Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-06-13
III HAPPENED TO BOWEN
No wonder That He Begins to sus-
peet That He Is UnluclSy.

No Wonder That He Begins to sus-
peet That He Is UnluclSy.
Walter E. Bowen Of Charleston, Ind,
has a number of narrow escapes to ms
credit. and he carries many scars, but
Notwithstanding his experiences ms
physical condition is good. Mr. Bowen
describes himself as my own Jonah.
Nearly every year since his fourth
birthday he has met with some acei-
dent which has confined him to his bed
for at least a month.
When Mr.. Bowen was but four years |
old, an angry turkey gobhler nearly
chopped" him to death. The next year
he was almost drowned in a branch by |
a young woman who attempted to toss
him from bank to bank. One year later
he was kicked through a stable window
by a mule, striking against scantling
The scantling rebounded, tossing Bow
en- back through the window, and he
was again knocked out by the mule.
The second time the boy failed to be re-
turned by the scantling, otherwise the
mule would have continued the game
indefinitely and until the boys life was
crushed out. That same year he was
found asleep in the woods with large
blacksnake wrapped about his body,
and it required careful work to kill
the snake without hurting the young
ster.
When he was seven years old, a COW
tossed him over a fence, breaking sew
erai ribs. a few weeks afterward he
fell into a creek and for the second
! time in his life narrowly escaped death
e by drowning. When he was eight years
old, young Bowen had broken one Of
: the hogs on his fathers farm to ride,
: and he invited the son Of a neighbor to
e q hogback ride, After his friend had
y been mounted Bowen bounded astFide
e an untamed animal. and with one wild
" Fwhooffr the animal plunged over a
l. fifty foot bluff into the creek below
with the boy on his back. The hog was
e hattened out like a pancake by the
If force Of the fall. but Bowen's fall was
10 broken by the animal underneath him
le and in u few weeks he was again able
If to roam in search of trouble.
Sc When he was nine years old, be wal
" attacked by a brood SOW, which tor
= every stitch Of clothing off his person
IL In his tenth year he was run over b,
an a wagon, Gripping him for months
IL For three successive years he escapes
de injury, and then he was struck owe
n the head with n garden rake and for
on time lowered between life and deaf
rt After his recovery he was well spriI
se killed. with bird shot while hunting.
Ut Some years ago Bowen went sOut
an to work as bricklayer, finding 10
of in Alabama. Immediately it bega
pie raining, never ceasing day or nigh
We and. becoming discouraged. he returnt
We to Indiana, only to find a letter follow
,ur ing him saying that the rain ceased in
be- mediately after his departure. VIII.
ION Bowen was appointed janitor Of Il
the school building he signalizcd his a
ga. pearance by falling into the wat
ign tank. but he knew how to swim al
or escaped drowning. Last week he f,
his from band wagon. suffering a fra
as tured skull, from which he is now co
to valescing. Bowen now says that he
,ed not only Il Jonah to himself, but also
in hoodoo While one of the unluckiG
lily men in town. however. he continu
ray one of the most popular.-IndianapO
ice. News.