The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-17
w arren Has
Fatality.
L. CONKEY KILLED.
Fourth Victim of Stone
Curve on the Ware Hill.

Warren Oct. 16-Another fatal run
away took place here this afternoon al
2 o'clock, the victim being Louis Y
Conkey, married, aged %, VINO was in
stantly killed, while Thomas Ravine, q
companion, sustained painful bruises
which will confine him to the house
for some time to come. The accident
happened at what is know as Stone
curve near the western approach to
West Warren, within 200 feet of the
spot where three similar catastrephea
have taken place in the past few years
The dead man was well known here
and in Ware, as he had driven a de-
livery wagon four years for f. A.
Keefe, the local baker. Ravine resides
in New Braintree, but is we'll known
here.
Recently Mr.. Conkey has conducted
heavy teaming business being loca-
ted in Gilbertville. Today he hired q
team from James Stevenson, and in
company with Thomas Ravine, started
to drive to West Warren and Warren
to visit friends. They were coming
down Ware hill, when for some ur-
known reason, the horse became
frightened and ran. Notwithstanding
the fact that Mr.. Conkey was an ex-
perienced horseman, he could rot con-
troll the frightened animal. RaYine at
tempted to assist him, and just before
the fatal curve was reached several
persons saw both men holding on TO
the reins frantically.
Just as Stone curve was reached the
horse vaulted to the side of the road.
the carriage wheel struck a stone, there
was crash, and so far as Louis Con-
key was concerned, all was over, as
he had struck headforemost on the
stone, and was instantly KILLED.
Rayine was partially stunned and
bled copiously, in fact he was so weak
that he could give no account of the
cause of the accident.
The horse cleared himself from the
carriage and continued through West
Warren to Warren, where he was
captured after a four miles run.
1t was but a few moments before q
large crowd had gathered at the IA
tai spot. AS before stated, Conl1ey
had been instantly killed, having sus-
tanned a frightful depressed fracture
of the skull, and horribly nangled
about the body.
Ravine was found to be bleeding pro-
fusely from a fearful abrasion of the
scalp, and had a cut over the right eye
which required six stitches TO Close Ra-
vine was otherwise injured. He was
taken to the home of Philip Dugan of
Warren and DR.. c. e. Perkins. who
was the only physician to De found in
town, was called. Late this afternoon
Ravine was resting comfortably, but
was very weak from the loss OF blood
At present the attending physician
does not anticipate a fatal terminal
ton. <s'@, ea''a 4s~s
In the case of Louis Conkey, Medi-
cal Examiner Norwood of Spencer and
Assistant Medical Examiner DeLand
of Warren were notified. They decided
that death was due to accident. The
body was then removed to the under
taking rooms of c. H. Walker, where
it was prepared for burial.
Conkey was married to Bertha John
son of Ware about 10 years ago, who,
together with bright daughter of
years, and an infant survive him.
Miss Dora Johnson, who is an oper~
ator in the Ware Central Telephone
Exchange, is a sister of Mrs. Conkey
Conkey also has a mother residing ut
Hardwick, and also has three brothers.
The accident and it's fearful results
cast pail of gloom over the entire
community, and is the talk of this town
and Ware.