The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-02-25

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oped in flames, the rafters already falling, il
the shape of blazing brands, upon the head
| OF himself and his children (he seems to hav,
| had no wife, probably being widower). II,
! drew on q pair of socks and awakened hi
| children, but not in time to save one Of then
| from being burned to death. The rest he tolt
to go to the stable and creep in among thu
hay while he, wearing nothing but hi
| drawers and socks, ran half mile to the near
est ncighbor's to obtain help and team. Tht
children, with nothing on but the night
clothes in which they slept, went to the sta
BILE, but found that the snow had driftec
against the door to such al extent that they
were unable to open it, and were compelled
to remain outside, exposed TO the pitiless
storm, until the return Of their father and q
neighbor with team. The latter was pro.
cured and returned with all haste; the chill
dren were placed in the sleigh, but one of them
was SO frozen that it died on the way, while
two others were severely injured and barely
escaped with their lives. Mr.. Richmond was
severely burned while attempting to rescue
the child that was burned to DEATH"
Clinton County.
A little child was smothered to death in its
wrappings, at Clinton, the other day, while
its parents were out with it sleigh-riding.
Dubuque County.
On the morning of the 18th the machine
shops Of the Dubuque & Southwestern Rail
road, at Farley, were burned, involving loss
Of from $25, 600 to $4,000. In consequence OF
the fire a large number Of laboring men have
been thrown out Of employment.
A Dubuque rough recently used offensive
language to female acquaintance, and she
promptly knocked him down with billet Of
wood. That's the sort of women they raise
in Dubuque.
Hamilton County.
The State Fish Commissioners recently
placed 10000 California salmon in the Des
Moines at Webster City,
Hardin County.
The Eldora Ledger tells Of terrible acct
dent that occurred in Abbott few days ago:
A six-year-old child of Mr.. and Mrs. Dun
ming had her clothing fired by standing in
close proximity to the heated stove. The
dress was of cotton and burned freely and
fast. The frightened girl first tried to extin-
guish the flames with her hands, then en-
deavored to tear her clothing from her per-
son, and last of all threw herself on the
floor, rolling over and over. All to no pur-
pose. By the time her little brother got the
door open and called for help every stitch Of
the child's raiment had been consumed ex-
cept the bands circling her waist. She died
In three hours.
0. B. Gilman, farmer, residing five miles
from Steamboat Rock, was frozen to death
lately. He started home intoxicated and as
he did not reach home search was made. He
was found on his own fam in an immense
snow. drift, standing erect, but dead. His dog
had paved the snow away from his head ana
body and would not permit the parties who
discovered the body to touch it or even come
near. A long rope was secured and moose
made and the faithful mastiff was lassoed
and taken by force. The body was placed on
entirely torn oil by the dog in his great de-
sire to protect his master, who lay cold in
death.
Jefferson County.
A freight train was recently thrown from
the track near Fairfield in consequence of
broken rail. The caboose was thrown down
an embankment and into an adjoining field.
The conductor and one Of the brakemen re-
ceived serious injuries.
johnson County.
In a collision in the streets of Iowa City
the other day Capt. F. NJ. Irish, father Of Hon.
John P. Irish, was SO severely injured that he
died two hours after.
Miss Ida Smith, of Coralyille, who was
burned some weeks ago by the accidental
overturn Of kerosene lamp in her lap has
died from the effects of the accident.
Lee County.
Keokuk has been smitten with the scourge
Of smallpox, it having been introduced by
party Of immigrants. There had been four
teen deaths up the 14th and the pest-house
was filed with patients.
Mr.. Benjamin Gallagher, an old and we'll
known citizen OF Fort Madison, was stricken
with paralysis the other afternoon, while
walking across the room at his boarding
house, and died two days after.
Mahaska County.
Mrs. Susan Totten, an old lady seventy
years of age, living near Granville, fell out of
q sled a few days ago and broke her arm.
Monroe County.
Abba has raised 10000, the amount asked
by the Quincy s. st. Paul Railroad Company
for building the road to that place and locat-
Ing its round-house and machine shop there.
County.
Five months ago Miss Alice Dunning, Of
villisca, swallowed a locust thorn nearly an
inch in length, which lodged in her windpipe
and stayed right along with her, refusing to
be crowded down or enticed up. A few nights
ago Miss Alice coughed it up, and it came
out as hard as flint and sharp-pointed as q
needle. 1t is pity the young lady didn't
have nerve enough to keep it down and let it
travel all thro Ugh her system and finally
come out at her knee or the bottom of her
loot, and then she would have been immortal.
Eye.
Polk County.
The large gasometer of the Des Moines gas
works exploded on the morning Of the 18th,
and the whole works were set on fire. Loss
about $4,000.
A railroad employe had his leg broken at
the other day, bv tie falling
On it.
Pottawattamie County.
A fire in Council Bluffs, few nights ago,
destroyed Barrett's blacksmith shop, Chase's
furniture factory, Buckmans soap factory and
Clausen's dwelling. Loss estimated at $4,000.
Scott County.
1t is stated by Washington correspondent
that the Turkish Ministership was offered to
Mr.. Potter, Of the Davenport Gazette, but de-
clincd. The salary is 1880.