The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-04
PAWTUXET VALLEY.
Runaway That May Result Fatally-Mc-
GregOr Post Elec ion.

Another runaway accident occurred at Clyde
last night, which may result fatally for Ar
thur Clark, one OF the best known young men
in the valley. Mr.. Clark and DIR. Eugene Il.
Shea were driving along Main street in front
OF the Clyde PRINT works, about III 30 o'clock,
when the horse became frightened and broke
into "A run. At this place there il a sharp curvs
i'm the street, the electric car track running
close to the sidewalk on the inside Of the
curve. The inside rail Of the track stands
several inches above the gutter and before
Mr.. Clark could get his morse under control
the buggy ran or the track and into the gut
ter, tho wheels on one side catching on the
rail as the horse turned toward the street
again, and throwing the carriage violently
against telephone pole. Both Of the occu-
pants were thrown out, Clark striking on his
head on the frozen ground. Tie clung 10 the
reins and was dragged quite n distance until
his head struck against large hagstone
placed across the gutter in front OF the Clyde
chapel for footbriage, cutting deep cash
in his scalp and rendering him unconscious.
He was picked up and carried into the car
barn nearby by some of the employees OF the
electric railroad company, who were attract
cd by the crash, and DIR. Shea attempted 10
restore him TO consciousness. He was unsuc-
csssful and Clark was carried 10 his home on
Clyde street at Lippitt and Dr. II. Morton
Smith was summoned who after an examiu-
alton decided that CLARK was suffering from
conclusion of the brain. This morning Mr..
Clark had not regainod CONSEQUENCES and DIR.
Smith was una bic TO predict the result OF his
injuries
Another new weekly papcr is 10 be started
in tho valley by Isaac II. Chase of Arctic, who
has for several years published the Gospel of
the Kingdom, n paper devoted TO church
affairs, and formerly published the Weekly
Advertiser. The new paper is to be an eight
page sheet OF six columns, and the first mum
ber Is TO be issued on January |.
McGregor Post, No. II, q. A. r., held its
regular meeting and annual election Of ofu
GERS in Grand Army hall Mt Phenix last even
| ing. There was n good attendance OF the vet
! erans and the election resulted in the choice
of the following offcers for the ensuing year
| Commander, ThUmas w. Wood; senior vice.
| commander, Charles r. Bowman; junior vice
commander, Henry Bryant: qusrtermaster.
| James Corcoran: chaplain. Patrick Fitzpat-
| rick; surgeon, Thomas Hutchins; officer of
the day, John Hollihan; officer OF the guard,
| John Bonner; delegates, g. d. Greene, Thom-
| as Hutchins and Charles Il. Bowman; alter
mates. Henry Bryant, JOnn Bonner ana CnorleS
| Matteson; trustees, James Corcoran. John
| Hoilihan and Oliver Il. Brown: auditing com
1 mittee, Charles r.. Bowman, Frank M. Tucl,-
| er and Jonn Holbhan; janitor. John Hollihan.
| Dr. Warren +. Page will deliver lecture
| on 1.-THE First Aid TO the Injured" at the reg
| ular monthly meeting of the Mems Club of
| ST. Andrews church this evening.
| Four -year-olI Josephine Clouet was badly
| bitten by dog with which she was play ing
| at her home in Riverpoint this morning. Tho
| child was romping with the dog, which was n
| pet with the family and had never before
| shown any signs OF uglness when the animal
| suddenly turned and seized her arm in his
mouth. The childs mother, who was in the
/ room at the time, saw the dog seize the child
and Immediately went to her rescue
Charles Coburn of Utica, N. ", is the guest
OF Frank Coburn at Washington.
The new warick mill at Centrevlle is run
min, overtime in order TO ill the orders re-
Gently received.
Another freight wreck occurred on the New
York 4 New England Railroad at Rverpoint
about 1890 o'clock this morning. The local
freight for Willimantic had been switching
and had just started TO leave when one OF the
cars which was in the wreck at Centreville
Thursday afternoon and which had just been
taken from the sidetrack at Riverpoint,
jumped the track and toppled over ON it's side,
derailing the next car and blocking the main
track. wrecking gang was soon on the
scene and replaced the ears on the rails with
out delaying traffic on the road.