Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-02-05
THE ACCIDENT RECORD,
ELEVEN PERSONS ARE INJURED,
several Seriously, But None Fatally.

several seriously, But None Fatally.
Albert Fillion had three fingers lacerated
by coming in contact with buzz paner
at the Henry IL Heyar mill few days ago.
The forelinger was nearly severed.
Mrs. DIR. Miller tripped and fell down
the stairs in Hooker block last Friday. cut
ting cash in her forehead and sustaining
numerous bruises. Both eyes are now
draped in black.
Levi Smith of the j. II. Pratt farm at
North Ilinsdale fell on the ice recently and
bruised his knee. He continued about his
work as usual, but Inflammation set in and
the injury is now proving to be quite seri-
Gus
win Shumway fell a distance of about
eight feet from ladder to the roof at wy
atts photograph studio on Wednesday,
striking upon his back lie was badly
shaken up, but it is thought that his in
iurieS will not prove very severe.
Wilbur George, the foreman at the Hol-
den ~ Martin mill, had his clothing caught
in the gearing of machine on Wednes-
day. \ part Of his clothes were stripped
from his body, enabling him to escape.
Otherwise he would have been fatally in
iurcd.
band was that day moving their household
goods from Dummerston to Mortified,
Mass, fell from a chair in f. A. Hubbard
store, being in faint or dazed condition.
Her hip was badly sprained, but she was
able to make the journey to Mortified,
Merton Doolitte was the victim of pc
culiar accident on Tuesday at his farm.
While leading a COW he slipped and fell
and the cows horn caught in his mouth
and tore the flesh back into his cheek,
making CHASTITY but not dangerous wound.
Wallace Thayer of Hinsdale attempted
to turn out for a load of ice at the Little
River bridge yesterday morning, when his
sleigh struck the side of the bridge, caus-
ing the horse to run away. He was drag
ged some distance, but lost his hold on the
reins, and his horse ran to the Brattleboro
livery company's stable. The sleigh was
badly smashed. Mr.. Thayer was some
what bruised, but was able to return to
Hinsdae
Charles Miner had a narrow escape from
serious injury on Tuesday. lie was at the
Norton farm in Vernon, passing through
one of the barns, when one of the horses
suddenly threw up its heels. One hOof
struck Mr.. Miner in the chest, and the
other in the face, laying open the flesh
from the cheek down under the jaw bone,
so that the bone was exposed. If the blow
had been struck a few inches higher the
result would probably have been fatal
Mrs. :. ii. Mixer and child were sitting
in sleigh in front of Tyler block yrster-
day forenoon, while Mr.. Mixer was attend
ing to some business in one of the stores
near hy. The horse started quickly, be-
ing frightened by fOur-horse team. :. L.
Sibey attempted TO stop the horse and
caught hold of the reins, but in front of
the Van Doom house he fell, his head
striking upon the granite curbing and open
Ing a bad wound. He was unconscious
and the blood flowed freely. The horse
was stopped in front of Clapp ~ Jones's,
driven back to the scene of the accident
and Mr.. Sibley carried to his home on FL
liOt street
NJ. W. Stckney was driving with his
bakery cart near the town hall Tuesday
noon when the young hOolums threw
snow balls at his horse. causing the animal
to start suddenly In hastily making the
change from wheels to runners the hold
backs We're not used. and the cart went
forward against the horse. causing renewed
fright On rounding the Elliot street cor
ner the cart was overturned and Mr.. Stick
heS tell under II, hut he managed to stop
the horse. He was taken home in "A coupe
and it was thought at first he was seriously
injured about the hip and back, with
bruises on the head. The injuries, how
ever, are not as bad as feared and he will
probably be about in few days.
w. H. Childs has had made at the hand
of Mr.. Hines a profile drawing or proiec-
ton of the mountain road, exhibiting its
course and its elevation from the Chester
field road to the signal station on the pin
nacle. The vertical scale is drawn at one
inch to 100 feet, and the horizontal scale at
one inch to 400 feet, so that complete
brd's-eye view of the road is obtained in
small compass. A series of lines on the
vertical elevation show the height above
the Chesterfield road every % feet. The
map, when engraved and published, as
Mr.. Childs purposes, will be a convenience
which will be appreciated.