The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-09-03
CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.
Incidents and Accidents.

Not long ago San Francisco chirop-
odist swallowed some of the acid with
which he treated corns, and it killed
him.
"A baby in Detroit swallowed watch
the other day 1t will take its own time
through life after this.
An Irish boy fifteen years old re-
Gently fell into a scalding tub at Chi
cage packing-hOusc and was literally
scaldcd to death.
Walter Brown. while witnessing Il
practice game of base ball ut Ludlow,
ball hot from the bat, and instantly
killed.
AT Paterson, n. j., recently, nine
chickens were Matched out of nest OF
eggs that happened to get covered up in
Il manure heap. The natural warmth OF
the manure did the business.
John Redinger, of Losansport, Ind,
while grinding applcs.by horse power,
recently, got caught in the tumhling-
shaft of the machine and was SO serious
ly injured that he died next day.
Charles Barnes, Il young resident of
Barahoo, Wis, while stepping the other
day from behind water wagon on IL
crOSs-walk, WIS run down by an APP
preaching team and fatally injured.
A little son of Thomas White, who
lives near indianapolis, the other morn
ing wrapped about his wrist the halter
of horse which he was leading to water.
The horse took fright and dragged the
little fellow nearly mile. AS they
passed through Il gateway the boys head
struck u post and he was instantly killed.
A few months ago Mr.. May and
Stephen Butler were instantly killed at
North Virden, Ind, by an explosion of
powder in well which they were dig
cling. The powder had been placed in
the we'll and fired by Il slow match, but
as it did not explode, after waiting some
time, they both descended into the exca
walton, and had just reached the bottom
when it exploded.
The dead body of Mr.. Martin, farm
err living near Romncy, Ind, was recently
found in his field with his clothes
torn off and the head and limbs badly
bruised. lie had been blowing with the
lines thrown over his shoulders. 1t was
supposed the team ran away and dragged
him around the field, as they were
running Loose when found.
The other day, as Joseph McKibben,
prominent grocer of Fond du Lac,
Wis. was driving along the street in his
buggy, he was observed to reel, as if sick
or sunstruck. lie next struck the horse
with Il whip and at the same time fell
forward against the dashboard. The
horse kicked and struck Mr.. Mckihbcn
in the forehead, intlicting fatal injuries.
An eight-ycar-old son of William
Nanorman, of Tckonsha, Mich, was
smothered to death in one of the wheat
bins of the Michigan Central Railroad
few days ago. He in company with
some other small boys were at play in
the bin which at the time contained 1000
bushels of grain. Not being aware of
the perilous condition of the boys the men
below commenced to draw out the wheat
preparatory to shipment. The boy was
drawn into the spout of the bin and the
wheat had to be drawn out before the
body could be recovered.
A shocking accident occurred at
kingsbury Music Hall, Chicago, the
other day, which resulted in the instane-
Gus killing of Robert Henderson, Il car
pcntcr employed in the work of lifting
up the hall as IL theater. Henderson was
sitting in window near the ceiling and
was making IN estimate on some carpen
ter Work, "hcn he acclucnlallV Stumhieu
and fell out of the window into the alley
below, distance of some sixty feet. his
body being badly crushed and death re
sulting instantly.
"A few days since John StulgiS. Il
farmer living near Ullin, Ill., went to
Bells store at Ullin and called for some
quininc. One of the clerks in the store
gave him what he supposed to be quinine
and Sturgis took it home and admins
tered it to sick child. In one hour the
child was dead, and upon investigation it
was ascertalncd that the clerk, instead
Of giving Sturgis quininc, had given him
The proprictors of the store
say they bought the stuff in the city for
luinine. and that they are not rcspon-
Lilo for tho mi st aln