Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-01-20
INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS.

The brother of Annie Adams, a sew
enteen .year-o miss of Providence, X. l.,
pulled chair out from under her when
She was going 10 sit down, "for fun, and
injured her spine so that she was thrown
into commissions.
"A boy named Gustave Guisky acct
dentally hanged himself in his employ
cr's icehouse, in New. York, few days
ago. They were talking about the negroes
who were hanged fortnight previous,
when Guisky said he would like to expe-
renee the sensation of being hung. He
placed a rope over 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-
yersation. 2h ti#H
james s. Weidenhammer. of Nose
lem Springs, Pa, was about to slaughter
large bull, but when about TO fasten
down the animal and strike him he got
loose in some way and charged his assail-
ants with great fury. Butchers with axes,
knives, pilchforks, rails and other weap-
ons surrounded him, but he rushed upon
and scattered them, bore down his owner,
Mr.. Weidcnhammer, aud drove his horn
entirely through his thigh. With much
difficulty the bull was driven away and
Mr. Weidenhammer was rescued from
his fearful position. A physician was
brought, who probed the wound and
found IL six inches deep. But for the as
sistance of the others he would have been
killed by the furious beast 20
Mr.. f. b. Rand, Of Hyde Park, VT,
heard a rumpus among bis geese. On
going out he found a large eagle among
them, which had separated one goose,
from the flock and seemed determined To
carry IL off BY the assistance of his dog
he put the eagle ~ flight. but II rose
about ten feet and, flying some five rods,
alighted. Immediately the dog was upon
1t, when the eagle turned upon It's 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 fer the house. Meeting
Mr., Rand, he took the bird by the neck
with one hand and with the other grasped
one leg, leaving the other 10 play nj the
viii Of lis owner: whereupon IL struck
two OF It's m0nstrous talons into the arm
OF Mr.. Rand. The cords In the eagles
leg had ~ be cut before the talons could
be extricated, after which the eagles
throat was cut a4gh aE.Fa
Mrs. Mary White, aged twcnty-three
years, met with a sad fate at Nebraska
City few days ago. She was at her home
with little sister ten years OF age and
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 10 shoot"
az The same time pointing the weapon In
Tie direction Of her sister. Instantly the
weapon was discharged. and Mrs. White
ieli 70 the door with The nearly -inaudibie
exclamation. Eda, you've shot mel"
The ball penetrated the right cheek,
ranged slightly upward and passed out at
me back Vt the head, producing almost
Instant death. After the occurrence the
excitement of the child WIS such as To
make IL Impossible 10 CLEAN anything from
her with reference 10 the calamity, and
hc iscts a. above stated were learned from
'ne little boy who Was her playmate.