Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-04-26
INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS,

At Peavine, New, few days ago, a
miner named Cameron deliberately blew
himself up with dynamite. He was torn
to atoms. E"..
AT Marietta, Ca, one day lately, a
mother, with her child in her arms, was
standing near kettle of boiling soft soap,
when the little one suddenly sprang cut of
her arms and fell headforemost into the
pot. The mother instantly plunged her
right arm down into the scalding soap
and brought forth her baby, dead, while
her arm was so badly burned and eaten
into by the boiling soap that amputation,
it was thought, would be inevitable.
"A church congregation in Petersburg,
Va, became weary of waiting for their
pastor, few nights ago, and dispersed
The Inder-AppeGJ asserts that some of
them, while on their way home, spied the
eXpounder of the Gospel through win
dow, seated in a parlor by the size of a
lady friend, apparently delighted with her
company, and seemingly forgetful Of the
fact that it was the night for holding the
church meeting, which he subsequently
admitted to he the case.
"A Topton correspondent writes: An
unusual event happened in this place last
week. Mr.. and Mrs Joshua Hinterleiter
were both born on the same day, month
and year, and were seventy-six years of
age. Recently, the old gentleman, after
a few days sickness, died of pneumonia.
The blow so affected Mrs. Hinterleiter,
whose health hitherto has been very fee
bic, that she, too, expired. They were
buried in the same coffin. This is the
first case of the kind in this vicinity for
many years.-Readjng (Pa.) Eagle.
Capt. B. F.Kimberly, of Denver, COL,
is the hero of strange adventure. He
was galloping $500-horse over the plains,
when, the animal shying to one side, he
was pitched out of the saddle, his right
foot being caught and held in one of the
stirrups. In his perilous position his
head was dragged over the rough ground
and dry cactus plants for a hundred yards
or more. In the meantime the Captain,
who is man of great nerve and powerful
build, had taken large knife from his
pocket, and, stretching his arm to its full
length, plunged the huge blade into the
several times the knife was buried to the
hilt. The brute finally came to a dead
stand-still, then gave sudden lunge, and
dropped dead, falling, of course, upon the
Captain, crushing one of his legs and in
f1icting other serious injuries. Capt.
Kimberly eXtricated himself from the
stirrup and the carcass and crawled mile
and'a quarter to the nearest house. His
injuries are very severe, if not dangerous.
"A frightful accident occurred about
nine o'clock yesterday morning at the
pork packing establishment OF Joy
Brothers, near the corner of Second
street and Bremen avenue. An emplOye
named Pierce Gantz was engaged in kill
ing hogs, and stood upon a staging,
which surrounded large vat OF boiling
water, in which the animals were plunged
when killed, to facilitate the work OF
cleaning. An enormous fat hog that was
being butchered died very hard, and in
its final struggle gave Gantz kick,
which knocked him directly into the vat
Of boiling water. His shrieks were
blOod-curdling, and several fellow-work-
men who ran to his assistance expert
enced considerable trouble III getting
him out, owing TO his agonized struggles.
When finally drawn upon the platform
he presented a frightful picture of boiled
flesh, and his means were most pitlful.
4 physician was summoned, who did
everything possible to alleviate his pain,
and he was then placed in a wagon and
taken to his home, which was not far dis
tant. 1t is feared that his injury will
prove fatal.-!St. Louis Globe Democrat,