Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-12-05
ACCIDENT AND INCIDENT.
A Southington Man Loses a BuIle
That Ha Carcied For: 30 Yaars.

A Southington Man Loses a Bullet
That He Carried For 80 Years.
L. NJ. Camp, of Southington, who has
been troubled occasionally for six years
past with an old wound in the shoulder,
received in the battle of Wise's Forks,
North Carolina, in 1865, was again laid
up this week. 1t was very painful, and
on Wednesday night a piece of bullet
as large as pea came away from a
place where it has been imbedded in his
shoulder for quarter of century. The
bullet was supposed to have all been
taken out by the surgeon after the wound,
but this piece renamed and has con-
stantly caused trouble, even after the
wound had been healed for long time.
1t is possible that another piece remains.
The body of Patrick Mccormick was
found imbedded in the mud In the New
Haven harbor yesterday morning. Nc
Cormick had been missing since Thanks
giving day. He was employed as a
shoveler by the Consolidated road. He
probably fell into the water while in
toxicated.
Edward C. Wixom of White Hills was
gored almost to death by bull which
he was leading to pasture, yesterday
afternoon. The bull suddenly turned
upon him and threw him to the earth,
piercing him with its horns. His in
| iuries are such that his recovery is not
expected. Mr. Wixom is one of the best
known horsemen in that vicinity, and
has large stock of blooded cattle and
horses on his farm.
Last evening the "gilt edge" express
from New York to Boston had a very
narrow escape from a smashup near
Westerly. The train was fifty minutes
late, having been detained owing to a
hot box on one of the rear coaches,
which set the cars on fire. A halt was
made near Westerly to remedy the
trouble, and one of the trainmen was
sent ahead with a red lantern to warn
approaching freight trains. For some
reason the signal did not work and the
freight train came dashing along and
was stopped when within only fifty feet
from the express.
On Wednesday night the tug R. A.
Packer left Saybrook for New London
with three barges in tow. Off the mouth
of the Connecticut river the sea ran so
high that considerable damage was done
to both tug and barges, and an attempt
was made to run into the river. In doing
this the barge Kate Everson capsiz9d
and sank. She was loaded with pig
iron. The two men on board were
thrown into the water, but they held on
to some floating boxes until picked up
l.
other barges and went to the rescue of
the men. The tug Brazos went to the
assistance of the Packer and the two
barges were recovered. The Everson
will be total loss.
James II. Brooks. a young colored
man, walked into a New London drug
store yesterday afternoon, bought half
an ounce of laudanum and drank it be-
fore leaving the store. Prompt work
with the stomach pump saved his life.
Brooks is a graduate of North Caro-
lima college. He was subject to fits of
dependency because of his coler and be-
cause it prevented him from obtaining
situation such as his education entitled
him to.
Schooner Winnie Lawry of Boston,
Captain Richie, with paving stones from
Lanesville, Me, for New York, dragged
ashore at Napatree Point, Wednesday
night, and now lies full of water. The
crew was taken off in a boat from the
life saving station. Captain Scott visited
the schooner yesterday, but owing to
the heavy sea could not make an exami-
nation of her condition.
Curtis Daniels of Waterford, was so
seriously gored by pig yesterday that
physician from New London had to be
hurriedly called to attend.
| Fred Patterson, a brakeman on Con-
ductor Doyle's freight train on the Air
Line road, fell between the cars this
morning, near Willimantic. His leg was
so badly crushed that it had to be ampu-
tated, and Patterson's condition is criti-
cal