New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-08-20
SERIOUS ACCIDENT.


A serious accident occurred at the
new school house in this city last Fri
day morning, soon after the men had
gone to work. That portion of the scat
folding on which Chas. Hers, of this
city, and J. G. Porter and Harry VIM
ters, of Mankato, were standing gave
way and the two first named fell to the
ground, q distance of some So feet.
The latter saved himself by.clinging to
a cornice until rope was lowered to
him from the roof, with which he was
lowered to the ground. Chas. Hers
struck the ground on his hip and right
side and then fell over sidewise, his
head striking the sharp corner of
rock. Mr.. Porter says that he struck
the ground on his feet and then fell ov-
er side-wise, his head also coming in
contact with rock. Both men were
insensible when picked up, and it was
feared that both had sustained fatal in-
juries. DR.. Berry was promptly on the
ground and administered restoratives
to the injured men. Mr.. Heers was
then carried home on door and Mr..
Porter was conveyed to the st. Alexan-
der's hospital. DR.. Berry states their
injuries to be as follows:
Chas. Heers, severe scalp wound on
right side of head, severe bruising OF
right hip and side, with conclusion.
His full recovery is only question
time.
j. G.. Porter, some internal injuries,
the nature of which will develope in q
few days. At present writing, Monday
fornoon, he is suffering from concus-
sion-of spinal cord, bowels and lungs,
but is doing well and his recovery is
confidently predicted, Mr.. Hers is
about rs years and unmarried. Mr..
Porter is so years and over and
has a.family dependent on him for sup
port. He is in poor circumstances and
purse of 1928 was last Saturday made
up for him by some of our citizens. We
understand that his co-laborcrs have al
so donated one days wages for his re-
lief.
We understand that Mr.. Porter was
warned of the unsafe condition of the
scaffolding, but he merely lauhged at
the idea. We also learn that on the
day previous to the accident there were
FIVE men on that part of the scaffolding
that gave way on Friday morning un-
der the weight of three men. The on
ly wonder is that the unfortunate men
were not killed outright The accident
is the result of gross carelessness on
the part of some one.
~. Thornton, of st. James, ap-
pears to be the coming candidate for
member of Congress on the Democrat
ic ticket from this district. Mr..
Thornton may be a very good man,
and he no doubt is, but Gov: Wake.
field has made such an able represen-
tative that the people Of the Second
district have no idea of making a
change. Not just yet.
A Democratic::county convention is
called to meet at the Court House in
this city on Monday, Sept. 1st, at 2
o'clock p. M, for the purpose of elect
ing five delegates to the Democratic
Congressional convention, which meets
at Mankato the Thursday following.
The several towns in the county will be
entitled to representation as follows:
New Ulm, z; Sleepy Eye, 4; Linden
and Home, 8 each; Burnstown, Milford,
Sigel, Eden, Lake Hanska, Cotton
wood and Albin, 2 each; Leavenworth,
Bashaw, Stately, North Star and Multi
ligan, each.
The Mankato Dairy Produce Elk.
change proposes to make a large dis
play of dairy products at the New Or
leans International Exposition. It's
managers are confident that it's men,
bers can make as good butter as can
be made any where, and can
take more than its proportion of the
$4,000 of prizes offered for products
of the dairy. An exhibit must consist
of at least one tub or frkin from a
single dairy and FIVE from a creamery.
There will be good market at New
Orleans for all dairy products sent
there. The freight will cost very lit
tie, and round trip ticket for an ex-
hibitor, $25 or less. The exchange
will give reward to every member
who makes an exhibit, and an addi-
tional prize to every member who
takes an exposition prize.