The Portland daily press., 1893-11-03
KILLED At WOODFORDS.
Four Persons Thrown from Rnna-
way Team.

One, a Man, Died of His Injuries at the
Maine General Hospital Soon After
IA Young Woman Taken to the Hos
! ( pital with a Broken Jaw-Two Other
! n Persons Escaped Serious Hurt and
One Could Not Be Found After
the Accident
| An accident which resulted in the
death of one person and serious injury to
another, occurred at Woodfords Corner
last night, at about 1890. At that time.
the attention of people passing was at
tracted to as carriage going at a rapid
rate towards Portland. The horse was
in run, and the reins seemed to be
hanging loose over the dash board.
When the horse reached the corner of
Spring street and Forest avenue, he APP
parently attempted to turn to the right
and go over Deering street. He was
pulled sharply to the left, however, and
turned into the avenue. But the car
riage did not clear the pole, or post,
which set is the heater. 1t struck with
crash, and the four occupants were
thrown violently to the ground. The
| horse cleared himself from what little
there was left of the vehicle, and dashed
away down Forest avenue towards the
city.
When the people in the vicinity
reached the spot, they found man,
about 35 years old, lying unconscious on
the ground, which was stained with
blood from an ugly wound in his head.
A young woman was also picked up I'M
conscious and another had received
bruises and shaking up which dazed
her so that it was some time before she
could tell who she was. A second man,
who did not seem to be hurt, picked
himself up and in the excitement quietly
took himself off. The carriage, cabrio-
let, was scattered all around. The top
was by the side of the road and the body
some distance off. If repaired it would
be something like the boys jacknife
which had new blades and new
handle. The injured people were taken
into Rounds & Partridge's store and Dr.
| Topliff called. A call was also sent into
Portland for Rich's ambulance. It was
evident that the mans chances of living
were very slim. His jaw was broken
and there was a bad fracture at the base
| Of the skull. He was taken in the am
bulance to the Maine General hospital
and died soon after without being able
| to tell his name.
The ambulance made second trip and
took to the hospital the more seriously
injured of the young women, whose jaw
was fractured The other woman was
brought into Portland by Chief of Police
Berry of Deering. Her name is Kate
Chambers, and she lives at No. SO Federal
street. According to her account of the
accident she and Cassie Plante, the girl
taken to the hospital, were asked by
Jimmie" Mason to go to ride with him
self and friend. This friend Mason
called Joe, and he was understood by
Miss Chambers to be a shipmate of
Mason's on a fishing schooner lying at
Custom House wharf. Miss Chambers
stable on Federal street. She said that
the horse was frightened by an electric
car and started to run. She denied that
the men were drunk, as was thought to
be the case by people who saw the acct
dent. Miss Chambers could not tell what
had become Of Mason, and knew of no
way Of identifying the man called Joe,
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A visit to Custom House wharf also
| failed to furnish clue to the mans
identity. Several schooners lying there
were hailed but on none of them could
anything be learned of two men answer
ing the description Of those in the acct
dent. Mason is said to be 81 or % years
old
| There was also difficulty in finding
where the horse was hired. The animal,
an old horse, white or gray in color, was
taken to Maxwell's stable on Preble
street, near which he was caught. It
was at first said that the team was hired
at Ansel Sawyer's stable on Federal
street, but it was stated there that this
| was untrue. Visits to other stables on
| that street failed to show where the
| team was obtained. The horse was not
| injured.
Shortly after the accident it was said
| at Woodfords that the young women had
| said that their names were Lunt, and
that they were sisters It was also said
that they gave the name of the man who
was killed as John Chambers. Cassie
Plante lives with her father on Federal
street, and Kate Chambers boards with
them. 1t may have been that they were
misunderstood or that they were not then
able to answer questions intelligibly.
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