The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-06-08
A Death.Dealing Machine.

| SWEAT d Baldwin sell the Front-cut.
buckeye Reaper and Mower and produce
.he following proofs that none but the
'front.' cut machines can be used with any
uegree of safety. Is the use of rear cut
mowers and Reapers Perilous to the
Driver? Read the Record of Accidents
for 1875:
Daniel Without, wealthy farmer, liv-
ing near Warsaw, Ind, was thrown from
MS seat on Champion Self Rake Reap.
CT rear cut in front of the sickle, on
July IL, 1875. He was terribly maneled
ana cut, one hip being almost entirely
cut OIL He died of his wounds the next
morning
Mi. Jonathan Compton, of Shelby
county, H., was killed by being thrown
from his seat, while moving with his
Reliable Mccormick machine. 1t nearly
severed his head, cutting through The
mouth and one eye, and leaving but a
small piece of skin at the back of the
knee.
On August II, 1875, a Mr.. Greenfield,
ilvlng near Grundy Center, Grundy Coun.
W, Iowa, was thrown from the seat of
Mccormick (rear cut reaper into the
sickle, and mangled 50 az to cause his
death in three hours after the accident
one arm was severed and the left breast
lacerated; the guards penetrating the
lungs and darts in the region Of the heart
Fred Oswardle, of Scott Township,
Mahaska Co., Iowa, was thrown from a
champion {rear cut reaper on July q
1910. One arm was severed from the
body; the other WAS badly cut about the
wrist, the muscles lacerated, the bones
nearly severed and the thumb cut off, Pad
several bruises were inflicted ahaut tbo
hips and thighs. His BODY c,orced five
sickle so as to stop the machine
Mr. Richard Coates, of New Digrins
ioWhshlp Danicss Co., I'll while cutting
ou'.. ~ with Beloit (rear cut reaper, on
Tuesday, July 20, 1875, fell over behind
was caught by the sickle, and had his
left arm cut off near the shoulder, anG
! the right arm near the wrist. DR.. God
frey, of Benton, was Immediately sen
for, but before he could arrive the patien
died from loss of blood.
A son of Mr.. python Jestard, Bohe
milan, living in Summer Township, Win
neshiek County, Iowa, was thrown from
a Mccormick (rcar cut reaper in the har
vest of 1875, in front of the sickle ant
horribly manglcd, dying q few hour
aftcrward. The cause of the acciden
was the crack of a gun which started thu
horses on run.
Mr.. a. G. Penfeld, of Stcamburg, Craw
ford Co, Pa, Willie driving a Hubbard
Crear cut mower in the Summer of 1875
was thrown from his seat, his horses be
ing unmanageable, in front of the knive
and badly cut, but escaped without tn
loss of a limb
Mr.. John Ray, near Sigourncy, Keo
kuk Co., Iowa, lost hand by beinj
thrown from the scat of Ball (rcar cut
mower, in the Summer of 1915. One O
the wheels dropped into hole THROWN!
him across the cutter bar.
4 NJ. Allen, of Bancroft, Davies Co.
Mo, lost his life in the summer of 1876
by being thrown from Mccormick Urea
cut mower.
Mr.. Frederick Tclzor, Of Clcona, Scot
Co., Iowa, was thrown in front of tn
cutter bar of q Mccormick (rear cut
reaper, on the 18th of July, 1873, by
sudden spring of the horses. Both leg
were cut off above the knee and the poo
man died in q few minutes after the &C
cidcnt
Mr.. J. ". Johnston, living near b
Lick, Roanoke County, Va, while nov
ing with the Champion (rcar cutlmachin
July 5, 1915, fell in front of the sickl
and, but for thc timely stopping of II:
horses, must have been killed. Fortu
natcly he received but a slight njury
although his gloves and shoes were Gu
off
Mr. Leonard Bender, near Blue Mound
Macon County, H., in July, 1915, Will
moving with Champion (rear cCN ms
chine, fell off and had his arm badly CT
in two or three places.
On the 9th of August, 1870, a son c
Mr.. Wise living near Mt. Carroll, CAIRO
County, Ill, was driving McCormic
(rcar cut reaper, and, the seat brCakin
down, he was thrown in front of tn
knives and so badly cut in the hip tia
he is crippled for life.
James CoIson, boy 10 years old, a so
of Mahom ColsOn, Of East Rochester, CO
lumbiana Co., Ohio, while moving wit
Dodge (rcar cut machine, July 30, 1877;
was thrown upon the cutter bar and ha
his right hand cut off. The breaking c
the bolt which holds the seat caused tn
accident.
A son of Jno Hartman, living nca
Shannon, Carroll county, H., was throw
from Mccormick (rear cut Advance
on the Goth of July, 1875, and lost an arr
and leg. The running away of til
horses caused this accident.
On Monday July &c, 1875, on the fan
of H Kewhouse in Clinton, Wis, a DO
Is years old, son Of the Rev. O. ]. Hal
lestad, of Milwaukee, was thrown fror
the seat of Beloit (rcar cut reaper i
front of the sickle, and lost his left hand
besides iniuring his right foot badly.
Mr.. Joseph Rhodes, of Hebron, Lick
ing Co O was thrown from an Obi
(rear cut machine while moving, IN th
harvest of 1875, and had one foot cut of
At this writing his recovery is doubtfl