Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-08-26
SOMEWHAT STRANGE.
ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS OF
EVERYDAY LIFE.
queer Facts and Thrilling Adven-
lures Which Sho,v That Truth is
Stranger Than Fiction.

lures Which Show That Truth is
Stranger Than Fiction.
On small island in the extreme south
Of the island empire of Japan, where a
few thousand peasants and fishermen live
in isolation, are two curious little viii
lagos, and in these are two schoolhouses
with romantic history, says the Illustra-
ted News. They represent unselfish
kindness, gratitude, international good
will, missionary spirit, and practical
sense in its manifestation. In Septem-
Der, 1885, the American bark Cashmere
was wrecked in cyclone some two hun
dred miles off the Japanese coast. Seven
sailors in the only ships boat that was
saved reached this island after intense
Suffering, while three sailors and the cap
tain's little son remained on the wreck.
1t drifted so near to the coast that they
escaped on raft and reached village
near that inhabited by the seven sailors
All were nearly dead from exposure and
famine but the gspaness islanders
treated them with such kindness that all
recovered, and ON arriving at San Fran
cisco were earnest in asking that some
thing be done to award their benefactors.
Horace F. Cutter, of San Francisco, pre-
pared q memorial which was extensively
signed and presented in Congress by
Senator Jones, OF Nevada. The govern
ment sent gold medals to the principal
rescuers, and 5000 was voted to the two
villages-Anjio and Isaki On the rec
ommendation of Minister Swift the
money was used to endow two schools,
and photographs of the two buildings
have recently been forwarded to Mr.. Cut
ter. The island is Tanega-Sima, thirty
miles from the main island of Kin-Sin,
and the native photographer had to travel
seventy five miles from Kagoshima to
take the pictures. They are quite up
to the standard of San Francisco art,
and were paid for by the japanese gov
eminent. In each village the people
have set up a monument by the school
house "to commemorate the goodness Of
the people of the United States.
JUDGE J. B. Bowman, who lives near
Marlborough, KY, gave correspondent
an account of wonderful snake fight
that he recently witnessed. He was
going through strip of woodland on
the way to his wheat field, when his at
tention was attracted by peculiar noise
near his pathway. Looking in the direc-
ton whence the sound proceeded he OBJ.
served blacksnake and a rattlesnake
twined together in deadly combat The
blacksnake was wound about its venom
Gus enemy, endeavoring to squeeze the
life out of him. The judge became an
eager spectator of the novel combat.
Ever and anon the rattlesnake would
bite the blacksnake. Then a remarkable
thing would occur. The blacksnake, as
soon as bitten, would uncoil him.
self, dart for small bush and bite of
one of the leaves. He would moisten il
in his month, press out the juice, apply
it to the bitten place and then return tc
his enemy again. This was repeated
several times until finally the blacksnake
squeezed the life out of the RATHER.
Judge Bowman say IS he never kills black.
snakes. He says it is their mission and
one they greatly enjoy, to destroy all the
venomous serpents they can find. The
Judge has pet blacksnake that stays il
his barn and keeps away all the rats and
mice.
AN accident so peculiar that similar
one rarely comes into the scope of a
physicians practice came to the attention
of Doctor WAGNER, of Bridgeport, w
Va, few days ago. Thomas Lowry, q
miner, was working entirely alone in q
coal mine owned by Clark Patterson, out
from the National pike short distance
A large ledge of soapstone fell on Mr.
Lowry, breaking his thigh and bruisinl
his body most painfully in many places
The stone falling on him put out hi
light, leaving him far in the mine il
darkness. He could not reach tn,
matches to relight his lamp, but afte
painful, Intellectual efforts the wounded
man finally got hold of his drill, which
lay at some distance. and pred tn,
heavy stone from his broken limb. The
coal cart was some distance away. but h,
succeeded In lifting his broken leg int,
it, and with his well limb guided tn
car to the mouth of the bank, where h
called for help. Doctor Wagner, VIII,
dressed the injuries says he has seldom
known of such an exhibition of nerve.
MARTIN URToN and Will Meadow
tell the champion snake story of the sea
ton, says the Banning (Cal) Herald
While in the fields they heard commo
ton in the grain and soon saw tw,
snakes writhing and twisting in morta
combat. On closer view it proved to b
rattlesnake and red racer fighting 70
dear life. The racer had the rather
neck in his mouth, and was making al
heroic effort to swallow him. The
struggled for some time, and at last tn
rattlesnake's head began to disappea
down the throat Of the racer. He twist
cd and ratified furiously, but of no avail
he was "strictly in it, with a vengeance
When about two thirds of the rattle
had disappeared, the two men caugh
bo.h snakes and tried TO take them 4
town, but the racer became angry at be
ing disturbed, and after several effort
at last disgorged his repast.
IL Wndham County, Connecticut
lives Hulitt Hazewell who for twenty
five years has made his home among IN
branches Of an ancient chestnut tree o
farm owned by him 10 has the repu
tation ol being well of, and bis rcsideuc
in the trcet0p is the result OF bet mad
ia 1865 that Horatlo Seymour woHld %