Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-05
Incidents and Accidents.


a few DAYS ago mad dog was kille
in the streets of Chicago that hao Ditten
not less than thirteen persons.
"A little SON of Stanley Stout, OF VI
rooua. Wis.,, died recently from the enects
of a careless shot from revolver IN Tue
hands of an older brother
AT reunion Of veterans at Sterling,
Ill, a few days since, SAD accldent DC
Cured to mar the enjoyment OF the gay.
John A. Lyle, gunner, while nrlng sa-
lutte, had both of his arms torn from ms
body.
John Magyar attended ball recently
at HYDE Park, Mass, and wandering into
one of the private rooms took dranght
from bottle which he thought contained
liquor but proved to be poison. He died
the next night
AT Bay City, Mich, recently, John
Berry, aged A years, was found frozen
to death. He was drunk the night be-
fore, and at nine O'Clock started home.
On his way he fell over log on his
hands and knees, and in this condition
was found frozen stiff.
"A few nights ago John w Woods,
farmer living about mile and quarter
from Rutledge, Ca, administered poison
to his three children, aged respectively
fourteen, ten and four years, and then de-
liberately shot himself. The poison was
morphine. Woods was strongly addicted
to the use of ardent spirits.
The common phrase, 81 thought /
should kill myself laughing" became q
sad reality with man in Claremont, N.
Y, lately. He was engaged in CONVEX
sation with his wife and laughing very
heartily, when suddenly he said, Stop;
YOU make me laugh too much" and,
falling to the floor, instantly expired.
The wife of Alexander II. Brownie,
a farmer, residing near Davenport, Iowa,
while alone in the house with her four
small children, was recently shot by some
man outside the window, who discharged
both barrels of shotgun, one charge
striking her shoulder and breaking her
arm and shoulder, the other charge enter
ing her left breast, fearfully mutilating
her, and killing her almost instantly.
The wife of Fritz Schneider, farmer
living near Kankakee, ILL.,, went suddenly
insane lately, smashing crockery and as
saultinp her infant and other children in
a terrible manner She escaped from her
husband and plunged into creek near
| the house, was rescued while sinking q
third time, and at last accounts was in a
critical condition, refusing food and
threatening all who approached her.
| "A singular disease has broken out
among the cows in Tippecanoe county,
Ind, which has proved fatal in every
case. The veterinary surgeons pronounce
| it the st. Anthony's fire. The cattle are
xolra int 1ar 10 IN n IN nd in,
their agony frequently rub the skin off
their bones. Where the skin comes off
! greenish fluid oozes from the pores,
which after death emits most offensive
smell. In few hours after being at
tackled the cattle commence jerking in
the muscles and limbs, and finally lie
down and die, although retaining their
a )petites up to the last. AS yet there has
been no remedy found that will cure the
malady.
| "A rather queer scene was enacted in
Chicago bus the other evening. A couple
of rufflans persisted in putting huge
clouds of tobacco smoke in the faces of
ladies in the stage. A gentleman took
hold of the "stub" belonging TO one of
the fellows and pitched it out of the win
dow. This was the signal for a row, and
one of the roughs half pulled his shooter
from his breeches pocket. A lively young
woman present, however, went him one
better, for while he was fumbling about
| for his pistol she presented and cooked a
neat little revolver at his Uranium, politely
informing him that any further demon
stration would lead to decided unpleasant
ness. 1t was enough, and he and his fell
low-bully very quickly relieved the startled
passengers of their presence.
"A few days ago a terrible acciden.
occurred at the Phoenix Mine, in Ke-
weenaw county, Mich, the origin Of
which will probably never be known.
-Four miners and subordinate under
ground officer were preparing, in an
apartment of building on the location
occupied by the mining captain as his
Office, a quantity of dualin, to use that
night in making sand blast" in the
mine. The men were taking the dualin
100 pounds-from its original package
and transferring it to a bag, when the ex-
plosion took place. Besides the dualin
there were three kegs of powder in the
room. Three of the men were handling
the explosive, the fourth was holding a
lighted candle, while the fifth man stood
looking on when the explosion occurred
The house was shattered to atoms and the
men literally blown to pieces. Capt. John
Hoatson, Underground Superintendent
of the mine, was in his office, an adjoining
room, at the time. seated at his desk and
was struck by some of the flying missiles
on the left side of the head and face, re-
ceiving such injuries that he died next
day. Five persons in all were killed.
! THE Red River saloon, New Mexico, is