The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-03-24
The Accident Fiend.
or moving accidents by flood and GeId-
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Near Tuscola, IL, on the l5,h, while
some men we're at work in the field u
thunderstorm came up and the men start,
ed for barn 200 yards off On the way n
tramp, who had just comc up aud joined
The Others, was struck by lightning ana
instantly killed. The fluid entered his hat,
passed down his abdomen and LETT LEG, and
out Of his loot. There WAS nothing on
his person by which he could lie idcn-
titled.
Near Venice, Ohio, on the 10th, Herman
klohn, Il farmer, put kettle of coal tar
on the stove in his residence, and went
out leaving his wife and one child in the
house. The tar soon boiled over and Mis-.
Klohn in attempting to lift the kettle of
The stove dropped it, The tar caught fire,
the flames communicating TO her clothing
AID that OF her child, burning both OF
them IN such u manner that both have
since died. The horrible feature Of the
hll6ll Ia kuh- lhC pun WbifiiH WblIC WI III.
ing in agony from her frighiful burns
gave birth te well,developed but still
bern child, whose little body was perfect
mass OF blisters, the result OF the mothers
injuries.
Near Nebraska City Neb., on the 10th,
Jacob Wurtel, young German in the EN-.
ploy Of Richard West, farmer, was sent
to the field to pow. Not coming IN at
noon, search was made, and his dead
body found near the team, mangled almost
beyond recognition The theory is that
Wurtel became entanglcd in the lines, and
the team trampled him to death.
AT Clinton, Iowa, on Monday freight
train coming east on the Chicago and
Northwestern Road was derailed by a MS
placed switch. The locomotive and ten
caIs of i've stock were dIiched. The en-.
glnecr, George Smith, and brakeman
named Merlz we're both killed. The fire
man was bur, and good many head of
stock were killed or manned.
On Saturday, at the Eau Claire lumber
camp, W isconsln, Andrew Anderson was
Instantly killed by having his neck broken
hy falling tree.
At Baltimore oa Monday Eli Lachs was
fatally shot iu his store by man to whom
he was selling a pIsto'.
Ca Sunday Julius Dcusierhotl, while
skif- riding on Peoria lake, was caught in
he gale and drowned, making the second
one who met that fate. Three Others
uames unknown, who hired pleasure boats
are missing, and i, is feared they were
lost.
On Tuesday morning an old couPl,
named Metal, residing at Manteno, mile'
south of Peotoue, H., were found dead il
bed from the effects OF gas poisoning from
hard coal stove, which they failed Il
close properly the night before. Three
Young men upstairs narrowly escaped
death also, but by prompt assistance iron
three physicians they were resuscltated.
While attempting to cross Bull Creek, II
Kankakee county, in q boat, on Monday
Ben Hsy hurst was drowned. He leaves
wife and several children, who are great!
bcreft. He is related to large circle O
friends about Grant Park and Shcrburn-
vile
On Monday the ferry boat that runs
across the Kankskee River at Wilmington
sunk in the middle of the river with ,hir
teen passengers on board. The curren
was so swift at that point that 1t was will
difficulty that the passengers were rescued
A report says that three lives were lost
The cold weather of Sunday extended a
far "a Baltimore. Two oyster boats col
liding in the bay on Sunday night, on
was sunk, and IN the morning the captain
and two men were found lsshed In the rig
cling, one frozen 10 deslh. -Four other
that were not dashed we're drowned.