The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-23
BLACKSTONE VALLEY.
PAwTuckET.

PAW OONCts
Maurice welch Killed ut the New Theatre.
An accident occurred at the new thea.
tire In process OF constructlon On nfoaa ;aa
Maurice Welch OF Worcester lost his life.
"A large box containg about ton and
half of mortar had been hoisted by means
OF q derrick to the top OF the building.
it was TO be used. At this point one OF
the guy ropes which held the derrick
slipped through its clamps. letting the
derrick fall. The box OF mortar fell to
the staging with a crash, and the latter
giving way the whole was precipitated TO
On the derricks at the time were half
dozen or more men, and they all succeed
ed in saving themselves by grabbing pro.
iecting beams. with the exception OF
Maurice Welch, the derrick tender, and
Charles Friebeck, mason's tender, who
fell with the mass TO the bottom, n dis
tance of about forty feet. Mr.. Frebeck
received scalp wound, and was severely
bruised, but managed TO crawl out OF the
ruins himself; Mr. weleh was was
R,'t 70 the police st,tion and examined by
physicians. A severe scalp wound was
found and his right leg was broken, but
nothing was found TO indicate that he
had received fatal injuries. He was sent
to the RHODE ISLAND Hospital in the pa
troll wagon with Roundsman Vananda
and Officers Watson and Sweet. but when
the wagon reached the Point Street
Bridge, In PROVIDENCE, the man breathed
his last. The remains were entombed In
Cavanaugh a. Manning, undertakers.
Mr.. Welch was an unmarried man and
came from Worcester, but has worked in
various places in this vicinity.
The Meeting OF Tower Post
The regular meeting of Tower Post.
No. IL, G.. A. r., was held last evening.
One recruit was mustered in, and one
proposition for membership received. DIR.
Stone, past medical director OF the de-
partment of Georgia G. A. r., was pres
ent and gave an interesting description
of the Andersonville prison pen as IL now
appears, and showing what the Grand
Army men had done to preserve the orig
inal character OF the place.
The committee on the trip to Washing
ton made an extensive report, having
completed all arrangements for the trip.
The fare will probobly not exceed 81 for
the round trip. The tickets for the state
rooms on the New York boat will be
ready for distribution at the meeting next
Monday evening, and all intending to
make the trip should be on hand. The
baggage of the Pawtuckct comrades
will be transported to PROVIDENCE and
left at the steamboat wharf, free of
charge The comrades and others will 20
TO PROVIDENCE in chartered horse cars,
and take the boat on Sunday evening,
September Is.
A circular will be issued in few days,
giving full information OF the details Of
the trip.
Two Ribs Broken.
Andrew Johnson, a colored man about
20 years OF age, and belonging in Concord,
n. H., fell in n fit on Main street yes
terday afternoon and broke two ribs. lie
was taken to the RHODE ISLAND Hospital
in the police ambulance, and after arriv-
ing there had three moro fits In success
sion.
The District Court.
I'm the District Court this morning,
Michael Hibbard was arraiRned on two
charges one OF larceny and one OF break
ing and entering In the daytime and lar
ceny. He pleaded guilty, and was fined
$40 and costs on the first count, and on
the latter was adjudged probably guilty
and bound over to the September term of
the Court of Common Pleas. The offence
was committed early this morning when
he went into DIR. Wheaton's office, on
Summer street. and took horse blanket,
which he soon after sold to Mrs. Ash who
keeps boarding house OH Church street.
The theft was reported and Roundsman
Vananda and OGlcer Phil Dwyer
fender in salUba on Hilton
street. He agreed to get the blanket for
the OIncerS, ana tne TWO repaired TO the
house of Mrs. Ash. who, after some argu-
ment gave 1t up.
Patrick McEleaney was sent to the
State Farm for six months, as n common
drunkard. Ten persons were fined 81 and
costs, each for drunkenness.
Points of Interest.
May Temple, Pythian Sisters, met last
evening and voted In one applicant for
membership and received one new appli-
cation.
The school committee, will meet this
evening.
Margaret Burns. who was arrested in
New Haven Sunday, in company with
others, for breaking into the Fairhaven
depot, formerly lived in this city. She is
about IL years of age.
Tickets for the poor children's excur-
sion to Crescent Park next Monday are
being distributed by Overseer of the Poor
Peckham.
Mrs. George Richmond OF Attleboro
complained to the police yesterday that
someone had stolen her pocketbook, con-
tanning sl5, at the railroad depot.