The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-09-05
Chicago Happenings.

Charles NJ. Chase, wealthy farmer
from Dundee, was thrown from South
Halsted street car and seriously injured.
Frank NemeZek, Il sawyer was
Killed by falling upon rip saw which
was in operation at the Palmer planning
MIL. He died on the way to the hospi-
tai.
The steamship Senator, which ar
rived at Seattle from Nome, reports the
Morrison of rs West Sixty-secOnd
street, Chicago, by natives.
J.. {. Lefever, about 80 years old,
committed suicide yesterday by taking
morphine at the foot of the Lincoln
monument in Lincoln park. He died
shortly after reaching the German hos
pital.
Michael Papinski, b years old. was
whlrled around on a shaft for several
seconds and was so severely injured that
he is in critical condition at his home
1t was nearly two hours before he was
able to speak.
Ten imported horse; were destroyea
in a fire which burned the south half
of the Union Stockyards and aTransia
company. The animals were valued az
about $40 each. and were the property
of E. II. Stahleman.
Abe Shapiro, a 9-year-old bog.
and fell to the pavement in front Of n
horse and buggy. The animal tram
pied on him. breaking several bones and
injuring him internally. He may not re-
cover
In view of Potter Palmer's residence
in the Lake Shore drive, John Swanson.
barber, swallowed carbolic acid and
then threw himself On the grass to die
IN agony. Swanson had been despond-
cnt for some time.
While plastering in the elevator
shaft of Siegel, Cooper d Co.'S basement
Dominick Norton was crushed by the
descending car His left hip was frac-
tufed and he received internal injuries.
At the county hospital the physicians
said he would recover Norton is 81
years old.
After shooting his wife while she
stood in the doorway of their home, Jo-
seph Sedelecak, woodworker, turned
the weapon upon himself and sent bull
let into his right temple. Both man ana
wife were taken to st. Elzabeths hos
pital. The physicians attending them
say they will recover. Mrs Sedeecak
was shot in the back of the head lust
below the left ear.
While signhangers were strengthen
ing the fastenings on large electric
sign. recently put up for A. L. Sercomb
~ w. oiSH. weighing ScftTd1 Hull
dred pounds, slipped from the grasp of
the men handling it and crashed against
the State street side OF the building.
running the sign completely and endan-
gering the safety Of the passersby below.
The sign was valued at $500.
r. Phillip Gormully, president and
treasurer Of the Gormully & Jeffrey
Manufacturing company, one of the
largest bicycle manufacturing establish
ments of the country and one Of Chica-
COS most prominent residents, died at
the Windsor hotel, Montreal, Canada
Mr.. Gormully was visiting Montreal on
one of his annual tours of the country
He had been i'll for the last four years
with a complication of diseases.
Alfred Becker is at ST. Elizabeth's
hospital suffering from what is believed
to be toadstool poisoning. The doctors
say he will recover.
H. l.. Barnett was painfully burned
while trying to eXtinguish a fire which
started in basement of building. The
fire department put out the fire after
damage to the amount Of $500 had been
done