Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-02-27
A SERIOUS ACCIDENT
In which Ono Woman is Killed, Two
Badly Injured aud several Receive
More or Less Bruises.

In which Ono Woman is Killed, Two
Badly Injured aud several Receive
More or Less Bruises.
Probably there has never been so serious
coasting accident in Burlington us the
one which happened at tho foot of Howard
street about 7.45 on Thursday evening of
last week. Mrs. John Pnaneuf was
killed. Mrs Frank Wynne had the loft side
of her face cut open almost the whole
length and number of dislocatons and
cuts on the head, but will probably recover;
Miss Ella Osborne had her lip split open.
her head and face badly scratched; Heman
Anthony, brother of Mrs. Phaneuf, had his
shoulder hurt badly. Some other occupants
of the traverse were quite badly scratched,
| but none as to be i'll any danger
The party started out little before !
O'Clock to coast and were enjoying them
selves immensely. They had been down the
hill several times before the accident hap
pened. 1t was about $40 when they made
the fatal trip They started at tho top of
Howard street and soon the sled was
moving at fearful speed Everything went
well until they reached tho foot when
the steersman John Bruyere found that
he was unable to manage the traverse
and it steered straight for the railroad
track The runner caught in tho frog of a
switch and the occupants were thrown in
every directions, Mrs. Phaneuf striking on
the switch handle, which penetrated her
, eye, passing into the brain, and tearing n
part of the skull Off, leaving portion OF
the brain in view. She was carried into
the office Of Bronsons, Weston 6; Dunhum
she lived only about 30 minutes and was
not conscious at any time inter the acct
! dent.
Mrs. Frank Wynne was thrown against a
rail and tho left side of her face was cut
! open the whole length, and her jaw bone
and collar bone broken She may live.
The young girl Miss Ella Osborne also
struck a rail aud her upper lip was badly
cut open, her head INJURED, but she will re-
cover. The other occupants were more or
| less bruised, but none were seriously hurt.
Mrs. John Pnaneut's body lay in the lum
Der company office and was viewed by a
large crowd of onookers until DR.. Ruther-
ford, the health officer, arrived and ordered
! the body removed to her home on Hayward
street. She leaves a husband and three
small children. Mrs. Osborne came down
to the office after DR.. rutherford
and he found it necessary to take sew
eral stitches in her wound. The little girl
stood tho operation bravely. In the mean
while DR.. Hazen had sewed up the cut on
! the left side of Mrs Nynne's face and be
! thinks she may recover. 1t is not as yet
known whether she received internal in jur-
: les or not. This accident. which occurred
on street not assigned for coasting, sadly
, enphasi .es the necessity of enforcing the
city ordinance against coastng, except or
those streets which are set aside by the au
thorities for this sport under the proper
regulations and precautions for safety.
/ some people are inclined to doubt the trutl
/ Of the 81 statement that one Sc bar Of Brussel:
| soap will out wear two &c. bars of rosin soap
| but VI. Enrght says it is an honest claim.