Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1875-07-30
Sad Accident at Montpelier.
FATAL INJURY TO DIR. LORDS LITTLI
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FATAL INJURY To DIR. LORDS LITTLE
DAUGHTER.
A very sad accident occurred at Mont,
pelier Thursday afternoon of last week
by which Rev. DIR. w. II. Lord and fam
lily met with sad and distressing be
reavement, and in which they will have
the heart felt sympathy of very wide
circle of friends and acquaintance,
many of whom will feel it almost as a
personal grief in their own families,
Those acquainted in Montpelier, and
even but slight personal acquaintance
with DIR. Lord, will not be surprised
that feeling of gloom prevailed over
the entire village, on the announcement
of the accident and death of the little
child they loved so well.
1t appears that Thursday morning
DIR. Lord borrowed a horse and open
buggy Of his neighbor, the Rev. Mr..
Smith, editor of the Vermont Chronicle,
and taking his two youngest children,
Charlie and Bessie, of eight and five
respectively, drove to VIM. Mulloy s
farm house, in that part Of East Mont
pelier which adjoins the little village OF
Wright's Mills, in town. There he left
Charlie for weeks visit and shortly az
ter noon he and Bessie started for home.
Mulloy lives at the top of steep
and rough hill road which leads from
the main road between Worcester and
Wright's Mills. While going down this
hill the horse became frightened from
some unknown cause and began to run.
Bessie by her fathers command lay
down on the floor of the buggy, while
he tried to gain control of the animal,
but the horse only ran the faster and
either while the team went over high
water-bar, or while it swayed on to one
of the side banks, DR.. Lord was thrown
to the ground. He still kept hold Of
the reins however, and by almost super
human exertions succeeded in partially
checking the horse He endeavored tC
lift his daughter out with one hand
while holding the reins with the other
He had just got his hand to her, when
with tremendous spring, the horse tore
the reins from his grasp and ran dowr
the hill at terrible speed, the little
girl crying, Papa, save me Papa
save mev' Some fifty rods down was the
house of James Thayer, and here is 6
sharp bend in the road. ..
The team came leaping down the steer
hill and at Mr. Thayer's place, making
only partial turn, went headlong ovel
a stone wall. Mr.. Thayer, Jr., wa
standing in his yard. He says that Bes
sic went into the air as the team wen
over the wall, and as she came down the
horse must have kicked her, for when h,
picked her up she was lying in the road
| He carried her into the house and hi
son went to Montpelier as fast as hi
horse could carry him. Drs. Woodward
and Macomb were soon on the spot and
gave the sad information that nothing
could be done to save her. Her jaw was
broken in two places, there was an ugly
scalp wound in the back of her head
and her skull was literally smashed tc
pieces She was partly conscious a few
minutes, but soon became insensible and
died about four o'clock. Her father is
inconsolable; she was the youngest and
pet Of the family, and the child of her
parents old age. To make the sad event
more sad, Mrs. Lord was at Hanover
in attendance upon the sick bed of theil
oldest daughter Mary. She was tele
graphed to Immediately, and Governor
Smith placed special train at her dis
posal which left White River Junction
at seven o'clock Thursday evening
The doctor himself was somewhat hurt
but in his great grief he refuses treat
ment as well as consolation. Let m,
heart bleed he says to his sorrowins
friends. The funeral took place Satur
day afternoon.