The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-15
IRON the Burlington Free Press. ]
HORRIBLE AFFAIR.
A Sunday Tragedy---Sad and Shocking Ter
mination Of Pleasure Trip.

mination Of Pleasure Trip.
We lay before the public the details of
one of the saddest, the most shocking, and
at the same time the most singular tragedies
ever recorded in the long and never ending
annals of sorrow. 1t is the story of a
young giil, riding with two young COM
panions, IN the best health and most exu-
berant spirits, suddenly summoned into
the presence of her Maker by an awful and
most painful death.
Mary Dady the victim of the tragedy, is
about 16 or II years of age, and is a
daughter of John Dady, whose residence
is next to the depot at Winooski. On
Sunday afternoon young man named
James Premier. resident of this city, hired
team at the livery stable connected
with the American hotel and drove to
Wnooski. Here, near her fathers house,
he met Miss Dady, who was accompanied
by another young lady, and, being well &C
quainted with each other, the two girls got
into the buggy-an ordinary top-covered
buggy-wth Premier to take ride, and
they drove off on the Malletts bay road.
Soon after entering the carriage Miss Dady
C, implanted that her feet were too warm.
Her companion remarked that she was too
cold. and but little Importance was attach
ridden about quarter of mile, when
suddenly, without word or cry, Miss
Dady leaped from the carriage, while it
was in motion, and ran down the road
with the speed of deer. When she
jumped fire burst out from every part of
her clothes, and as the poor girl ran in mad
terror she was developed in a sheet of
flame.
Premier followed her at once and at
tempted TO extinguish the flames, and some
one near at hand seized the lap robe and
wrapped it around her. But all was in
vain. Every rag of clothing was burned
from her body, and the unfortunate girl
was left with but faint semblance to hui
manity -fainting, bleeding, dying. Sht
was at once placed in the carriage and tax
en- to her fathers house, where DIR. Cramp
ton and DIR. Richardson were summoned
The physicians could give the bereave(
and stricken father but little consolation
and pronounced it impossible for his daugh
ter to live through the night.
The cause of this awful accident has not
yet been ascertained. Mr.. Premier says
that he had been smoking cigar, but hat
thrown away the stub some little time be
fore seeing the girls. He had not beer
smoking pipe.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
Since the above was in type we have
learned, from eye witnesses, the following
additional particulars, which conflict, il
some respects, with Frenier's story Fren
Ter did not go to Winooski alone, but wa
accompanied by James DAILY. Both haC
been smoking, but threw away their cigars
before meeting the girls. On meeting then
Mary Dady and Honora Daly-Jame
DAILY got out and the women got into tn
carriage. AS they passed Henry Morris
ons, about quarter of mile distant, Mr.
Morrison saw smoke issuing from tn
wagon and warned them of their danger
but the warning was unbeard. William
LeClair was driving just behind them, ant
Morrison asked the latter to drive fast an(
warn them. Before he could overtake them
however, Miss Dady had jumped out. Mis-
DAILY also jumped out and ran after her
and, assisted by several others near a
hand, attempted to extinguish the flames
In the meantime Premier contented himse
with holding the horse, and when Mis-
Dady was brought back to the wagon h
ran in the opposite direction. Mr.. Nor
rison then drove back with the two girls
Miss Dady conversing as usual and appa
rently suffering no pain whatever. Mis-
Days hands were very severely burned
and her dress was considerably damage,
by fire. Miss Dady's body is one complet
mass of blisters, except the soles of he
feet and part of the face.