Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-23
STORM FATALITY.
Five Year. Old Boy Killed by g
Falling Limb.
Ice Disappeared Rapidly From the Trees
Tuesday-Many Trees Broken Down
Wires Being Put Into Shape
Several Accidents.

The saddest incident in connection
with the ice storm of the past few days
was the sudden death of little James P.
Dolan, the five-year-old son of Peter j.
Dolan, 9S haywood street
The little fellow was playing in the
street near his home, Tuesday forenoon,
when a limb from a large tree, over
loaded with its weight of ice, snapped
off and fell striking the boy on the
head. He was picked up unconscious
and carried home. Blood flowed freely
from his nose and ears. DR.. c. H. Per-
ry was summoned and found the boys
skull was fractured.
Everything possible was done to re-
lieve the little fellows suffering, but
without avail, as he died about three
hours after the accident. Medical Ex-
aminer F. H. Baker was notified and
will view the body this morning.
The funeral will take place from the
residence of the child's parents, Thurs
day afternoon at 2.30
Had 1t not been for the rise in temp
erature, Monday evening, which con-
tinued through the night and Tuesday,
together with the short interval Of sun
shine Tuesday forenoon, the damage re-
sulting from the storm would have been
many thousand dollars more than it
was. The ice began to melt and drop
from the limbs Of trees, and the wires
early Monday evening, continuing
through the night, until, by Tuesday af-
ternoon, the greater portion of the
mantle of ice had left the trees and
wires about the centre of the city.
In the more elevated districts and
suburbs the ice still clings, but is fast
disappearing.
On Vernon hill the damage to shade
trees is particularly great. About the
residence of Willard F. Pond and the
J. S. Perry place, the ice broke down
many valuable trees, and the ground is
strewn with branches.
At Elm park the same state of affairs
exists The shrubbery and trees are
broken and present pitiful appear
ance. Many of the ornamental trees
were elastic enough to Withstand the
strain, to the extent that only their
tops and the smaller branches are brok-
en- off
The parks commission will begin work
at once trimming and pruning the dam
aged trees.
The sun came out for few moments
Tuesday morning and the bright rays
rejecting from the frosted foliage gave
an effect of rare beauty to every one
the duty of restoring things to their
former condition devolves. The amateur
photographer was out capturing many
handsome views of various sections of
the city, which, under ordinary circum-
stances, would not be considered worthy
of their skill.
All over the city trees are broken
down, and the branches streW the
grounds and roadWays beneath. Few
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reported. A horse owned by Charles
H. Ellsworth of the Summit was in
stantly killed by stepping on live wire
at Greendale Tuesday morning. A pair
of horses attached to milk team were
passing through the village, when one
Of the animals stepped on the wire and
dropped dead in his tracks. The other
horse of the pair was somewhat stunned
but will come out of it all right.
Superintendent w. H. Mcclure and a
force of men were hard at work all day,
endeavoring to get the fire alarm tele-
graph in working condition. AT late
hour Tuesday night, eight of the nine
circuits were up, but it is uncertain
whether an alarm would be recorded
accurately or not.
The same orders in regard to the fire
men patrolling their districts was in
force Tuesday evening. Many of the
men travel in pairs, and the order
passed along was that in case of fire,
one will pull the box while the other
starts for the nearest department house
in this way insuring the notification Of
the department as to the locality of the
fire. The fire department telephone sys-
tenn is still out of order, and the in
struments at Chemical /, Hose L. Hose
1, Hose 2 and Engine houses are
burned out. The police signal boxes
are badly crippled, only about half Of
them being serviceable. Fire alarm
box 90 is burned out.