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Milwaukee Daily News
Saturday, 21 July 1877

         A distressing occurrence which resulted in the
       death of WM. ECCLES, SR., a respected citizen of
       the village of Casco, Kewaunee county occurred in
       that village on Thursday, July 5th. MR. ECCLES had
       just left home with his horse and buckboard, and
       had proceeded but a short distance when a bolt
       which held one side of the shafts came out, and
       the frightened horse became unmanageable and
       started upon a run. Unfortunately, only a short
       distance ahead was a bridge across a small ravine,
       upon reaching which the buckboard lurched to one
       side, and stricking some obstruction, the unfortu-
       nate man was thrown over the bridge upon the rocks
       and stumps four or five feet below with great vio-
       lence. His arm and collar bone were broken, and
       his skull was fractured. He was picked up immedi-
       ately and notwithstanding these terrible injuries
       he walked with assistance to his residence. A phy-
       sician was at once dispatched for from Ahnapee,
       but before he could arrive the unfortunate man
       was dead, having only survived about an hour after
       the accident. Deceased came from Milwaukee and had
       lived in Casco four or five years. He was about 50
       years of age, but was a hale, well-preserved old
       gentleman.
       
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