Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-07-02
CASUALTIES.

The steamer Gen Lytle was sunk in
the Ohio river, near Cincinnati, June
Oath.
MARY RUETER, wife of German gar
dener, near indianapolis, was frighten-
ed to death by tramp, June 26th.
SAYS McGregor. Iowa, dispatch of
June Oath: George Van Dyke, farmer
near Lana, while wrestling yesterday
had his neck broken
A SOUTH BEND, Ind, special Of June
25h, says: John Boyle, foreman at
Notre Dame, fell into one Of the venti-
lating f1ues of the new university yester-
day and sustained probably fatal in
iuries. His home is in WATERFOWL,
Wis.
AT Brooklyn. Iowa, June Oath, Cyrus
Benton, boy II years of age, in COM
pany with some other boys, boarded a
freight train to ride to Victor, when they
were discovered and ordered of. In
getting off be fell under the cars and
had both legs cut off, from the effects of
which he died in about three hours.
A DISPATCH from Eaton Rapids, Mich
L
living near Charlesworth, was riding
with man named Reppeman on a
load of shingles, to visit her parents, a
bunch of shingles fell off, which fright
ened the team into running away,
throwing the woman and her child un-
der the wheels. The child's head was
crushed and the woman's neck broken.
She lived about an hour.
REPORTS on June 9th from Dallas,
Iowa, say that Tuesdays storm was the
worst known in that section. Not a
bridge is in place in the county, and
the grain is nearly all destroyed. In
Adair county William A. Anderson was
killed by lightning. The North river
rose so quickly, near Casey, that the
bridge-builders were unable to save
their wagons and tools, which were
swept away. Near Polk City, Polk
county, the dwelling-house of Joseph
Rohr turned over several times with
the family inside, who were badly hurt.
On June 25th special coach attached
to the Atlantic express on the Lake
Shore & Michigan South ern, when near
ing Buffalo was thrown from the track.
This car contained funeral party from
Dayton, O., bound for Medina, N. Y.
Some SIX Or eight persons were injured
severely, among whom was 0. E. Britt,
of Milwaukee, for many years general
freight agent of the Chicago, Milwaukee
& St. Paul railway. First reports said
Mr.. BIRTHS spine was broken, but later
accounts stated there was hopes of his
recovery, as mis- injuries were not as
bad as at first supposed.
AN Atlanta, Georgia, telegram Of June
23d says the dwelling house OF ]. F.
Reynolds, near Jonesboro, was destroy
ed by fire last night, and in it were
burned his daughter and sister-in-law,
young girls of Is and Is years. The
fire originated in their room, which
was locked on the inside. They were
SO blinded or bewildered that they could
not open the door, although Reynolds,
who had been awakened by the roaring
flames, called to them, and tried to
break the door in. He then went to
save bis wife, and barely succeeded in
getting her out. He was very badly
burned, and it is feared fatally.
AT Mendoza, ILL.,, June Goth, while
Louis Sicka, the foreman, and some OF
the employees of the Mendoza brewery
were searching for leakage in the
boiler, az iron plug burst from the fue,
and a stream of steam, seventy-five
pounds pressure, struck Adolph
Stadel, who was leaning directly over
! it at the time, scalding him