The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-31
A HORRIBLE DEATH.
East Brookfeld Boy
Killed By Freight
Train.
The BODY TERRIBLY MANGLED.
Warned Companion ofDan-
ger But Was Too Late
to Save Himself.
The BODY TERRIBLY MANGLED.

East Brookfeld, Aug. 30.-Henry Sc
cor, the seven-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Secor of Prospect hill, died
at II O'clock this morning from the re-
suit of injuries which he received by
being run over in the freight yard of
the Boston and Albany station. The
little fellow lived about three hours
after he was struck, but nothing of any
avail couldSpe done to save him.s
The boy was badly cut up, the wheels
of the cars having passed over his
right hand and his groin. A large cut
was made in the lower part of his
stomach, through which his intestines
protruded. Internal hemorrhages We're
the primary cause of his death,
The story of the accident, so far as
this morning the little Secor boy, in
company with boy named Fletcher,
walked to the Boston and Albany
tracks to a point where a train was
unloading gravel. Albert Secor, an
uncle of the boy who works in the sec
ton gang, told the two boys to go
ing hurt. They complied with his or
ders and started for home. They had
to cross over the TRACKS of the North
Brookfield branch between the turn
table and the tank house.
In the meantime the branch engine
had switched out five or six box cars
and was pushing them down the track.
The Secor boy, seeing the string of cars
coming, told his friend to run across
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ions started and managed to cross in
safety, but Secor was a second too slow
and was hit by the brake beam of the
head car.
He was thrown down, and the wheels
passed over his hand and left leg,
badly mangling him. Remi Fecteau,
the brakeman on top of the cars, heard
the boy uttering agonized shrieks, ana
at once signaled engineer Halloweu to
stop. The train was stopped and the
men found the boy lying in a huddled
mass in ditch a few feet away.
He was perfectly. conscious and suf-
fering great pain, the blood flowing
from his different wounds, making a
CHASTITY sight. A stretcher was brought
and the little fellow carried to Keith's
store, whence he was removed to the
Office of DR.. J. L. Remillard on Main
street Drs. Houle and Wheeler Of
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thing done to prolong his life.
His right thumb was amputated, but
he grew weak rapidly, until he passed
away at IL o'clock. This AFTERNOON
Medical Examiner E.. w. Norwood of
Spencer examined the body and pro-
nounced death the result of internal
hemorrhage.
No blame can be attached to Engin-
eer John HALLOWEEN for the accident
The funeral will be held at st. Johns
Church Friday morning at a. m.
A dance will be held Monday night
Sept. 4, at Sullivan's opera house. fol
the benefit of the Independent drum
corps. The committee of arrange.
ments is Everett w. Lavally, Leon
Mattheau and Leon Moreau William
Lavally will have charge of the floor
while Horne's orchestra of North
Brookfeld will furnish music
Fred White of Ashland, Neb., is the
guest of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ho-
sea White of Gleason avenue.
Allen c. Jones of the American
House, Boston, has been spending the
past week at Laura lodge, North pond
as the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Storrs of New York. He returned to
his home yesterday afternoon.
Miss Fanny Cole of West School
street has returned from York beach
Me, where she has been splElding some
time.
The board of fire-engineers have made
arrangements to have the old hand tub
Cataract No. of Brookfield, located
here Thursday and Friday. It will DC
manned by a volunteer company ir
case of fire. Steamer No. will leave
here Thursday for Webster, COMING
back some time Friday night.