Two Women Caught in a Mower and both Killed
On last Friday morning, July 17th, a terrible accident occurred on the farm of FRANZ BERGEMAN, in Jackson tp., near Minster, O. Mrs. BERGEMAN and her daughter, Mrs. VANDENBROEK, of Napoleon, went to the harvest field, carrying with them a lunch for the harvesters. They seated themselves directly in front of the team, which was left standing directly over a hornet's nest. The horses becoming restive, commenced pawing the ground, disturbing the hornets, which commenced a vigorous assault upon the team. The horses became frantic and plunged forward with the mower toward the group. The clothing of the two ladies were caught in the machine, and they were thus dragged for a considerable length of time before the horses could possibly be checked. Finally, when the horses were caught, it was found that Mrs. BERGEMAN was dead, her body being bruised and cut in a most sickening manner. Her body was so completely entangled in the machinery that it required the strength of two men to extricate her. The fate of her daughter was not instant death, but her injuries were such that she died on Sunday morning. -Bellefontaine Examiner