Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-07-25
IN CENTRAL FALLS.
Police Department in
Need Of Many Articles.
HAYSEE0S IN HARD LUCK.
Many a Housekeeper's Dinner Spoiled
Today-An Accident Notes.

The attention OF the Board of Firewards
is once more called to the poorly equipped
condition of the police department to
cope with accidents. No place In New
England that has such a number of men
have such poor facilities to work with In
case Of an emergency.
The several accidents In the past few
weeks should be proof sufficient that ar
tcles to save lives land care for unfortu-
mates should at once be procured. The
police, when learning of a drowning ac-
cident and ordered to search for the body,
have nothing to work with, and are COM
PEELED to borrow. The patrolman who So
licits the use of such paraphernaiia gets
unpleasant talk and feels ashamed to be
asking for the use of private property
There is not graphing iron and no
ropes in the department, and the several
drowning accidents within the past few
days show the necessity of having them.
Again, when q body has to be cared for
the department has not so much as
blanket or a stretcher to place the remains
upon when taken from the scene of &C.
cident.
AS was the case recently a man was
burned to death and while breathing his
last the police were com PEELED to lay him
upon the bare ground. The police have
not a yard of rope to use In case of large
fire, yet the Fire Department has life
saving net. Should person be injured
at fire he would suffer nearly as
much while being cared for under the
present condition of things as from the
injuries. These articles which are being
constantly called for, especially during
the Summer season, would not cost much,
and should at once be placed at the police
station In charge Of Capt. Goldsmith
where they could be obtained Mt a mo-
ment's notice.
The accident yesterday to Martin Burns
again shows the necessity of police am
bulance. The police attend all such cases,
and excellent facilities are offered to keep
II at Barber's stables where horse Ills In
readiness at all times.
A man in a half dead condition, several
broken bones, etc., does not feel like
taking spin In dog cart. II the Board
OF Firewards can purchase the necessary
articles for other town or fire district de-
partments they can and should equip the
police who do all of such unpleasant
work, with the proper outfit to work
with. The cost is but trifie compared
with the demand for such additions, and
the increasing population, the building
OF fire traps, etc., surely call for such
articles.
Glad to Oct Home.
lad, 16 years of age, named Patrick
Healey, whose parents moved In the
Western district about three months ago
and worked at Valley Falls, has had
an lesson which he will no doubt remem.
Der. He was brought to his home yester-
day afternoon by an uncle of Bridgeport.
Young Healey was chock full OF life on
the frontier and had read for months
dime novels giving him directions how to
do scalping, throw iariat, grow cowboy
hair, etc. When he got his pay two weeks
ago he took that and what money his
sister had In her trunk, about s35, and
left for new fields. He visited the Wild
West at Crescent Park to get few
pointers and then continued his journey
to New York by Providence boat. There
he saw the sights until his bank failed and
he became disheartened. He stole a ride
on a freight train to Bridgeport and then
found an uncle, who is employed at the
Seaside Park. He told conflicting stories
and the uncle telegraphed his parents
Saturday and brought the boy home Mon
day, when the lad expressed a willing
ness to submit to any kind OF punishment
II the folks would permit him to remain.
He stated last evening that he went with
out food for two days. He says he will
read the daily papers instead OF novels
hereafter.
The MIX Was stolen.
A family residing on Central street
takes quart Of milk daily, but several
times during the past two weeks some one
else has taken It. To prove that the
milkmen have left IL was shown by
traces of the lacteal fluid upon the steps.
Finally II was sgreed to set a watch for
the thief and this morning the purloiner
was captured In the act. He was a boy
about 13 years old. When caught he con-
fcssed to have been taking It, but claimed
that his mother told him to do II. The
boy was taken to his home, where the
/ hotuoE uthioo III hhOWicubo VI tut
yet the boy declared II to be true. One
dollar was paid for six quarts of milk and
a missing can, and the man of the house
agreed not to prosecute. The woman is
a widow, who has four children, two OF
whom work at Conant's. She spends most
OF her time at the neighbors drinking.
knights on the Excursion.
A goodly number OF the members of
Washington Lodge, No. 4, X. OF p, left
their hall early today to participate In the
annual field day OF tho lodges OF the
State at Rocky Point. Among the num-
ber were several of the older members,
also many ladies, and accompanying the
party was His Honor Judge Goff, Past
Grand Chancellor Of the State.
Farmers on n spree.
A quartette Of farmers from the Robin
son farm Of South Attleboro came TO this
village yesterday and "did the town. In q
wagon. AFTER they received an extra cargo
they began driving about the streets in a