Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-05-18
INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS.

While playing favorite Swedish air
on the top of one of the Egyptian pyra-
mids lately, Ole Bull was made to lose
all track of his time by profane Yankee
crying out: Whiffle.trees and scythe.
snaths-just see how he Cheops it OFF,
The other day, Black Hills stage
driver undertook TO horsewhip his pas
scngers into getting out and pushing up
hill, but the gold. seekers emptied their
revovers into him few times, and held
a coroner's inquest, and found that he
died Of pneumonia. Cor. omaha Bee.
A fifteen year.old boy, named James
M. Fair, Of New York city, committed
suicide by hanging, few days ago, be-
cause his stepfather had squandered
about $l5, 600 of a fortune of $4,000 left
the boy by his father. II is believed that
this loss preyed upon the boys mind, as
he is represented 10 have been very fond
of money. He had repeatedly told his
schoolmates that he intended to commit
suicide, either by shooting or hanging.
Says the Ellenvllle IN. " JouHal.,
"a farmer who lives on the bank of the
Delaware and Hudson Canal, near Ho-
fnowaCk, having been annoyed by the boat
men throwing coal at his turkeys and
hung on them old hats, tin kettles and bot
ties at which tho boatmen are continual
Iy throwing cool. About once a week ne
gathers his harvest, which is enough for
his own use and with the surplus he Is
running a small coal yard"
ON the Union Pacific train coming
east, yerterday, VIXEN near Papillion sta
hon, and while the train was standing on
The track, most horrible accident oc-
CURED 10 servant girl travelling with a
family en- route from San Francisco TO New
York II seems that when the train
stopped, the girl who had the care n a
child, laid it down in a seat and entered
small apartment for the purpose OF
lighting a spirit lamp and warming some
milk for the child, when the lamp explod-
ed and set fire TO her clothing, completely
consuming them, and burning the girl in
most horrible manner, literally roasting
the flesh from her hands and other por-
tons of her body. Her cries and the
smoke of the burning clothing attracted
the attention OF the conductor, who burst
open the door Of the apartment in which
the girl was fastened, and put out tha
flames with Babcock extinguisher, but
too late TO save the unfortunate girl, who
is horribly burned outside and inwardly
by the flaming spirits, so as To be beyond
all hopes Of recovery .-C'0uacA Btugs Nom
Ddrett.
The Banner, of Nashville, Tenn, re-
counts the particulars OF tragic occur
renee: Henry +. Cantrell and John ).
Canrell, the former aged four years and
the latter two, came TO an untimely end q
few days ago in Pine Creek, Dckalb
County. They carried some fire from
their house 10 the stable, which contained
lot of hay. A few minutes later
their mother heard them screaming, and
Immediately springing FROM the bed to
which she was confined by illness, she
rushed out and was transhxed with horror
1T seeing the building envelopcd In flames.
High above the roar and crackle rose the
screams of the children, who piteously,
agonizingly cried 10 their mother for as.
sistance. They we're forced, however, TO
succumb TO the intense heat. Mrs. Can
trell endeavored 10 enter the building, but
was compelled 10 retire on account OF the
flames, which were rising higher and
higher every moment A second time did
she attempt 10 reach her children, but
was prevented from rushing To certain de-
struction by her husband, who, at the
barn hundred yards distant, bad heard
the cries only too late. ~