Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-03-12
HAPS AND MISHAPS.


into a vat of boiling soap, and was
scalded to death.
A little girl recently, fell into pail
of hot water in Chicago, and was so badly
scalded that death ensued on the follow
ing day.
A few days ago Rev. A. Balkan, D.
D., Professor of Logic in Bates College,
Lewiston, Me-, was thrown from his horse
and instantly killed.
Richard Notter, a well-knowL resident
of Dunleith, was so badly burned a few
night ago that his recovery was thought
impossible. His clothing caught from a
lamp while he was undressing for bed.
"A little son of F. A. Champion, of
Western township, Iowa, while loadinga
pistol, recently, accidentally discharged
the weapon, the ball piercing the skull of
his little sister. She died in few hours.
During recent thunderstorm, VIM
Nesbitt, living near KokomO, Ind,
while going home in a two-hOrse wagon
with his wife and two children, was in
stantly killed by a stroke of lightning.
His wife and children were thrown from
the wagon, and the former was struck
blind.
Some Bridgeport Conn., boys saw a
basket on the sidewalk on Fairfield
avenue, one evening, and began to throw
stones at it. Presently feeble cry came
from within the basket, and the boys found
they had been pelting stones at an in
FAINT The waif was taken in charge by
citizen.
"A man was killed ia a West Eliza
beth (Pa.) coal mine, a few days since, in
consequence of looking out from wagon
in the pit lust as another wagon passed
it. His head was torn from his body,
and the first knowledge his companions
had of the accident resulted from their
finding his headless body on the track.
An attempt was made recently by
girl about twelve years old to fire the Web
ster Avenue Methodist Church, of Somer-
vile, Mass, the vestry of which is occu-
pied by a school. The girl had been
punished, and, during recess, while the
teachers and scholars were out, she put a
live coal in waste basket, which was
burned up but the fire wasn't allowed to
extend.
The house of a colored man named
Sears, living nine miles from Indianapolis,
was destroyed by fire lately and two chill
dren, aged respectively three and four
wears, were burned to death. The parents
were absent and had left the children in
the house with the doors locked. 1t is
supposed the children were playing with
fire, which was communicated to bed,
resulting in the horrible calamity.
William H Young, of Wardsboro, N.
H., died somewhat mysteriously last
month, and his@whole family was sick
with the same symptoms that he showed,
his wife almost entirely losing the use of
her limbs A recent examination of the
vinegar used by the family showed that
there was sugar of lead in it, and the cask,
which is supposed to have Ee9n once a
white lead cask, was coated with the poi
son.
Hiram Smith, a well-to-do farmer,
living near Oshkosh, Wis, recently in
vited his friends to a party, and, while all
was pleasantly and amusement, quietly
took out razor and cut his throat. He
lived but short time. He had
been troubled a great deal with heart
disease, and, the physicians giving him up
as incurable, it somewhat demented him.
He was sixty-five years old-and leaves a
wife and several grown-up children.
"A few days ago, Henry D. Kendig, an
employee of the Hope coal mines, near
Pekin, Ill, was killed under the follow
ing circumstances: 1t seems that the
apparatus for hosting coal in some man.
ner became fast about twenty feet from
the bottom of the shaft, which is about
$50 feet deep, and could only be repaired
from above. Kendig attempted to go
down an Irish wire to Go this, as 1t seems
he had done before, and had been warned
not to do so again. He lost his hold, and
when found on the cage, his neck and
back were both broken
A young barbarian about four years
of age, who resides with his parents on
Lincoln street, and whose nose was re-
Gently put out of joint by an addition to
the family circle, got possession of gilt
tering razor, on Monday, and then, by
way Of rectifying his wrongs, he made an
honest endeavor to sever the jugular vein
of baby as it lay in its cradle. He made
preliminary incision in the infants
neck, and was about to complete the job
when the mother fortunately arrived on
the scene and laid vigorous hold upon the
ear of the embryOtic Perfect, which eff
fectually diverted his attention from his
bloody purpose.-Chicago inter- Ocean.
The citizens of Freeland, Pa, were
thrown into state Of great excitement a
| few days ago by very tragical occur
renee The following particulars of the
affair are given by an eyewitness: The
members Of the Freeland Lodge of Good
| Templars were rehearsing the drama of
"Three Years in a Man-trap," with the
purpose of performing it before the pub
| lie. One of the characters represents a
| drunkard firing pistol at a barkeeper,
| though only cap is intended to be used
| without powder. Abraham l.. Hun
sicker, about eighteen years of age, repre-
| sented the character of the barkeeper,
and upon the pistol being fired at him
| a loud report was made, which extin-
| guished the lights. Young Hunsicker ex-
| claimed: "There was powder in that"
upon which he fell to the floor. It was
at first supposed that the pistol was
| loaded with powder, and that the dis
| charge had stunned him; but upon re-
| lighting the lamps his father, and also
| four physicians who happened to be
| present. examined him and found that he
was shot bv bullet through the right
breast. Five minutes after the shot was
| fired the Young man expired. The pistol
had been used for the same purpose on
the preceding evening, and it was con-
sidered mystery how the pistol became
loaded with powder and ball.
In Worcester, the Damascus Lodge,
Knights of Pythias, have voted to author
iZe the order in St. Louis to bring a suit
against the hospital authorities of that
CITY for the recovery of the body of Chas.
F. Gates. of Worcester, who died in the
ST TouiS Hosnital recentlY and whose