A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > California > Sacramento http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=587 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=35844 Submitted by: California Contributors Article Title: Sacramento Daily Record-Union Article Date: January 1 1880 Article Description: Register of Events Which Transpired In 1879 - FATAL ACCIDENTS Article Text: Sacramento Daily Record-Union Thursday, January 1, 1880 Pages 4 & 16 Register of Events Which Transpired In 1879 FATAL ACCIDENTS This department contains a record of the fatal accidents which occurred within the State, and outside of Sacramento county: January 2 - At Santa Barbara, boy named Willie GASS, by a falling chimney. 4 - Niles, Park FITZGERALD, fell over a cliff. 6 - Marysville, P.R. JOHNSON, fall. 8 - Lodi, boy named S. ZEIGLER, railroad. 9 - Linden, boy named R. PROTHER, gunning. 18 - Los Angeles, Eugene ALFMAN, shot. 21 - Near Felton, Eben BENNETT, in a quarry. 23 - San Jose, girl named Maria NEVA, died in bed. 24 - San Francisco, Mr. Robert F. MORROW, sudden death; Ione City, little daughter of Mrs. HUDSON, shot. 25 - Woodland, son of W. BRAY, shot. 31 - San Jose, T.B. APPLEBY, fell dead. February 4 - Healdsburg, John F. BALLHACK, shot. 5 - Newcastle, A. HOLCROFT, fall. 6 - Santa Cruz, H. THURBES, drowned; Watsonville, Willie DUNLAP, gunning; Bodie, R.L. RYAN, fall; Visalia, Mrs. DAVENPORT, runaway. 8 - San Francisco, Mrs. FLANNAGAN, falling sign. 12 - Gilroy, Wm. BURLANDER, found dead; Santa Cruz, Gustave M. SCHOVILLE, found dead; Chico, S. RIXON, fall; in a tunnel on the South Pacific Coast Railroad, several men killed by an explosion of petroleum gas. 14 - San Jose, E. BURROWS and P. LOPEZ, found dead. 18 - Los Angeles, H.C. BINGHAM, dead in bed. 20 - Near Black's Station, J. WISE, dead in bed; Los Angeles, Mrs. E. ELFTMAN, burned. 21 - Near Ione, H. WARD, mining. 24 - Petaluma, J. ROUSO, found dead. 26 - Ukiah, E. HIGGINS, sudden death. 27 - Near Lathrop, W. CARMICHAEL, sudden death. March 1 - Knight's Landing, H. KIEL, sudden death; near Lower Lake, Dr. A.W. BAYLIS, drowned. 2 - Newcastle, J. LYON, mining. 3 - Newcastle, E. JAMISON, dropped dead. 4 - Shasta, Miss Linnie ISAACS, sudden death. 5 - Stockton, H. CARDACE, found dead. 8 - Near Oroville, J. FRANK, drowned. 11 - Vallejo, W. JAUNCEY, cars. 12 - San Rafael, H. KENNEDY, drowned. 13 - Grass Valley, Edward THOMAS, mining. 16 - San Diego, H. CLAYTON, dead in bed; San Francisco, Wm. BOSGIVANDT, drowned. 23 - San Francisco, Mrs. COPRASECCA, kerosene. 25 - Truckee, J. SWEENEY, fell dead. 27 - San Francisco, R.D. FERGUSON, found dead; Shasta county, John PARKS, runaway. 28 - Marysville, Alfred LEE, died suddenly. 29 - Placerville, F. YARWOLD, shot; Truckee, Frank PAGE and W. DYER, drowned. 31 - Santa Ana, D. WATTESON, shot; Sierra City, W.H. THOMAS, falling rock. April 2 - San Francisco, J. STRAIN. 3 - Dixon, infant of J.W. McFAYDEN, fall. 6 - Monterey, J. SERRANO, shot. 7 - On the Southern Pacific Railroad, W. PRELLA. 8 - San Francisco. P. WAUGAN, fall. 9 - Casper, Mendocino county, Captain PETERSON, found dead; Sierra City, W. GLUROVICH, crushed. 10 - San Francisco, I RICHARDS, runaway; Grass Valley, Jerry GRIFFIN, found dead. 15 - Stockton, H. COILS, drowned; Rutherford Station, Napa county, Mrs. C.F. WENTZELL, fall. 16 - Vallejo, A.P. FLETCHER, sudden death. 17 - San Francisco, T. NOLAN, wagon. 18 - Napa, little son of W.H. CHAPMAN, burned. 22 - Redwood City, J. BROWN, railroad. 27 - Nevada City, J. KRAEMER, mining. 28 - Pacheco, R. MARTIN, drowned. 29 - San Francisco, C. KLOSE, street car. May 1 - Lathrop, J.E. JOHNSON, railroad; Yuba county, J. BIRT, mining; near Placerville, D.M. RICHARDSON, mining. 2 - Near Marysville, C.R. HOW, drowned. 3 - Placerville, A. HEILSTROM, mining; Yuba county, J. DONOVAN, drowned. 5 - Near Coloma, W. JASBINE, found dead. 6 - San Francisco, W.C. HICKLIN, drowned. 7 - Near Aqueduct City, ____ JOHNSON, drowned. 10 - Amador county, L. PELSCH, mining. 11 - Dutch Flat, B.H. BARTLETT, fall. 13 - Near Princeton, boy named M. BARBER, thrown from a horse. 14 - Bird's Landing, Sonoma county, A.A. HILL, drowned. 18 - Near Alviso, W. HENRY, railroad. 19 - Near Marysville, H. CHURCHILL, drowned. 20 - San Jose, Annie COBB, sudden death. 24 - Woodland, H.C. POCKMAN, fell dead. 26 - San Francisco, J.M. MILLER, poison. 28 - Oakland, A.W. YOUNG, found dead shot through the head. 29 - Santa Rosa, J. PATTERSON, railroad. 30 - Santa Rosa, J. CRANE, drowned. 31 - San Francisco, J.H. BEGLEY; Modesto, little son of J.M. HENDERSON, drowned. June 1 - Centerville, Alameda county, ____ JUHL, drowned; near Mokelumne Hill, J. GUTTERA, found dead. 2 - Near Spanishtown, ____ CLIFFORD, found dead; Newhope, ____ MAHAN, sudden death. 3 - Auburn, T. ROBINSON, fall. 4 -Near San Jose, B. LANIGAN, drowned; Santa Barbara, child of F. COTA, scalded; near Petaluma, D. ESTLOEY, railroad. 5 - Nevada City, little daughter of A.W. HERRING, runaway. 12 - Murphy's, J.A. McDOUGALD, hunting. 13 - Near Gilroy, Sarah A. MILLER, thrown from a horse; San Luis Obispo, F. ACUNA, mining. 14 - Nevada, F. SANDERSON, found dead, and W. EDDY, drowned. 15 - Oroville, J. ASHER, drowned; San Francisco, F. RUSH, dead in bed. 16 -San Rafael, A. CONNOR, fall; Collinsville, G. BROWN, drowned; Chinese Camp, little daughter of M. WILSON, drowned. 17 - San Francisco, Rebecca S. NOBLE, fall. 18 - Marysville, E. HYAMS, gun; Santa Clara, two children of A. PHILLIPS, scalded. 20 - Yolo county, C.C. REDINGTON, sunstroke. 22 - San Francisco, H. SCHAFFER, while bathing. 26 - Gridley, L. STONE. 28 - Near Rio Vista, son of P. KUHN, burned. 29 - Bodie, D. MOODY, run over; Napa, J. KASTNER, drowned. 30 - Winters, H. O'HARGON, found dead. July 2 - San Francisco, H.L. STOCKMAN, drowned; Roberts' Island, T. HARTWIG, drowned. 3 - San Francisco, D.D. STEWART, thrown from a wagon and F. CLEMENT, shot. 4 - San Francisco, boy named F. MILLIKEN, shot. 5 - Los Angeles, J. FRY, killed by a shark, and J. BEAR, fall. 6 - Marysville, J. MULLEN, sudden. 8 - Rio Vista, Andrew LARSON, steam thresher explosion; Porterfield, J. TALLEY, threshing machine. 11 - San Francisco. ___ RASTEE, exposure in the bay; Saucelito, J. LYNAUGH, drowned. 12 - Russian river, E. CARRIE, drowned. 13 - Biggs, W. McHUGH, sudden. 15 - Antioch, G. McCLURG, drowned. 16 - San Francisco. P. ANDERSON, dropped dead; Nicasio, P. QUINN, fall. 17 - Michigan Bluff, E.W. GASSLING, found dead. 18 - Tehama, W.H. PAUL, threshing machine. 20 - San Francisco, P. BISCHOFFSKY, J. ZAGODI, and ____ FISHER, drowned; Merced, T.W. McCREADY, sudden; Collinsville, T. FLAHERTY, drowned. 21 - Capay, child named E.L. CLARK, run over; Woodland, child of ____ POWELL, swallowed lye. 22 - Oakland, T. TALTY, crushed; Auburn, child of Mrs. FABOR, scalded. 23 - San Francisco, J. BUTLER, and child named Rachel RAPHAEL, run over. 24 - Watsonville, Judge A. DEVOE, died in bed. 25 - San Francisco, J. OAKLEY, by an elevator. 30 - San Francisco, J. ROACH, drowned. August 3 - San Francisco, W.R. SLICE and G.P. ROGERS, drowned. 4 -Stockton, W. BROWN, drowned. 5 - Georgia, Shasta county, son of O. ENGLE, burned. 7 - San Francisco, H. KIND, sudden. 8 - San Jose, J. JUSPANOVICH, dead in bed. 9 - Dixon, Mrs. McKINLEY, burned. 10 - Oakland, T. RYAN, found dead; Tomales Bay, L. and C. CASTLE, drowned. 14 - Gwin mine, T. HODWELL, falling bucket; Mare Island, P. COMAS and J.W. ARDINA, drowned. 15 - Maxwell, Colusa county, L. McCOY, by a mule; Chico, P. McLAUGHLIN, sudden. 16 - San Francisco, H. SIEGEL, C.J. TILDEN and C.D. CLAPP, drowned. 17 - San Francisco, J. LANIGAN, blast. 18 - Yreka, C. WAGNER, lightning. 19 - Stockton, F. WALTERS. 20 - San Francisco, M. ROCHEFORT, falling derrick. 22 - San Joaquin county, ____ BENNET, drowned. 26 - San Jose, M. SAVAGE, sudden. 27 - Gilroy, Mary YOUNG, cars. 28 - Grass Valley, J. PRYOR, mining. 29 - Jacinto, T. MERRIMAN, drowned. 31 - Vallejo, P. GARVEY, fall. September 1 - Gilroy, H. CONKLING railroad; Vallejo, J. GLENNARD, shot. 9 - San Francisco, J.B. FAY, by a horse; Mendocino county, F. STEPHENS, falling tree. 11 - Ukiah, two children of Mrs. J. McGRATH, poisoned. 13 - Stockton, J. MARTIN, gun; Oakland, S. PORTE, drowned. 16 - Stockton, child of L.E. MATTESON, scalded. 18 - Saint Helena, H. McCORMACK, shot; Willows, D. McKEEFE, fall; Ukiah, M. YORK, crushed by falling sacks. 19 - Ferndale, B. LYNCH, run over. 23 - San Francisco, Charles NORTON, fall. 25 - Modesto, James HOWELL, found dad. 27 - San Luis Obispo, J. GERMAN, machinery. 28 - Yountville, C. MOSS, horses. 29 - Colton, little son of Mrs. POOLE, dragged by a calf. 30 - San Francisco, J. GILLIARDO, caving of a bank. October 1 - San Jose, H. SHOFFEL, railroad. 2 - San Francisco, Fannie WRIGHT, burned. 3 - Bodie, H. RICHARDS, S.J. MATIN, J.R. CASSIDY, J. BRODURE and M. ALVES, falling cage. 5 - San Francisco. Professor COLGROVE and C.H .WILLIAMS, fall from a balloon; Watsonville, Mrs. Susan NORTON, runaway team. 6 - San Francisco, Captain HEIN, drowned. 7 - San Quentin, C. SKINNER, sudden. 9 - San Leandro, Laura MURRAY, railroad; Stockton, Mrs. J. O'NEAL, burned in a house. 10 - San Rafael, John BURNS, dropped dead. 11 - Placerville, W. NICHOLS, mining; San Rafael, Col. W.B. JOHNSON, runaway. 12 - Stockton, J. MULROY, crushed by timbers; Oakland, L.F. PAPENHAUSEN, sudden. 14 - Mare Island, J. LAWRENCE, falling derrick; Millville, boy named H. KLOTZ, machinery. 16 - Vallejo, by named G. SOANES, fall. 17 - Napa, J.W. HATCH, run over. 18 - Guadalupe, T. LYNCH, poisoned. 19 - Napa Insane Asylum, D.B. HOO, scalded. 23 - Calaveras county, P. KELLY, cave; Bellotta, San Joaquin county, C. ESBREY, sudden. 24 - San Francisco, boy named O. PHALEN, by an elevator. 25 - Verdi, J.B. EVANS, railroad. 27 - Stockton, T. CONROY, poisoned and D. TEMPIO, fall. 28 - Colton, H. WEISS, railroad. 30 - Woodland, J. MARSTON, railroad. November 1 - San Francisco, J. COSTELLO, asphyxia.2 - San Francisco, Mrs. R. GRAVES, burned in a house. 7 - Marysville, S. GODFREY, team. 10 - Gilroy, W. McCALLS, railroad. 11 - San Francisco, Mrs. M.W. PHELPS, a teacher, dropped dead in school. 13 - Forest Hill, J. BURKE, crushed by a log. 16 - Antioch, ____ RIZENER, drowned. 19 - San Francisco, H. THOMPSON, drowned. 2 - Weaverville, W.J. DYER, hunting. 22 - San Francisco, P. O'LAUGHLIN, fall. 23 - San Francisco, A. ENGLISH, sudden. 25 - Pajaro, J. TIDROW, railroad. 28 - Colusa, H.S. WARREN, sudden; Oakland, T. ELDRIDGE, sudden. 30 - San Francisco, J.F. McGEE, sudden. December 2 - San Luis Obispo, A. LENNOX, fall. 4 - Hanford, O.S. STYLES, shot. 6 - Plymouth, A. SWITHENBANK, mill. 11 - San Rafael, C. ELLIS, cars. 16 - Stockton, C. MACREY, asphyxia. 18 - Marysville, C. REMETZ, sudden death. 21 - San Francisco, F. FAGAN, drowned. 23 - San Joaquin county, T. BRAMAN, thrown from wagon. 24 -Marysville, H. CHANDOR, drowned. 26 - San Francisco, F. CRIECK, found dead. 28 - John BOYLE accidentally killed at San Francisco; E. PENNING frozen to death, Sandy river, Or.; M.B. GOULD shot and killed in playing a practical joke at Chicago. 29 - Three men frozen to death, Green river, Dakota; two boys drowned at Bethelehem, Pa. 30 - George NOYES died from effect of dental use of chloroform, at St. Johnsbury, Vt.; a man and woman killed in San Francisco by escaping gas; boy of 4 years killed in San Francisco by falling pile of lumber. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ CA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com