The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-06-11
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Incidents And Aocilenfs

Incidents and Accidents.
"A lady named Gebhart had her arms
blown OF ct Indianapolis the other even
ing while attempting to clean . stove
with gunpowder.
-Cordelia Bowser was filling . lamp
near Dayton, Ohio, lately, while ! lighted
candle stood by on the table. The oil
ignited and poor Miss Bowser was fatally
burned.
"A daughter of William Hine. living
near st. Paul, the other day started to
lead colt to water, tying the rope
around her body. She was afterward
found dead, with nearly all of her bones
broken.
Prank Upton was caught between two
rollers in . mill ct Vernon, Conn.,, re-
Gently, and in being drawn out one of
his arms was completely torn from his
shoulder, while his jaw was broken and
his throat cut by the machinery.
"A man living near Lisbon, No., 10
Gently got into . quarrel with his wife
and ended it by beating her severely.
The next night . company of young fell
lows heard of it and sought him out.
They forced him into the woods, bound
him to . log, face downward, removed
his clothing and thrashed him until he
was willing to swear by all the saints in
the calendar that he would never again
raise his hand against woman.
I'm San Antonio, Tex. recentlv. q
bare-headed rider rushed furiously into
town with the alarm that the Indians
were coming. It doesn't take much to
stir up . Texas town when Indians are
the subject and very soon every Available
fire.arm was in requisition, and a com.
pany of militia was speedily Organized
for defense. The messenger. after seeing
that the whole town was aroused and ex.
pectati0n on tip-toe, calmly informed the
multitude that the Indians coming con-
sisted of sQHGso and pnppoose. They
buried next day q lock of hair and one Of
the messenger's old shoes. It was all
that could be found of his body.
"A singular accident occurred at Mad
ison, Wis, the other day, by which rail
road brakeman came near dangling in
the air without having been convicted of
any capital Ofense. He was riding upon
the top of . freight train, under one of the
covered bridges ON the line west Of that
city, and saw . small rope hanging from
some of the t;mbers above. As it was q
little in his way, he gave it . twirl with
his hand, and it Immediately twisted
about his neck and raised him from his
position. holding Linn while the cars
passed several feet. But fortunately it
was not strong enough to hold him en-
tirely suspended, and it broke, dropping
him from his perilors position, after sus-
tanning . very uncomfortable stretching
and compression of the neck.
"A few mornings ago % an extra stock
train on the Red Oak Branch of the B. &
n. Railway was nearing Faragut, Iowa,
Jack Evans, the engineer, discovered .
small child on the track, about sixty
yards distant. The engine was reversed
and the brakes applied, but the engineer
knew that the train could not be stopped
In time to save the child. Jack ran out
upon the cow.catcher, and when the train
had reached within about ten feet Of the
child he made q flying leap, caught the
child In his arms, and both rolled into
the ditch in time to escape the train,
which was running at fifteen miles an
hour. The child, one year old, was unin-
Jured. The engineer spralned his ankle,
and was considerably bruised, but not
seriously injured. II was q notable in.
stance of heroism in common life.
The people of Wyandotte were
startled one morning lately by noise
like small clap Of thunder. The large
fy:wheel Of the rod department in the
rollingmill was the trouble, it having
burst, throwing sections in several direc.
lions. One large piece weighing about
one and half tons went through the
roof and landed between the mill and ma
chine shop, imbedding itself in tire
ground several feet. Another went
through the roof and came down on the
dock near the river and went on through
into the water below, barely missing .
barge lying at the dock. One large piece
went out In the river, and one went ON its
way through the rolling-mill, the cupola
of the machine shop and landed in the
street about twenty rods away: Strange
was full of men at the time. No cause is
given for the accident.