Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-02-02
RIBS WERE CRUSHED
John Pierce of Millbury Painfully
Injured.
Was Run Over by Road scraper While
Breaking Highways-A Local Runaway
Work of the Storm.

John PIERCE an aged man living in West
Millbury, was painfully injured Tuesday
afternoon. Mr.. Peirce was out with a
force of fellow-citizens breaking out the
highway. When near the Whitney resi-
dence the unfortunate man fell from the
scraper, which passed completely over his
body He was picked up and carried to a
house near by, and medical aid summoned.
DR.. J. r. Lincoln responded, and was
obliged to ride to the place on horseback;
The doctor found two broken ribs and
several severe bruises. The fractures
Were reduced, and the patient made as
comfortable as possible.
A horse owned and driven by Wendell
A Savery of West Millbury, created con-
siderable excitement on North Main street
yesterday afternoon. The animal draY-
ing horse was frightened by the snow
scraper, and made a bold run down the
street. When near the residence of Jas.
II. Ferguson the vehicle was overturned,
throwing the driver out. He was picked
up and taken to a nelghboring house, and
after few moments reSained conscious
ness, and was able to continue on his way.
The bowling blizzard of Tuesday was
the most severe since 1888. Early Tuesday
morning the town was completely snow
bound, and horses, electric cars and snow
plows and all sorts of vehicles were
stalled. The cars over the Consolidated
road were also among the missing, and
passengers who were anXiousy waiting
the depot until morning, and then found
their way to the nearest restaurant.
The Millbury division of the Worcester
and Suburban road was the only electric
line in the state which kept cars running
on schedule time until midnight. 1t was
without doubt the worst storm that the
electric cars have had to cope with since
the road was constructed. Assistant Su-
perintendent Frank G.. Sweeney, with a
force of employees, Kept the road open
until midnight, when the plows. gave. out
and the work was abandoned. One of the
ploWs was burned out near the western
approach to the MCGOWAN bridge which
caused a general tie-up among the cars
upon the line. Tuesday the. snow had
drifted on to the tracks, making traffic
impossible Mr. Sweeney. hired a large
force of men, and formed a shovel bri-
gade, with an idea of opening the road be-
fore morning If the motors in the paows
had not given out the line could have been
kept open and the public served.
Napoleon Dion, formerly employed as
painter in the sash and blind shop of c. D.
Morse & Co... was in town Tuesday. He
returned in the evening to his family in
Bellows Falls, VT. Mr.. Dion has disposed
Of his real estate in this town.
The mills and public workshops were
closed Tuesday, and the town was COM
pletely Rocked up.
Christopher Dunleavy. has resigned his
position as overseer of weaving at the
similar position at Chenille, Conn
Michael Sheehan of Saugus has accepted
position with the Mayo Wooden Com
panY.
The members of r. A. Chapter held a
meeting Tuesday evening.
The members OF the Royal Arcanum held
their regular monthly meeting Tuesday
evening in Barrows' block.
The funeral of Charles jackson will be
held from the residence of Charles r.
Searles Thursday, at 1 p. m. The funeral
was postponed, as the roads leading to the
cemetery were blockaded. Mr.. jackson
was one of the Oldest Spy readers in Wor-
cester county, having been a subscriber
for the past 40 years.