arm. The modification was
caused by a bite in the thumb received in
a fight which the patient had with tel.
iow-lumberman.
"A farmer named Steinberg, who re.
sided in Eden, Wis, started for Fond du
lac with load of wood. While coming
down hill his team became alarmed and
ran away. Mr., Steinberg had the lines
aver his head. Steinberg was thrown
from the load. He struck some hard sub
stance, fracturing his skull badly, and in
II short time died.
MIR. Church, an cmploye at the iron
furnace at Elk Rapids, Mich, was recently
dangerously burned. He was attempting
60 draw of the Stag, and drove the bar
through the opening into the stack, when
q stream OF molten iron and cnders
spurted out, striking his arm and breast
burning through his clothing, and running
down his limbs, iniicting most painful
Inquiries.
"A coal miner named Richardson, en-
ploycd at Des Moincs, had narrow escape
the other day. His cap, to which was at.
tached a lighted lamp, fell into a train Of
powder communicating with iull key of
lively sand As soon Ms 1t fell Richardson
started on run. lie got about fifteen feet
away before the powder exploded, and es-
capped with the loss of his clothes and
some secure burns.
There is something deeper than mere
pathos IN the death and last utteranCe OF
the childmusician, whose young life went
out so suddenly, in the night short
time ago, in Boston. His father awoke,
and heard the child say; "Merciful God,
make room for poor little boy" and
when the father reached the bedside, "the
poor little boy was struggling for room"
IN the throng beyond the river.
As Mr. Giles and wife were coming
into Missouri village the other day in a
wagon one of the front wheels came off,
giving the occupants a sudden lar Moth
ing was thought of the affair for some
time aterward, when Mrs Giles discov-
cred blood oo2jug from her babes mouth.
In few inmates the child was dead.
The sudden jar caused the bursting of a
blood vessel. The child was about three
months old.
An explosion occurred at the Dunbar
tuinacc, neg Piusburg, Pa, few days
ago One 81 the receivers had been leak,
'ng for some days, and on this day Il new
one was put in, but did not operate salts
+actonly. When an examination was
being made, a terrific explosion took
place, killing one man. His head was
blown distance of twenty feet from the
body, The receiver was blown to pieces,
and the roof of The blasting house was
A'own entirely of. Pieces of the receiver
were blown nearly quarter OF mile.
The Ho,oard Countg (NIoN Adreytjser
learns that few days since a little child
uf family living near MYERS Post.oflice,
Veil into aWcll of water fifteen feet deep
No one saw the child fall, but little
girl aged eight or nine years. heard the
splashing Of water, and looking into the
well, which was nearly full of water saw
ihc little one rise to the top. With the
greatest presence of mind she at once
caught up "a rope which WAS lying near at
hand and dropped it down into the well
The child caught the rope and was drawn
out safe by the little girl.
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