Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
DROPS TO DEATH
FROM THE SKY.
Balloonlst Loses Life at Grand Rapids
After Fli,h-.

| GRAND RAPIDS, Wis, July 6.-The
| Independence day celebration in Grand
| Rapids ended with a fatality last night
when Prof. Ehrhart of Chicago. an aero
naut, met death il rhe Wisconsin river
| Ehrhart had made an ascension in the
| afternoon and successful parachute
jump. In the evening he was scheduled
to set off Il large amount Of fireworks
from the balloon. When he was 500 feet
up the balloon was seen to collapse and
though he tried to cut loose his nara
chute he was unable to free himself, and
was drowned in sight of thousands II
was found afterward that a big leak in
the balloon was the cause of the acct
dent.
GAINESVILLE. Wis, July 6.-Ten
thousand visitors from Chicago, Rock
ford. Beloit. Madison, milwaukee, and
the neghboring countryside attended
Janesville's big Fourth of July celebra-
ton and home coming Monday No Sc
rious accidents We're reported.
RACINE, Wis, July 6.-Willie Reese,
while filling toy balloon. was burned
from both knees down to his feet. His
sister was also badly burned. A burst
ing cannon burned f. Anderson in the
face and he may lose his sight. Elmer
Sharke suffered bad cut in the head
from It fragment of bursting cannon.
Ten thousand strangers were in the city
to participate in the home coming cele-
bration.
APPLETON, Wis, July CA 60
pound boulder that was dropped from n
height of u feet upon Quantity of
sulphur and chlorate of potash was
hurled back into the tree from which if
was dropped and struck August Spiel
Der in the abdomen. rupturing an intes-
tine from which injury the victim died
a few hours afterward. Spielber pre-
pared the explosive and planned the
Fourth of July prank to brighten a friend
who was at work nearby.
NEENAH,, Wis, July 6;-Roy Red
a toy to, pistol, Which Went off when en- the he
lad looked into the barrel. Harry
Smitzer was trying to fix his revolver
when the shell exploded, the wad going
through his hand. At Larson, near
here, Jacob Rusch had his nose shot
away when he attempted to relight
cannon which had failed to explode
John Rantz, a farmer, was thrown out
of his rig and sustained broken ribs
when his horse ran away. 1t was fright
ened by torpedOes.
ASHLAND. Wis, July CIV. C. Nor
rIs, hardware man, received a bullet
through his hand. The bullet DETECTED
from his cuff button.
GREEN BAY, Wis, July 6-Fire
which it is believed was caused by fire.
crackers, destroyed four valuable horses
and the barn of Miller & Rasmussen,
ice dealers, last night. The damage
will amount to $4,000.
MARINETTE, Wis, July 6.-NIrs.
Otto Nelson, wife of jeweler, died last
night as the result of burns which she
sustained in a Fourth Of July fire The
family reside over the store. The store
caught fire from irecrackers thrown by
boys and burned rapidly, causing a loss
of several thousand dollars. Mrs. Mel
How tod IL
which We're in the store and was so
badly burned she died. In trying to
rescue his wife, Mr.. Nelson was badly
burned.
OSHKOSH, Wis, July 6.-[Special.I
Joseph Schriner was arrested for
shooting a revolver yesterday, a bullet
from which struck a boy, injuring his
hand. The boy was sitting on a We
randa nearly a block away. A son of
John Nachtman arranged a homemade
contrivanCe for shooting powder and
stones. The thing exploded and the
boy was struck in the hip and pieces of
the stone were imbedded in the flesh.
The son of Gustave Behnke was injured
in the left eye by the explosion of a
cannon cracker, but the eye will be
saved. Sunday Fl. o. Peterson of Omro
came here for medical treatment for an
accident to one of his eyes sustained
while lighting a cannon cracker.
Fred Bangs is in a serious condition.
his left foot having been badly torn
by an iron casting which he was using as
Il cannon.
NEGAUNEE, Mich, July Gan I'M
usual accident occurred here. Mathew
Luhtala, a local tailor, becoming excited
when a giant cracker was hurled at him.
jumped in front of a fast mail train.
His limbs We're mangled and he may die
from his injuries.
LONE ROCK, Wis. July Chester
Porter. 12-year-old boy, fired a toy
pistol with a blank cartridge and his
hand over the muzzle with the usual
result He is in bed.