The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-07-18
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lrss lwinse rainr II ,wh. the wife ri
hamnrl Miller, III Nilliamrlwrt, Nil
topk a smoke. shr rn. the pire aside
wilhoa, rmMsinr she nshrr. IN M
hour The l,irW ha,l ~, ihe l,rMse ~ ilre.
Mira. Miller MAS burned ~ death anil the
lnnsr reduced ~ nnl,et
Nrlsos EsAss, whose heme WAS thrss
miles wrsi III North Manchester, Ind
attempted IL ~ ho~n into veil. When
Ahon, half way lown tnnl mir ovcrpnw'
rsr,l him, anil he fell IL the bolloin, =
distance II thirty fert. Another man
tried IL rescue Nelson, and hc, Ion. Rol
down mlnnt hali way, whrn hin strength
gavc way and hu frll IN top NJ Mellon
They we're bnlh fsllcd out hy rupees
but vii probably lie.
An awful accident occurred II Jane,
Burns, MI lrisIlmAn, 5O years old, 4,
Fayetteville. w., last week. While h
WINS working On \ railroad, high hAnl
cAvcd md buried him 10 tho chin
spreading his legs ~ lar apart that h,s
l,otly WAS ,plit two inches deep, The
wound, which wAs hye inches long, wA,
iillad with sand, tho removal ii which
cA,isel him exsFnciMlink pain. Tho 10
cidenl will probably ~ fatal.
WmiLk Andrew banks, 4 we'll knowf
farmer u Cedar county, Iowa, wAs driy
ing across creek l,e discovered ,
mnskral. In undertaking 10 biz thu
animal h. fell out ri thu wagon, striking
the pack ri his neck on TIM enA III ,
plank. ne wAs unable ~ yet mp and
remained there until assistance arrived
when II WA found that he WAS complete
ly pMraly xetl, In which condition hu I'm,
remained ever nincu. Ho III pcrlectly
conscious, Int hns mn feeling In hi,
body, aud eannot, tho doctors way, ~
cover.
A LAWRENCE KAN, paper tells how
Il fisherman wan caught by fish. "A
singular ease Ut drowning happened
here this morning A aolorcd man
named Charles Williams, wAs engaged
fishing Ia thu knnnaA river, near ths
falls, and, wl,ilc assisting ~ land 4 lnrRt
eatiIsll, lie was drawn IN the flood bs.'
low, and VII attempt. IL secure his body
llave beei, unsuccessful. II hAs beell
| the custom vi thu fishermen IN wade
Into tlle stream, and when they hay.
found y large iish, spear. connected
with rope which " stt.rletl u
Tho wrist, IL plunged into its hack
Sometimes lhe fish. II he be large ono
maker y desperate strmggle before llu |,
landed. This wa. ono III those eAAes
| Williams failed 10 slip tho loop which
was about lis wrist and lot tho ii.l, 20
] CniiiAil l.nyu been taken from the Kan
aAs river lera weighing from itl 10 I'M
pounds.
| Mrs AMY MAY, III Eidfed, nes,
bradford, Ia, WINS killed lay lightning
! III singular manner. bhc VIVA ri the
Farr boarding house. The electric cur.
rent toncl,ed tl,e ridge III the hOnse
mud passed to the hnlataad upon which
Mr. ltalfur.l, Milo wns sick with tho ",
plsid feser. WAS tossing. Tho bedstead
was shattered. bnt, instead of beine
hurt, Mr.. HAlforl wAs made slm0st well
by the shock. From tile second floor
where Mr.. Hsilord w.A. tho huld pAssed
! 10 the room below. killed Miss May and
set the house on iira. When tls ttamel
had linen eAtingnishad, DR.. q. H. lteet
examined thu young ladys body. II,
found that thu bolt, elsnoing from he
head 10 tho left shoulder, passed dow,
thu spine " thu so,atie nerves 0f th,
limbs. Tho limbs were se0rched ant
the hrsh broken on i,oth ankles. Tn
dark dress. trimmed with velvet. whicl
ihe unfortunate girl wore, wss bAall,
torn. The shoes which incased ha
feet were completely d.moralissd. rh
lower half ri the right 0ne wAx divides
lengtlwtse. ~ II IL l,al been ent with
knife. One halt of thu upper part WI
missing. Tho loft shoe wss turn fror
lin tim IN thu heal