Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-07-17
CASUALTIES.

PAUL TYLEY, an old resident of Dy.
ersville, Iowa, was drowned there July
10th by falling into an open sewer.
A TERRIFIC storm swept over northern
Ohio, southern Michigan, Indiana and
through chat latitude July 11th.
,JHAs. OBRIEN and Jacob Andrews,
aged II and 16, were instantly killed by
lightning at Upper Sandusky, O., July
10jb.
A YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, special Of July
11th says: The stock-house Of the Him
rod furnace company, fell yesterday
morning. Loss about $4,000. Five
men injured; none fatally.
A DARLINGTON, Wis, telegram of July
11th says Louis Nodoif, farmer in Bel.
mont township, cutting hay with mow-
ing machine, this afternoon. ran over
his son, 10 years old, cutting off both
legs below the knees.
A WILKEsBARRE, Pa dispatch ofJuly
11th says Aug. Helker, engineer, and
Ed. Knuu, fireman, were killed by q
misplaced switch, throwing the. engine
down an embankment.
AT Evansville, Ind, yesterday, says q
dispatch OF July 18th, Mrs. DR.. ]. w.
Irwin, a bride Of only seven weeks,
committed suicide. Her husband is a
prominent physician and the awful blow
was keenly felt. II is thought Mrs
Irwin was temporarily insane.
A BALTIMORE special of the 125h inst,
says the explosion Of boiler in the box
factory of Adams & Silzer, Law street,
demolished the boiler house, a three
story adjoining, and the rear wall of the
factory, wrecking the contents; por-
ton of the boiler fell two squares away.
Aug. Silger, one of the proprietors, and
Henry Unrlch, the engineer, were
killed.
| A CINCINNATI, dispatch of July 10th
says: During a heavy thunder storm
this afternoon, two cCuntrymen on
their way to the city with wagons load
| ed with green corn for the market.
took refuge under bridge near Cali
fornia, Ohio. The lightning struck the
bridge and killed both men and their
| four horses.
A HOLLAND, Mich, dispatch Of July
10th, says: This forenoon, during a
thunderstorm, Albertus Hacksema,
living four miles east of this place, took
shelter in Il barn with his daughter.
On opening the door to run home, the
daughter Martha, aged 10, was struck
by lightning and killed instantly. No
marks were visible on her body.
A WINoNA dispatch of July 10Th says:
| Sherwood Crook, son of Rev. Dr.
Crook, of this city, a boy II years old,
was drowned while bathing in the river
last night, being carried by the swift
current under raft. His body, which
has just been recovered, will be sent to
GAINESVILLE, O., for interment.
A PALMYRA, Wis, special of July / 1th
SAYS one of the Oldest settlers of the
place, Mrs. F. Mccarthy, aged76 years
was walking on the track near the switch
west of this station, yesterday morning
when the pilot of the Monroe express
then due, struck and hurled Ter from
the track, causing instant death.
A BoDIE, CAL, dis,e,atch of July 11tf
says the powGer-magazine near the ole
Standard Incline works was blown tc
atoms, and everything leveled to the
ground yesterday. The Summit works
a short distance off, were shattered t.
pieces. Many men were killed; th,
number is not known at this writing
About twenty wounded men have beel
found thus far. 1t is not known hoy
many, if any, have been injured in th,
shaft and underground wooks.
A SEVERE wind and rain storm passed