The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-25
Webster and South
bridge Mems Mar
row Escape.
PRECIpITATED NEARLY TEN FEET.
DR.. DIN and Landlord SIN
clair May Sue the City
of Putnam.

| webster, sept, 24.-Fen0 j. Sinclair,
proprietor of the Joslin house, Webster,
DR.. f. H. DIN of Southbridge and Ev-
erett Kenfield, hostler for Mr.. Sinclair,
figured in a thrilling and narrow escape
from serious injury and possibly death
last night. As a result, all of the three
are badly injured and the vehicle they
were in is a total wreck.
The trio had been to the races at
Rockville, Conn, where Mr.. Sinclair's
famous trotter Red Bird, was entered
in the turf events. Right here it would
| be well to state that Red Bird took
everything in sight He won three
straight heats, his best time being
2:191a. The horse was not pushed and
could have gone in quicker time had he
been obliged to.
The accident that came very nearly
being fatal to the trio occurred about
O'Clock. They left Putnam about 80 and
had started to drive home slowly.
| About mile and a half out of Put
nam the city is repairing bridge. Last
night the workmen forgot to hang the
| lighted lanterns in the immediate vicin-
tty, as should have been done. The place
| is very dangerous just at this time, as
there are deep holes from which gravel
and dirt are being taken to help build
the addition. Boards and timber are
strewed around the ground galore.
There are also several high banks.
I AS the team neared the place the
driver slowed down his horses and pre-
pared for any accident that might oc-
cur. As there were no lanterns about
the place was pitch dark and it was inn
| possible to see ahead.
When about half way through the
dangerous locality the horses, vehicle
and men were precipitated over a bank
ing and into a hole about ten feet deep.
None of the occupants Of the team had
time to jump but Kenfield pulled SO
hard on the horses to keep them on
their feet that his feet went through
the dasher.
The carryaH struck the bottom of the
| pit with crash that was heard for
some distance away. The doctor was
thrown out and the hotel proprietor
hurled heavily on top of him. The doctor
| was unable to rise, as his legs were
caught in some way under the body of
the carriage. The horses did not kick
owing to the clever management of the
/ driver, who quickly quoted them.
Kenfield crawled out of the mess over
the dasher as soon as he could and eX-
i tracted the doctor from beneath the
carriage. How the hotel proprietor ever
managed to extract himself he does not
know, but he knows he found his hat
some dozen feet away from the team.
/ Although the three were bleeding and
suffering considerable pain they man
laged to get the rig and horses out of the
predcament they We're in, and with the
help of others finally got started on their
homeward journey.
4 AS soon as the party reached the hotel
~, KTab TO,. Z To RI wa
4 moned. He came at once to the hotel
and dressed the wounds of the men.
The doctor is the worst injured. He
is completely covered with cuts and
bruises, and besides the pain from
them, he suffered fractures of two ribs.
He was placed in bed and made as COM
Portable as possible.
Mr.. Sinclair escaped, and aside from
many minor cuts and bruises he is not
badly injured.
Kenfield received a bad cut on the
head, which bled profusely at the time.
His back is also badly sprained.
The vehicle, which was costly can
When it was purchased, Mr.. Sinclair
Ipaid $225 for it. The pair of horses
were not injured in the least
Hon. Charles Haggerty has been re-
tanned by Messrs. Sinclair and Olin to
investigate the case, and If there are
will be brought against the city of Put
nam to recover damages. From a de-
l6cription of the locality there seems to
be a good case. The worknen were too
careless in neglecting to hang out the
lanterns as usual. There were several
witnesses who have signified their will
Iingness to testify to the effect that no
lanterns were exhibited in the vicinity
This morning Lawyer HaggeFty, Fred
H. Berger, clerk of courts, and a pho
tographer drove to the scene and looked
the ground over. A snap shot of the
locality was taken, and if suit is
brought the picture will be used as ev-
Iidence.
Dr. DIN was driven to his home in
Southbridge today. He is suffering
, much pain as result of the accident
The accident will lay the spec town
physician up for a few days.
The case of robbery has been clinched
against William and Lawrence Foster
of FAN River, who were arrested Sat-
urday, charged with rif1ing the cash
, register at the City hotel bar Last
night Sheriff Glare for the second time
searched the arrested men. The first
search in the afternoon failed to bring
to light what had become of the money.
that was confiscated, and the evidence
against the men was none too strong to
convict, If the men continued in their
ftttiOn5 ltlctL tHSy were IlOL the
ones who did the job. In the second
search the sheriff made them take off
everything they had on, and snugly
tucked away in the toe cap Of one of the
shoes of Lawrence was found Sc in mon
ey. The evidence is now strong enough
with the evidence of Daniel Donovan
of North Woodstock, who saw the rob
! berry committed, and that of Parky Io-
gan. the bartender with the money lat
Ter discovered, to convict the pair They
will be in court Tuesday.
Maxwell Darlington proprietor of the
Bay State Box Company, has invented
a machine that will save him a good
many dollars. 1t will be used at hts
shop on Myrtle street. The invention
} is press which will be used to put in
fancy bottoms in the paper boxes that
he manufactures.
Fitz Putney. for the past two years
: superintendent of the shoddy mills in
Quinebaug CT, has resigned his posi-
ton and it has been filled by Clarence
? e. Cleveland.
, Joseph Copeland manager OF the
Hartford news stand, spent Sunday in
town renewing acquaintance.
The Autumnal Excursion to Now
York, via Albany Hudson river return
ing via Fall River line and Boston. ar-
! ranged for the Boston g. Albany rail
: road for Tuesday, Oct. g. is the best for
the money that can be made. Only SIS 90
, for the trip.