Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-06-11
Incidents and Accidents.

A lady named Gebhart had her arms
blown off at Indianapolis the other even
ing while attempting TO clean stove
with gunpowder.
-Cordelis Bowser was filing 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 a colt to water, tying the rope
around her body. She was afterward
found dead, with nearly all Of her bones
broken.
Frank Upton was caught between two
rollers in mill at 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, Mo-, re-
Gently got into q 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 a 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, recently,
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 COM
pany of militia was speedily organized
for defense. The messenger, after seeing
that the whole town was aroused and ex-
pectation on tip-toe, calmly informed the
multitude that the Indians coming con-
sisted of squaw and pappoose. They
buried next dav a lock of hair and one OF
the messengers old shoes. 1t 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 offensa He was riding upon
the top of freight train, under one of the
city, and saw small rope hanging from
little In his way, he gave IL twirl with
about his neck and raised him from his
position, holding him 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 perilous position, after sus-
tanning very uncomfortable stretching
and compression Of the neck.
"A few mornings ago as an extra stock
train on the Red Oak Branch of the b. d
NJ. Railway was nearing Faragut, Iowa,
Jack Evans, the engineer, discovered a
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 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 sprained his ankle,
.e-;n,.s,,. i-j.Iou. II was ii notauie IN
stance of heroism in common life.
The people of Wyandotte were
startleu one morning lateiy DIV noise
like small clap of thunder. The large
Gy-wheel of the rod department: in the
rolling.mill was the trouble, it having
burst, throwing sections in several direc-
tons, 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
IN ron uh the roof and coma doup an thu
dock near the river and went on through
into the water below, barely missing
barge lying at the dock. One large piece
street about twenty rods away. Strange
TO say no one was hurt, although the mill
was full of men at the time. No cause is
fnr ha annidn,,A