Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-06-07
HURLED INTO A GORGE.
Well-KnoWn Kenosha Artist Has
a Narrow Escape.
WAS ON HONEYMOON.
One Horse Killed and Carriage Smashed
to Kindling-Accidents and Es-
capes in Wisconsin.

Kenosha, Wis, June 5.-[Special. i
Mrs. George Sheldon Smile, a we'll
known kenOsha artist and teacher, had
most remarkable escape from death
near Central City, Colo, last Thursday,
when she fell 200 feet over the edge of
a canon and was rescued after she had
chung to a protrudng rock for more than
ten minutes. Mrs. Smillie is now in a
hospital at Central City, and will re-
cover.
Mrs. Smillie was formerly Miss Mar
iorfe AdamsOn of this city, and she was
married to Mr.. Smile, prominent New
York artist, on Easter Sunday. They
had gone to the mountains of Colorado
to spend their honeymoon. Mrs. Smile
had been noted as q horsewoman, ana
on Thursday morning she started out
for drive. Her husband was with her,
but after a short time Mr.. Smile start
ed up mountain.
While he was gone the horses became
frightened and started to run. Mrs.
Smillie was unable to stop them and in
their fury they dashed over the edge
Of the canon. Horses, carriage and the
woman fell in a heap into the water at
the bottom OF the canon, which was
swollen by rains until it was a torrent.
One of the horses was killed and the
NCulC1e WAS DIOhcu lltO Mis-.
Smile in some miraculous manner was
thrown far out into the stream and es
capped practically unhurt. Carried down
by the stream she managed to catch a
large rock.
Her husband saw the accident and got
help. Mrs. Smile was secured with
cable.
Old Mans Mad Ride on Train.
Kenosha, Wis, June 5.-[SpeciaI.l-
With his muscles strained to their ut
most, an old man from Waukegan was
removed at Zion City from the rear steps
of one Of the vestibuled coaches of 4
North-W estern limited train going north.
He was clinging for over six miles to
the hand rail of the coach to which he
could not gain entrance, his feet with
barely q hold on the steps Of the car,
which was going at high rate of speed.
The man bought ticket for kenosha
at the Waukegan station and stopped to
talk to the agent Meantime the train
that he desired to take had started and
he bolted out of the waiting room in time
to seize the hand rail of the last car.
Struggling, he got his feet on the steps
also. but the vestibule stopped further
progress.
He was seen by the depot policeman
and office force at Waukegan and mes
sage was sent on to Beach, but too late
to have the limited stopped. The Beach
operator transmitted the message to Zion
City and here the limited was signaled
and slowed down.
The man was almost under the train.
His hands had stiffened and had to be
lQosened from the rail. He was barely
able to hang on.
At Beach he narrowly scaled the coal
station, which is close to the track. He
must have avoided it by the space of
barely two inches.
Cars Tumble; Two Occupants Escape.
Florence, Wis, June 5.-[SpeciaI.]-
An ore train struck broken rail on its
way from Stambaugh, five cars and the
caboose being hurled down 75-foot en-
bankment into the Brule river Two
brakemen occupied the caboose, and al
though the car turned complete somer-
sault in the air and landed in the middle
of the river, neither of the men received
q scratch. The locomotive and eight cars
remained on the track Conductor NJ
Reed, being on the engine, escaped.
Sting of Fin Is Fatal.
Mayville, Wis, June [SpeciaI.1-
Robert Kliefoth of Far:nersville, IA years
old, caught a large carp, and in loosen
ing the fish from his hook one of the fins
penetrated the boys hand. In a few
days the hand and arm began to swell
blood poisoning setting in. Medical aid
CouIu uOI save the youth.
Velocipede Is Wrecked.
Chippewa Falls, Wis, June 5.-TSpe-
cial. IL. B. Glenn, lineman, and T. ".
Blodgett, roadmaster for the Wisconsin
Central railway, returning from Irvine
on gasoline road velocipede, were badly
injured, the machine leaving the track
and going into ditch
Farmer Hurled Sixty Feet.
Neenah, Wis, June 5.-[Special. Am
interurban car on the Oshkosh-Neenah
line struck a farm wagon driven by John
Miller, reducing the wagon to kindling
wood. Mr.. Miller was hurled sixty feet,
landing in a ditch. He was not fatally
hurt. One Of the horses was killed.
Lineman Hooked by His Arm.
Green Bay, Wis, June 5-[ Special. !
While working from an electric light pole
adjusting wires, Harry Fish, an employe
Of the Green Bay Light and Power com
pany, lost the spikes in his shoes. He
shot down the pole, one of his arms get
ting caught on a prong. The muscles of
his arm were torn out.
Cat Bites Girl and Mother.
Appleton, Wis, June 5.-[Special. I
Grace Kieferr, the 13-year-old daughter
of John Kiefer of Baer Greek Corners,
was severely bitten by mad cat
store tending to geese, the cat bounced
upon her. The mother was unable to
pull the cat away until another daughter
gave aid. 1t was necessary to choke the
animal before it would let go. Mrs.
Kiefer was badly scratched. and both
she and her daughter have been sent to
the Pasteur institute at Chicago.
STATE SENATOR TO WE'D.