The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-01-20
INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTs.

The brother of Annie Adams, a Sew
enteen year miss of Proyidence, r. T.,
pulled chair out from under her when
She was going to sit down, for fun, and
injured her spine so that she was thrown
into commissions. J. @# n
A boy named Gustaye Guisky acct
dentally hanged himself In his employ
er's ice-house, in New York, few days
ago. They were talking about the negroes
who were hanged fortnight previous,
when Guisky said he would like to expo
rience the sensation of being hung. He
placed a rope over a hook in the ice
house, and, putting his head in the moose,
his feet slipped from under him and he
was choked to death. He was found by
his employer ten minutes after the con.
versation.
ELDER Lutz, preacher in Springfield,
lass, adopted a novel method to retain
his congregation on recent Sunday even
ing: ne advertised prayer meeting at
half.p SIX and . preaching service at
seven O'Clock In public hall. The hall
was full before the time for beginning
the hrst meeting, and the door was then
locke by a janftor, by order of the Elder.
and the janitor, with the key in his pock
ct, went to his duties as sexton of a
church. The door was not opened at the
time of closing the prayer meeting, but the
persons thus trapped early in the evening
had to remain until the second service was
finished. The effect of an alarm of fire
can be imagined.
James s. Weidenhammer,, of Nose.
lem Springs, Pa, was about to slaughter
a large bull, but when about to fasten
Hnyxyn tho on{rno1
loose in some way and charged his assail-
ants with great fury. Butchers with axes,
knives, pitchforks, rails and other weap
ons surrounded him, but he rushed upon
and scattered them, bore down his owner,
entirely through his thigh. With much
difficulty the bull was driven away and
Mr.. Weidenhammcr was rescued from
his fearful position. A physician was
brought, who probed the wound and
found it six inches deep. But for the as
slstance of the others he would have been
killed by the furious beast.
Mr.. E. B. Rand, of Hyde Park, VT.
heard rumpus among his geese. On
going out he found large eagle among
them, which had separated one goose
from the flock and seemed determined to
carry it off. By the assistance of his dog
he put the eagle to flight, but it rose
about ten feet and, flying some five rods,
alighted. Immediately the dog was upon
it., when the eagle turned upon its back,
as is their custom, to fight the dog, at the
same time spreading its wings. Mr..
Rand's hired man, coming up about this
time, grasped the eagle by the arm of the
wings and started for the house. Meeting
Mr. Rand, he took the bird by the neck
with one hand and with the other graspcd
one leg, leaving the other to play at the
will Of its owner: whereupon it struck
two Of its mOnstrous talons into the arm
OF MIR. Rand. The cords in the eagles
leg had to be cut before the talons could
be extricated, after which the eagles
throat was cut.
Mrs. Mary White, aged tventy-three
years, met with q sad tate at Nebraska
City a few days ago. She was at her home
with little sister ten years of age and a
playmate. While the lady was in the
front room attending to her household du-
ties, and without knowledge of what the
children were doing, the little girl by
some means got hold of an old pistol
which had been loaded for some months,
and. rushing into the room, exclaimed
Look out, Mary, I'm going to shootv'
at the same time pointing the weapon in
the direction of her sister. Instantly the
weapon was discharged, and Mrs. White
fell to the floor with the nearly-inaudible
exclamation, "Eda, you've shot me!'
The ball penetrated the right cheek,
ranged slightly upward and passed out at
the back Of the head, producing almost
instant death. After the occurrence the
excitement of the child was such as to
make it impossible to CLEAN anything from
her with reference 10 the calamity, and
the facts as above stated were learned from
the little boy who was her playmate.