The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-07-29
INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS.

IAN old lady named Eads deliberately
held her head under water in horse
trough until she was dead at Erie, Pa, a
few days ago.
1T WIS judicious woman In Hart.
ford; Coin, who, capturing two boys in
her cherry tree the other day, in place Of
fondling them, with shingle passed them
up couple Of pals. She enjoyed the pie
exceedingly, and the boys went home
with shares. s,A* =.
During a heavy thunderstorm at
Haftland, Me-, one niEht lately, a family
were suddenly seized with an idea that
their house was in danger, whereupon
they left. They had not gone dozen
rods when the building was struck by
lightning and demolished.
Mr.. Charles T. Starrett, of Charlton,
Mass, has on his farm hen that, during
recent thunder: shower, was brooding
dozen chickens. the lightning struck
them, killing eight Of them and stirring
up the old hen with the remaining chicks
somewhat, otherwise doing no further
damage.
Philip Ziegler, lager beer dealer,
living on Pynchon street, Boston, CON-
mitted suicide on a recent Sunday after
noon by shooting himself through the
head. He was sitting in his parlor chat
ting with several friends when he sudden
ly exclaimed: "Well, good-by ALL" and
shot himself dead.
Another large quantity of rock fell in
Hoosac Tunnel the other day, just after a
hand.car had passed the spot, and just be-
fore train was to reach it, but the latter
managed to stop in time to save serious
accident. Another "pebble,' weighing
eighty tons, which has been threatening
for some time to fall, has been blasted
down.
willie, an eightyear- old son of MIRO.
M. Howard, of South Lyme, Conn.,, with
the aid of ladder, climbed into tree,
then playfully called to his little sister to
shoot him. She as playfully ran into the
house, got gun standing there, and going
out again pointed it at HIM and fired. The
shot severed the femoral artery and the
little fellow bled to death.
"A few days ago the daughter of gen.
tleman residing in Squog, Me-, was clean
ing her canary birds cage when its in
mate escaped and flew out into the yard.
Her exclamation Of surprise started up a
large Newfoundland dog owned by the
family, which ran out, and suddenly put
ting his paw upon the bird, which had
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ground, holding it there until it was caught
uninjured and returned to its cage.
"A Newburyport CMass.) man was the
victim of singular coincidence the other
night. While passing along the street a
boy exploded common cracker just be-
hind him, while at the same instant
rotten banana, thrown from a neighboring
frult-store, struck him on the back of the
head. He at once screamed: "I'm shot!
I'm shot!" and, taking handful of the
decayed fruit from his head, exhibited it
to horror-stricken bystander as a speci-
men Of his brains. A great crowd assem-
bled and a doctor was called, who soon
explained the matter to the satisfaction of
all.
George A. Newman, river-d driver,
while at work on logs in the Androscog-
gin River, a few rods above Lewiston
Falls, Me-, recently, lost his balance, fell
into the river and was carried over West
Pitch, where the water is precipitated over
fall of at least thirty feet, and it is the
toughest and most dangerous part OF the
falls. After going over this foaming cataract
he had strength and presence of mind to
swim to small island below, where he
was taken up in an insensible condition.
On examination by physicians no serious
injury was discovered, and Mr.. Newman
returned to duty again in few days.