New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-07-09
AsChaptersof Accidents.
CHILD KILLED.

a ChapteR q Accidents.
s CHILD KILLED.
The FAMILY Of John Schmitt in the
town Of Col tonWOod met with a sad te-
5reavement a few days ago. The father
and mother were driving towards their
house when the children ran forth to
meet them and the smallest one, I'M.
noticed by it's parents, got under the.
wagon wheels and was instantly killed.
ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING.
The eldest son Of Henry Keller, Of
the firm Of Kiesling, Keller & Co., had
a narrow escape from death on the
Fourth. A son Of Mr.. Conrad Hueb.
ner was explaining the merits Of a
loaded pistol to him when the plagued
thing was discharged, the ball accident
ally grazing young Keller's cheek
and passing through his right ear.
Had the ball passed one inch farther
to the left young Keller would have
been killed instantly. This is another
warning to parents not to allow their
young hopefuls to handle or carry
dangerous weapons. What business
has boy of between IL and IA years
of age with a loaded revolver, any,
how?
RUN OVER. BY A HORsEMAN.
While the procession on the Fourth
Of July was passing through Minnesota
street one of the horsemen that
brought up the rear Of the procession
accidentally rode down young son Of
Mrs. Dietrich who was endeavoring 70
cross the street in front Of him. AL
though the horse stepped upon the boy
we believe he was not seriously hurt.
THE CIRCLE SAW.
We regret to learn that our former
depot agent J. B. Russell, now in the
apiarian supply business at Amherst,
Wis, met with an accident a short
time ago, He was getting out some
| stock for bee hives when his left hand
came in contact with the circle saw,
severing his little finger and badly
mangling the remaining ones, We
learn that his partner in the business
| met with similar accident
CUT WITH A sCYTHE.
The little fve-year-old son of Ernst
Fritsche in the town of Cottonwood
badly cut one Of his feet last week by
stepping on scythe which bad been left
lying in the grass. The little fellow
was brought to town on the Fourth
and Dr.. Berry dressed the wound. This
boy seems to be particularly unfortn-
nate, having had one of hislegs broken
in two places three years ago.
HAND CAR ACCIDENT.
On the afternoon of the Fourth Mr..
M. Gratz and some of his section men
and their wives were returning from
the city to Redstone on 4 hand car.
After the Car had got fairly on to the
trestle leading to the bridge Mr.. Cas-
mer Heart, who was pumping at the
front end of the car, suddenly slipped
his hold on the pump handle and fell off
backwards through the trestle work to
the ground, Assistance of about Is feet.
In the fall Mr.. Heart broke one of his
legs above the knee by coming in con-
tact with the timbers, besides being
bruised otherwise. DR.. Berry was
called who reduced the fracture. Had
Mr.. Heart fallen off before they reached
the trestle he would certainly have
been killed, as the car was heavily load
ed and going at good speed.
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
The Watertown Independent says
that q terrible and most heart rending
occurrence took place Friday, June
Goth, three miles from Scotland, Dako-
ia. Zetus Brow coming from Yank.
ton, saw near the road span of horses
and 4 yoke of cattle lying on the prairie
near the road. He went nearer to
them and found Jacob Sieler lying by
the horses on his back dead, with the
lines in his hand. Near the plow sat
his two little boys, unable to rise. He
took them into his wagon and from
there to their house, they scarcely
knowing what had befallen them. They
were struck by lightning. Others soon
assembled, and as remedy put the
boys limbs into the ground covering
them with earth. The death of Mr..
Sieler and the horses and cattle was
simultaneous. The horses lay in the
harness and the cattle in the yoke just
as they were hitched to the plow. His
dog also lay there dead in the same
position, all lying with their feet to.
ward the east, This is the most ter.
rible visitation Of lightning we have
ever known.
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