South Danvers Wizard, 1/20/1864, p. 2/2
ACCIDENT – “On Tuesday of last week, a sleigh from Lynn, in which were two young lads, was upset as it came around the corner of Main and Foster streets, the driver having lost all control of the horse, which was a nervous and high spirited animal.  The horse broke the harness, and, with the sleigh, then went rapidly down Main Street, sometimes on the sidewalk, where he came in contact with two ladies, knocking them down and rending the clothing of one of them to shreds – yet, strange to say, not doing them much bodily injury…”

South Danvers Wizard, 3/2/1864, p. 2/2
ACCIDENT AT THE BLEACHERY – “On Wednesday last, as a son of Michael Murray was putting a belt on a pulley at the Bleachery, he was caught by his clothes and carried over a pulley and through a space a few inches wide, tearing his scalp so as to leave a portion of his skull bare, and otherwise bruising him; he then fell some twenty feet and his clothes were torn off.  His wounds were dressed by Dr. Kittredge and the patient will probably recover.  Truly a very wonderful escape from a dreadful death.”

South Danvers Wizard, 4/27/1864, p. 2/4
RAILROAD ACCIDENT - “On Thursday, as the 10 o’clock train on the South Reading Branch Railroad from Salem for Boston was approaching the Grove Street crossing, in this town, the engine struck Mr. John Toomey, who was passing on the track at the time, throwing him some fifteen to twenty feet…”

South Danvers Wizard, 5/11/1864, p. 2/3
ACCIDENT – “Frank Mardin, aged 9, son of John Mardin, while playing with machinery the other day at the ruins of the fire of Mr. Jacobs, accidentally cut off the end of his fore finger.
Another – On Wednesday morning of last week, Thomas Robson, while working on a steam pegging machine in F. Dane & Co.’s shoe factory, accidentally cutting his thumb very badly.”

South Danvers Wizard, 6/8/1864, p. 2/5
“We learn from the Salem Gazette that a boat in Salem harbor with a party of 9 young men, who were on a fishing party, near Baker’s Island, was struck with the squall on Monday afternoon, and four of them were drowned…”

South Danvers Wizard, 6/22/1864, p. 2/1
SMASH-UP AND NARROW ESCAPE – “On Saturday last, as the 10 o’clock Boston train was crossing the Square, the engine struck a wagon, or rather some posts projecting from the back part of a wagon driven by Deacon Thorndike Proctor of this town.  Deacon Proctor was coming from Salem, and was crossing the Square on Central Street.  Mr. Boynton, the flag master, seeing him coming, waved his flag, but the wagon continued to advance. He seized the horse’s head to stop him, but was unsuccessful, being carried on over the track by clinging to the harness.  The wagon itself had just cleared the track, when the engine struck the projecting posts, knocking the wheels to pieces and throwing up the top.  Mr. Boynton was thrown some distance, and Deacon Proctor, who is over 75 years of age, was thrown upon his back into the wagon, almost without injury.  As soon as the engineer of the train saw the wagon, he reversed the engine and put down the brakes.  If he had not done so, the disaster would have been much greater.  As it was, it was a very narrow escape, both for Mr. Proctor and Mr. Boynton.”

South Danvers Wizard, 6/29/1864, p. 2/3
FATAL ACCIDENT – “Mr. Samuel A. Mann, son of Thomas H. Mann, formerly of Lynn, met with a fearful accident that resulted in his death a few days ago.  He was in the employment of Mr. Hodgkins, tanner; upon the first of June he accidentally fell into a vat of hot liquor which had been used for tanning hides.  In endeavoring to extricate himself, he fell back into it twice, but was finally relieved by a friend, who was attracted by his cries for help.  He was taken home, medical aid was procured, but the injury was too severe to give any hope of recovery.  His flesh sloughed off from his bones, and after a fortnight’s suffering, with great patience, he at last, in full possession of his senses, and with Christian resignation, yielded up his life.  His age was 22.”.