Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 August 1887 — A Chapter of Accidents. [ARTICLE]

A Chapter of Accidents.

A remarkable series of accidents, have taken place at our neighboring village of Alt. Ayr. .or in its vicinity, within the last three weeks. Elder Witham fell off Iris reaper and was injured so badly that he died in a tew hours. The 'same'” day Israel Putnam’s team mu away and broke his i houhler bind”, and injured lym-sevm-My. in. other wavs and broke his wife’s log and throe of her ribs. Joseph Brunton was the next, unfortunate. Ho fell off a load of hay and broke" his shoulder. The next case was a Mr. Nichols, who went into his stable after dark and was kicked by his horse so that he lay insenfor soifi e time, and was’ in danger of death for several days. About the seme time Giles Mandeville was-also kicked in the facy, by a horse, and had bis nose nd jaw-broken, his let th knocked loose, and his face and lip badly cut. FTlie”last accident was to a lit the shn of Andy Reward,. who fell from a coal shed and badly broke his arm.