Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-08-01
CASUALTIES.

Frank Kelly. "a. was killed at
Amsterdam. N. r. while trying to
Jump on a freight train.
Noah Garrett and the horse which
he was riding we're killed by lightning
near o1ingsville. KY.
James Bailey of Jefferson. o.. was
killed by the cars at a crossing in Ash
tabusa, o.
William Phillip. while swimming in
the Chikaska. near Milan. Kan. was
drowned.
Eddie Bowen, 10 years old. was killed
az North McGregor. Iowa. while riding
on a freight car being switched.
Sedgwick Saunders and Henry Clark
were instantly killed at a grade cross
ing of the West Jersey road at Vine
land. N. J..
The S-weeks-oid child of F. Butt of
6O9 Sixth street. Milwaukee,. was killed
by falling from a baby carriage into a
cellar way.
j. ]. Bell. a white miner. who had
voted in nearly every state in the I'M
ion, was killed in a railroad wreck at
Smiths Mines, Ala.
viii Deiven, aged %, a member of an
Englewood camping party. accidentally
shot himself at Davis station, Ind. He
lived two hours.
Jonas p. Johnson of Bloomington, Ill.
was run over by a switch engine and so
badly injured that he died soon after.
He was a coal miner.
Patrick Farion. foreman of the fence
gang on the Nickel Plate road, was
struck by a train near Ashtabula, Ohio,
and probably fatally injured.
Arthur Melcher, aged %, the son of a
~well-known business man of Milwaukee.
was drowned al Pewaukee lake, while
bathing. The body was not recovered.
George Foley of Ottawa, ILL.,, was
struck by a train near La Sale and
thrown into the canal. He died on the
way to the hospital. one arm and a leg
being cut off.
Joseph Fogle was shot and fatally
wounded by Gilbert Bowermaster at OF
tawa. Ill. Bowermaster was exhibiting
a new revolver when it was accidentally
discharged.
]. Fred Temple. a civil engineer in
the employ OF the Choetaw, Oklahoma
and Gulf railway. was accidentally
drowned while bathing In the reservoir
at South McAilister. L. T..
Neis Hocu:n Of Chicago. connected
with HeaSh g. Miilgan. was drowned
In the Fox river at ottawa. ILL.,. while
bathing. Ia jumped from a high rock
and landed upon his head in twenty
inches OF water.
WiJis worthIey. aged 8. was drowned
IN LAX Michigan at Michigan City
while bs.taing.
Jacos 4. Horn5ack was drowned while
nshius In h sangamon river. near
Athena. Iii. He was 50 years old.
Jacob Fink. aged S.. a farmer near
NH Creek. Ill. was kicked In the breast
by q mule and died of his injuries.
William Hutton. a liveryman OF Han
nibats Mo-, fell from q train In the
indian territory, and was instantly
killed.
Ameas Curry. a Hagman on the Big
Four at Grove Sidings, ILL.,, sat down
on the track and e to sleep. He was
run over by a train and killed .
The n-year-oid daughter OF Charles
Tenner. a Unicoi county. Tennessee
FARMER. was killed and his son fatally
injured in a runaway accident.
C Cameron, aged so, OF Hills.
boro. ILL.,. while hauling sheaf oats fell
from the load and was run over by his
wagon. His death resulted in two
hours.
Hose art No. IS of the Philadelphia
department upset while going to a fire.
j. S. Ryder was killed n Passmore
Collins, William Murphy, Daniel O'Con-
nell and John McGlnnn severely injured.
John Strinski, injured in the Ericsson
accident, died al New London, Conn.
lightning struck the dry goods store
Of McGrath & Wilcox at Amboy. ILL.,,
setting it or fire and causing a loss OF
$4,000
Strickley & Co.'S store and the resi-
dences of Lee Jones. J. P. Motherwell
and John Markstrom. at Bingham.
Utah. We're destroyed by fire. Loss, S2e,-
600, covered by insurance.
Fire at G~reenville, Tenn, destroyed
the New York Rocket store. the jew
elry house Of Rosenbaum & Co. the
hall of the Greenville bank and a small
grocery store. Loss, $4,000; insurance,
$4,000.