Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-13
LACONOA NOTES.
Early History-So II.

long chapter Of accidents might be
written up. were all the facts known, or
called Ia mind. About fifty years ago the
man who ran the WOODEN mill suddenly dis
appeared. and no trace of him could be
! found. About four years atterwaTd. dur
ing a tTrShUt, his body was washed out
from under the Tucks between the two
bridges west of the shops. lie is supposed
! to have committed suicide or tn have been
accidentally drowned and his body washed
under and lodged in the cave under the
cd office and extra room of the prrSrI I
time. Ii is not generally known that in an
early day large cave and apartments were
| found under said buildings. divers having
| explored them some distance. When the
shops burned some of the timberS drifted or
were washed into the mouth by high water,
partially filling up the space.
! In 1861 two ladies were taking an early
morning drive having r very fine horse and
buggy. They started To cross the old bridge;
near the shop their horse took fright and
began backing and trying to turn around.
! The sides of the bridge then was weak
railing. Martin J.. Rice then with Dane
/ x Co, happened t0 be- near and assisted the
Ladies out of their buggy, and an instant
/ later the horse. in his struggles, backed the
buggy through the railing; horse, buggy and
all, hut the ladies. went to the bottom of the
creek. The horse was drowned and the
buggy wrecked.
November -. 1861. one Of the grindStOneS
| in James +. Dane X Co shop. weighing
about 100 pounds burst with great violence
! throwing one half entirely out of the build
| ing through a window. The other part
went in an opposite direction alighting in
! tha ,,,aylipar,s III k,rN
who, fortunately, had stepped into another
room, thereby saving his life. The ston,
was making about 1000 revolutions pei
minute and the fragments crushed every
thing in their way.
In August, 1871, Thompson. the little sol
of George Alexander, aged about
nine years. was accidentally browne,
in Buck creek, between the bridges above
mentioned. IL was some hours before the
child was missed, but the news soon spread
and a general search was made. The peo
pie became greatly excited. The first daN
and night passed away without any trace 0t
the boy. The creek was dragged. but beng
very deep, was unsuccessful. The next day
a cannon was brought from the city anG
dOuhe-charged and fired over where the
corpse was supposed Ia be in hopes of rails.
ing it, but all failed. At last som,
one suggested to get lOOking-glaSs and
hold it SO that the sun would reflect upon
the bottom and the body was discovered and
soon raised.
/ About the same year - lS7l-Charlie
/ Hause was foreman of the wagon shop.
owned by John Wardrr, and one day he was
caught in the machine and crippled for life.
one leg being badly broken.
/ In 1874 Mrs NJ. ID. Hartford was thrown
( from her buggy and injured internally. 81
/ that her life was in danger for some
/ time, aDd no doubt FASTENED her death
which occurred Nov. II. 1879.
! In February, 1850, Geo. Alexander met
with a terrible accident in the shop. that
| crippled him for life. He was running a
/ cutoff saw and caught his right wrist, and
nearly severed it from the hand
/ January IA, 1850, John II. Bahb, who
boarded in this place fell from a bridge in
| Springfield, and was killed
| All will remember vividly the tragic
death of George 5. Field. instantly killed
by his team running away and throwing
/ him upon the sidewalk. near the High street
I bridge February -, 1856. Never were our
citizens more shocked or deeper sympathy
1 shown for a family than upon this occasion.
/ George being known and respected by
/ everybody in the community
| Many more accidents might he given, but
| these must suffice for this chapter