Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-07-19
FATALLY INJURED.
Anthony W. Ashborn Lying at the Point of Death. the Result or . Fall Over ar
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Anthony W. Ashborn Lying at the Point of Death. the Result or Fall Over an
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 Anthony w. Ashborn. one of the best known residents of Waterbury. met with a frightful accident while on his way home
 last night. Mir Ashborn will be best re- membered as foreman of the joinering de- partment at Benedict & Burnham's. where he was employed for several years. Some time ago he severed his connection with that concern and has since worked at his trade in different places. For some time he has been employed at Smith X Griggs factory, Hopeyille, and lived near the shop. Last night Mir Ashborn was up town and about II o'clock started for home in com pany with a friend who lives in the same
 neighborhood. When they had reached a
 point below City corners. opposite the res
 idance of Edward Blondin,. 1.191 South
 Main street, Mir Ashborn, who was vals- | ing little ahead of his companion. was
 seen to topple over and fall down the em-
 bankment a distance of about fifteen or twenty feet landing face downward on a pile of stones and projecting stumps. It
 was said this morning that the untortu- nate man was allowed to remain there for quite long time before he was removed. At about 12:30 his companion succeeded
 in securing help and tho injured man was
 removed to his home. Doctors Crane and | Gay were summoned and very little hope
 was expressed for the patients recovery. | When NIT Ashborn fell he was impaled
 on n short stick about an inch in diameter
 which entered his left side under the col
 lar bone. penetrating the pleural cavity | and lung. He also suffered a depressed
 fracture of the frontal bone. The base of the skull is also fractured and there is an ugly cut on the side of his head. This
 morning Doctors Crane. Frost. Gay and Axteue held consultation and it was de
 cided that ii the mans condition would
 permit the operation of trepanninl
 would be performed, but it was the general
 opinion that the patient could not live
 through the shock.
 reporter of the DEMOCRAT visited the
 scene of the accident this morning ant
 found that the place is veritable man
 trap. For some time past the guard ha'
 been removed and lay on the ground be
 side the foot path just in a good position
 for one to stub ones foot against it. ana ; there the yawning chasm lies about twt feet beyond. The fence is down for n dis tance of about seventy feet and Mir Ash
 born fell down the bank just near A bi electric light pole that has recently beer l erected there. The stones at the bottom Of the pit were covered with blood and tn | whole place presented a ghastly scene Mrs Ashborn's hat was found on a roc 7 that iuts out of the old wall and it is no likely that the man struck against any o the projecting rocks but fell clear to tn r bottom.
 s This morning MT Ashborn's son calle r on Attorney Lowe. The latter went owe the whole ground. Selectman Pinne l and Superintendent Bradley of the TraC ton Co were early callers and it is certal s that the accident will result in a big la' suit. The place is but n short distanC - outside the city limits and the questio r now is. did the men engaged in putting ' e the big pole for the Traction Go tear dow ? the guard and neglect to replace it, oI WI r the place in that condition before the ne l. pole was erected. Messrs Bradley m y Pinney refused to say anything for publ s cation. There was great deal of talk gt
 ing around about foul play and that tn man had received blow that knocke > him down the embankment, but the II I porter does not place much faith in il b rumor, for Mir Ashborn was not a quarre l. some man and has not a personal enem s in the world. Besides his wife he has e family of seven children.
 s This afternoon it was stated that NJ I Ashborn's condition was somewhat iu d proved. A consultation of surgeons wi I be held at 1 o'clock and if the mans col n dition warrants an operation 1t will be pc ,- formed. One of the physicians who q # tended him said this afternoon that h e chances of recovery are not one in q mi d lion.