The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-26
WARREN.
Prompt Work Prevents DeS-
tructiOn of House by Fire.
Knocked Senseless by a Falling
Hammer--Town Gossip.

A fire which came very near being q
serious one occurred about 2:30 O'Clock
| yesterday afternoon in cottage house on
Vernon street owned by Charles Max
field. The house is occupied by George
Boiler, a molder by trade, his wife and
child. At the hour mentioned Mrs. Boiler
! was engaged In the kitchen washing
clothes when she heard a cracking noise
and smelied smoke. Hastily she went to
the door OF an adjoining room used ~ .
sitting room. Upon opening this door
she discovered the room full OF smoke and
q lounge located under the msntel ell
ablaze. She hurriedly returned TO the
kitchen, took her child In her arms ran
out into the street and gave the alarm to
the neig gh bors. Messrs. George Gray and
a named Smith returned with her to
the mouse. The Ore was gaining progress.
The lounge was blazing furiously, the
carpet for Q space OF 8 or @ feet square
bad burned and the floor had also
ignited. With great presence OF mind
on the part of the men, as also Mrs.
Boiler. who displayed great GOODNESS end
assisted materially, and with the aid of
the water in the several wsshtubs he
Dre was quenched in short order without
the necessity of calling on the flre depart
ment.
The damage will probably amount to
about 800, and consists OF the destruo-
tion of tue lounge, a large portion of tt Q
carpet, the other furniture scorched ard
III ckepeo and every pane of glass In the
windows Of the room destroyed by TIE
heat. The cause of the fire Is attributed
TO buraing SCOT that fell from the chin
ney pot which was directly over the
lounge where the fire was nrst dis
coveIei.
An accident whereby the victim mar
rowly escaped perhaps instant death hap
pencil at the Warren Manufacturing Com
pany's now m ills yesterday. A gang OF
machinists at work sitting up the big rp-
right engine were engaged on staging
70 feet from the floor. One of the men
was usilg a lead hammer, weighing
about two pounds, in driving on somesof
the bright work, when the head of tho
ham mer few from the handle and fell
below. On platform, direcily under
meath, were several men engaged In paint
ing the wheel. The hammer in falling,
strnck one of these men, a Pole, named
Mooder, squarely on the top Of the hesd
knocking him senseless. Engineer Tripp
dressed his wounds TEN porarily and he
was taken to his home on Union street.
DR.. Church was called and on examina-
tion found a scalp wound in the form of
a cross some three iucnes in length each
way and a small piece chippeo out OF the
skull The doctor carefully dressed the
wound and made the man as comfortable
as possible. How the man escaped
fractured skull and death as the result 10
certainly miraculous.
Mrs. F. r. Arnold and daughter, a
miss about years of age, participated
yesterday with the mem bers OF Celestial
Lodge, ID. OF R., In their country drive
and basket picnic. On their return home,
and when about to alight from the barge
In front Of Odd Fellows Hall, a young
lad malicously threw q stone at the barge.
1t entered through one OF the open win
dows and the little girl was struck by 1t
squarely on her right eye. She was taken
into Benefits drug store screaming with
paiu. Here MIR. Bennett did everything
that was possible TO allay the infama-
ton, which was gaining headway rap
idly. A little later Mrs. Arnold and
daughter took a train for their home,
where they could get their family ply
sician and have the injury attended 10.
The boy when ne had done the deed ran
away. Police Sergeant Walsh was Motif
ed, and by dint OF inquiry amcng the
boys who were IN the vicinity feels salts
ned as to who the hoodlum is and was
looking for him last evening.
Mr.. John f. McDoEough and wife,
who have been visiting friends in Phila-
delphia and Washington the past two
weeks, returned bone this morning.
An additional panel having been
ordered from this town to serve az petit
jurors before the common pleas division
Of the Supreme Court sitting at Bristol,
the following jurors were summoned last
cevning TO appear at the court on Mon
day next at 10 a. M; George w. Foster,
Benjsmin II. Smith. James y. simmons
and George T.. Seymour. Daniel X.
Glsdding end Richard n. howland VINO
were summoned ON tho first panel drawn
appeared at court Thursday and were ex-
cmpted from duty as they had served one
within the past two years.
Yesterday morning large kerosene
oil stove In the saloon OF Frank McMshon
on Water street exploded with n report
that was heard several blocks away.
Fortunately there was no one in tho place
at the time and with timely aid OF neigh
bors who rushed to the scene, not know
ing what had happened, tho stove was
gotten out OF the way before any but
slight damage vas done.
Louis Seymour, son OF Mr.. Clarence II.
Seymour, is to leave here Sunday night
TO resume his studies at the University
OF Pennsylvanis.