The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-08-27
CASUALTIES IN RUTLAND Is,3--

We commence tins morning. the pub
LEGATION Of list of deaths by casualty or
violence, which have occurred in Rutland
from its first settlement. and which we
shall continue, from day to day. until it is
brought down TO the present day. The list
is necessarily somewhat inaccuracies all
such attempts must bc-but il will be
found mcasurably complete. We cannot
remember the time when we were not in
terested in antiquarian and historical re-
searches, and every available source of in
formation has been sought in compiling
this list. In our earliest childhood, we
gathered information from the early set
tiers, then lingering on earth, examined old
newspapers, searched torn and church
records, and copied inscriptions from tomb
stones-our compositors. this morning,
will bear witness that some of the copy
furnished is that which might he expected
of a school boy ten years old-and some of
the results are now presented. We would
request OF Our friends and readers, il they
notice any inaccuracies or omissions, that
they would communicate them to us either
personally, or by letter addressed to this
office We propose, from time to time, to
give our readers the benefit of our histOri-
cal and antiquarian studies and investi-
cations, SO that THE GLOBE, in addition to
containing daily and weekly, u complete
history of current events, may, at the same
time, nnrratc facts and incidents in the
history of Rutland, Rutland county and
Vermont that cannot, elsewhere, be OBJ
tanned.
1913, June 2sM. james Mead Jr. son
of James and Mercy Mead, drowned below
Meads NOW Goofin's) Falls. His father
was the first white settler of Rutland His
brother William (bom September 25th,
1170) was the second white male child born
in Rutland, (tAe first being born only two
days prcvious) and his was the first death
by casualty in Rutland. The only white
males that are known to have died in Rut-
Roberts and Seth Mead (probablya brother
of James, Jr.)
TIT, Summer ot-Nathan futile, an
unmarried man, who owned quite a large
tract of land south west of the village of
Rutland, suddenly disappeared. William
Mcconnell (born at Derby, n. H., Dec.
Goth, 1867, died at Rutland within few
years at an advanced age says that when
1 ., D,,,Jo 81 L.,
spring of 1870, the following account of
his disappearance was currently reported
and generally believed After the evacu-
alton of Ticonderoga duly 9th, ITO most
Among those who remained and who re-
fused 'to take protection" from the
British, was futile. On one occasion,
Tuttle having been drinking very freely,
and being somewhat intoxicated, met Solo
mon Johns and Gustavus Spencer, who
came from Clarendon to Rutland with a
scout of Indians and Tories. After some
words between Them they threatened Tut
tie, and he replied land was very saucy'
and dared them to touch him, when Johns,
being maddened ran him through with his
| bayonct, killing him on the spot Stones
were then tied to his body and he was
thrown into Otter Creek below Mead's
(now Gookins) Falls, and the party made
their escape. There is tradition that inn
mcdiately thereafter the facts were COM
municated to one Joseph Keller, and he
was enjoined to keep the whole matter a
secret during Johns life, and that after the
war Johns removed to Canada, and was
there killed by the falling of Il tree, and
that upon his death being known here,
Kecler considering that Tuttes death had
been avenged by Providence, published the
full particulars as communicated to him
by Johns and his party.
17S0.-Jesse Ives, described by some of
our earliest settlers as "a young lad, living
in Rutland" was drowned in Cold River,
during this year.
1880. About this time, but the exact
date is not remembered, n man, whose
name is also forgotten, while on hunting
frozen to death.
1888, Juae 2GM. Jonathan Whpple
aged 10 years, son of Benjamin Whpple
Esq, of Whipple Hollow, disappeared and
was supposed to have been kidnapped and
killed while at work some distance from
his fathers house A person by the name
. ] Of In, La rnn1 In, 81 al,
about the same time, was hailed in gooo
English by two persons dressed and painted
as Indians they fired at him, ball passed
through his coat, but he escaped. On thu
1th day of July, 1888, the citizens held &
meeting James Claghorn, moderator, ant
in a preamble to their resolutions these
acts are attributed to lurking tories, and il
was resolved to punish them as they de
served, if caught they were warned to de
part and those concealing them were
threatened with severe punishment"
1884, or prior.-A child of Daniel and
Jerllsha Washburn was drowned in the
spring ON =" Foster lot This spring was
a few rods north of the present termination
of Elm street, in the village of Rutland
and was made for the benefit of Foster
who lived on the hill few rods north west
of the spring (the cellar Of the house may
yet 1879 be seen. Mrs. Washburn was {
Foster and her child was at Fosters house
Mrs. W., some years since, stated to hel
nephew, who COMMUNICATIVE the writer
that during the night she had dream that
her child was drowned and that the nexI
morning, SO vivid was the impression OF
her mind, she went to Fosters house and
on enquring for the child, it was, for tho
first time, missed, immediate search was
made and the child was found drowned
in the spring.
1893, ApM M.-Moses Andrews dis