The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-11-13
WO0NSOCKET.

Another drowning accident has been
added TO the list of fatalities at the bridge
over the trench opposite Rays Ballou
mill. Albert Auburham, 4-year-old
child was playing with little cart on the
bridge, and stepped on u rotten plank and
was Immediately precipitated into the
swiftly flowing waters of the trench.
An older brother saw the child fall into
the water and notified Officer sutton, who
Immediately repaired TO the scene, but
could find no trace of the child. The ac-
cident happened at $50 II. NJ, and at o
the trench was drawn off and the body dis
covered at midnight by Officers Murphy
and Munroe close 60 the rocks under the
mill of the American Worsted Company,
about a quarter of "A mile below.
The Smithfeid quarterly meeting OF
Friend, was held yesterday forenoon and
afternoon at the Friends meeting house,
delegates being present from Woonsocket,
North Smithfeld, Burrellville, Uxbridge,
Boston and Worcester The morning SER
vice was opened at 1890 A. VI. by prayer
by I.evi Gregory of Salem, Iowa, followed
by an address by Huldah leighton on the
mission work in Syria and sermon by Levi
Gregory from the text, Hebrews vi: !. At
the conclusion of the address brief remarks
were made by different members of the
conference At noon n collation. was
served in the vestry, and a social hour
ensued.
Both branches of the city government
will meet tonight in special session.
James Mckechnie, man residing at 20
Front street, was struck last night at q
o'clock while crossing Railroad street by n
pair of horses driven by Elmer II. Sweet
and knocked down and sustained slight
injury about his head and shoulders.
A serious accident occurred last evening
mt the Hamlet crossing at Woonsocket,
whereby Andre Blair, n French teamster,
lost his life, pair of horses were killed
and wagon broken TO nieces.
Blais was approaching the crossing from
the south driving pair of horses attached
to load of hay, when the cleo
trio bells signalling the north-bound
train commenced to ring, and James
jacques, the crossing tender, com
menced to lower the gates. Two
teams which were ahead of Blais crossed
in safety, and he, not seeing the north
bound train, and supposing the south
bound train was being signalled, which
was still far up the track, started to cross,
and the horses struck the crossing gate
bars, which had Just been lowered, and
broke them of six feet from the end. The
north-bound train came along at a speed
of thirty miles an hour and struck
the horses and the forward end of the
wagon throwing the driver and the load
in a heap onto the down track, dragging
the horses one $50 feet and the other about
400 feet, when the team came to a stand
still. The horse was completely cut TO
pieces and his flesh twisted in and about
the forward trucks of the engine. throw
ing them from the track ia which way
they run for 200 feet
The driver was found lying i'm the hay
on the down track and was removed into
the Hamlet station, where he was attended
by Drs. Baxter and Boucher His leg was
broken, and he sustained severe internal
injuries 10y the fall. with severe cuts about
the head. lie was removed to the hospital
10y the police ambulance. where he re-
mained in an unconscious condition until
o'clock, when he passed away.