A FATAL ACCIDENT
August Bruhn, a well-to-do farmer of the Town of Two Rivers was found dead under his wagon last Friday evening between eight and nine o'clock. It appears that deceased had that day been in Manitowoc where his oldest son, of about 18 years, is attending school and at Two Rivers village and started home somewhat under the influence of liquor at what time we have not learned. When opposite Henry Mullis, the wagon struck a log and judging from the litter in the highway, was overturned and the unfortunate driver caught beneath the box and apparently dragged, with the upset wagon upon him, the reins fastened around his body, a distance of over 60 rods in the direction of his home. When found between eight and nine o'clock the same evening, he had apparently been dead for some time and Dr. Oswald, who was a witness at the inquest, gives it as his opinion that he was probably instantly killed when the wagon was overturned. The horses though, detached from the wagon were by the reins which were fast to the body. An inquest was held at the house of the deceased man by Justice Pierpont and the jury returned a verdict in accordance with the foregoing facts. The deceased was sixty years of age last summer, leaves a wife and three sons, the youngest about 13 and being unable to talk though hearing and understanding all that is said to him, we are informed. The funeral was held at the Tannery Sunday afternoon.
The Chronicle/Manitowoc Tribune - December 9, 1875 ... submitted by contributor "Shari Milks" (#49043446)
August Bruhn, a well-to-do farmer of the Town of Two Rivers was found dead under his wagon last Friday evening between eight and nine o'clock. It appears that deceased had that day been in Manitowoc where his oldest son, of about 18 years, is attending school and at Two Rivers village and started home somewhat under the influence of liquor at what time we have not learned. When opposite Henry Mullis, the wagon struck a log and judging from the litter in the highway, was overturned and the unfortunate driver caught beneath the box and apparently dragged, with the upset wagon upon him, the reins fastened around his body, a distance of over 60 rods in the direction of his home. When found between eight and nine o'clock the same evening, he had apparently been dead for some time and Dr. Oswald, who was a witness at the inquest, gives it as his opinion that he was probably instantly killed when the wagon was overturned. The horses though, detached from the wagon were by the reins which were fast to the body. An inquest was held at the house of the deceased man by Justice Pierpont and the jury returned a verdict in accordance with the foregoing facts. The deceased was sixty years of age last summer, leaves a wife and three sons, the youngest about 13 and being unable to talk though hearing and understanding all that is said to him, we are informed. The funeral was held at the Tannery Sunday afternoon.
The Chronicle/Manitowoc Tribune - December 9, 1875 ... submitted by contributor "Shari Milks" (#49043446)
A FATAL ACCIDENT
August Bruhn, a well-to-do farmer of the Town of Two Rivers was found dead under his wagon last Friday evening between eight and nine o'clock. It appears that deceased had that day been in Manitowoc where his oldest son, of about 18 years, is attending school and at Two Rivers village and started home somewhat under the influence of liquor at what time we have not learned. When opposite Henry Mullis, the wagon struck a log and judging from the litter in the highway, was overturned and the unfortunate driver caught beneath the box and apparently dragged, with the upset wagon upon him, the reins fastened around his body, a distance of over 60 rods in the direction of his home. When found between eight and nine o'clock the same evening, he had apparently been dead for some time and Dr. Oswald, who was a witness at the inquest, gives it as his opinion that he was probably instantly killed when the wagon was overturned. The horses though, detached from the wagon were by the reins which were fast to the body. An inquest was held at the house of the deceased man by Justice Pierpont and the jury returned a verdict in accordance with the foregoing facts. The deceased was sixty years of age last summer, leaves a wife and three sons, the youngest about 13 and being unable to talk though hearing and understanding all that is said to him, we are informed. The funeral was held at the Tannery Sunday afternoon.
The Chronicle/Manitowoc Tribune - December 9, 1875 ... submitted by contributor "Shari Milks" (#49043446)
August Bruhn, a well-to-do farmer of the Town of Two Rivers was found dead under his wagon last Friday evening between eight and nine o'clock. It appears that deceased had that day been in Manitowoc where his oldest son, of about 18 years, is attending school and at Two Rivers village and started home somewhat under the influence of liquor at what time we have not learned. When opposite Henry Mullis, the wagon struck a log and judging from the litter in the highway, was overturned and the unfortunate driver caught beneath the box and apparently dragged, with the upset wagon upon him, the reins fastened around his body, a distance of over 60 rods in the direction of his home. When found between eight and nine o'clock the same evening, he had apparently been dead for some time and Dr. Oswald, who was a witness at the inquest, gives it as his opinion that he was probably instantly killed when the wagon was overturned. The horses though, detached from the wagon were by the reins which were fast to the body. An inquest was held at the house of the deceased man by Justice Pierpont and the jury returned a verdict in accordance with the foregoing facts. The deceased was sixty years of age last summer, leaves a wife and three sons, the youngest about 13 and being unable to talk though hearing and understanding all that is said to him, we are informed. The funeral was held at the Tannery Sunday afternoon.
The Chronicle/Manitowoc Tribune - December 9, 1875 ... submitted by contributor "Shari Milks" (#49043446)
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