Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-07-18
STRUCK ON HIS HEAD

John Quinn Unconscious All Night
 From a Fall Into the Cellar OfOothe
 Waystde Inn.
 Shortly after seven o'clock last night some one rushed out of the billiard room of the Wayside inn on Grand street and said that an unknown man had broken his neck by falling down the cellarway.e The rumor spread like wildfire and the sight of Dr Tonks running in the direction of the place with his case of surgical instruments under his arm, followed by reporter of the DEMOCRAT. aremoved all doubts that might have existed in the minds of those who had heard the story. and in 8 few minutes the entrance to the building was surrounded by throng of excited people.
 When the physician reached the place the man was stretched out on the floor, blood issuing from two ugly looking cuts in his skull. No one could tell who he was. and all that the people where he was found professed to know was that he had walked into the building few minutes before and after resting himself for while on the bench, which runs alongside the billiard table, he started across the floor in the direction of the closet, which is situ- ated in the east side of the structure. Here there, are two doorways, one leading to the closet and the other to the cellar. The man faced towards the cellar door. Constable Joseph Huey, who was in the room, saw the mans mistake and shouted at him to take the other door and also made rush to the stairway, but he was too late, and before anything could be done the stranger had lost his balance on the top step and tumbled headlong into the cellar. There are twelve steps in the stairway and the man fell to the bottom and struck against ate cellar wall. He was picked up unconscious and carried into the billiard room. Dr Tonks made an ex- animation of the mans injuries and found that he had sustained a double lacerated scalp wound with a slight abrasion of the skull. After his wounds were dressed the l man was still unable to tell his name. Several people were called in, but no one | could furnish the desired information. After little consultation with the physi- cian and the manager of the house it was decided to provide him with bed and he was carried up stairs. ~s- A reporter called at the mans room early this morning anl re. cognized him as John Quinn. Ills left eye was frightfully swollen and Accomplished of the condition of his head. He had not fully recovered consciousness at the time, and rsved and talked about former Waterbury people. It was 8 miracle how he escaped with his life. He must have struck against the the rough wall and probably his hat pre- vented his skull from being fractured. The papers and rubbish about the spot were smeared with blood and everything that could be seen indicated the severity of the fall.
 l Quinn sat up for short time this fore noon, but seemed dazed and could give no account of himself. At press hour he was still lying on his cot bed. QuiAn is well known in Waterbury. Several years ago he was 8 trusted employe of Brown & Brown, and since that firm went out of existence he has worked occasionally for
 he was employed by company which is operating the quarry at Reynolds bridge