The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-28
MIR. Fred j. Bassett
Lost Three Digits
Yesterday,
POLO TEAM WILL Be SOLD.
Blake viii Retire as Man
7 ager of Clinton
g. Outfit.

Clinton, New. 27.-Fred J. Bassett
foreman of w. A. Fuller G. Co.'s wood
yard on High street, gave a splendid
example of pluck, after receiving a ter
flole injury on a buzz saw, this morn
ing.
Bassett was standing in front of the
+ circular saw in the shed, in the wood
yard, cutting up a stick two inches in
diameter. The stick lay on a carriage
which was showed toward the saw
whenever length was to be cut off.
Bassett seems to have held the stick
somewhat loosely with his right hand.
. Inc saw caught in a knotty portion of
the stick,-and Bassett's left hand was
hurled forward upon the saw, which
was revolving 1900 revolutions a minute
2 While the stick was thrown off from the
2 carriage and across the shed. The
: teeth OF the saw tore a jagged cash
across the hand through the knuckles
OF three fingers, tearing them badly and
ln]uring the hand above the knuckle
Of the index finger
Bassett was alone in the shed. He
wrapped cloth around the injured
hand; went to the back of the yard
and ordered a laborer to shut off the
steam. Then he started for the office
Of Dr. Charles L. French, a thousand
feet away.
James Queeney, who is employed in
the yard, set out after Bassett, when
he found what had happened. He
could follow him up High street by a
trail of blood
In the meantime, Frank L. Kinnear
and Jacob Bindhammer met Bassett
and assisted him.
DR.. French was not at home. This
necessitated a short but painful walk
to the office of DR.. OFT. Dr. OFT was
out The telephone was used and DR..
George L. Tobey was called. He or
dered the ambulance, and Bassett, now
weak from loss Of blood was taken to
the hospital He tainted away as DR..
Tohey arrived
The doctors thought that all four
fingers would have to be amputated,
but finally decided to amputate three
fingers and a portion of the hand The
thumb and the index finger were sew
cred
Bassett is doing well tonight although
he is terribly weak from shock and loss
of blood.
Bassett is married He has three
children. His oldest boy was severely
injured in a foot ball game recently.
The irony of circumstance was illus
trated in the fact that Bassett had just
handed in his notice. He was going
to take a position as bookkeeper with
Wright & Cotton of Worcester.
George w. Morse was shown the story
in The Spy this morning, about the
probability that several witnesses en-
r1ouad Inv fbp for hard will rafllSa
to go into court Mr. Morse is head
appraiser for the attorney generals Of
flee. He gave utterance to some caus-
tic criticism. He said: 1.-THE circum-
stances are these; Assistant Attorney
General Hallowell asked the gentlemen
who have been appraising land in the
metropolitan basin to meet him at the
Clinton House, on the occasion of his
visit some days ago. Most of those who
have made appraisements came, but
Eben S. Fuller and Judge c. C. Stone
did not. Lucius Field came to the no
tel, but went away before it was his
turn to be seen.
II understand that these gentlemen
have since announced that they will not
go into court and testify, and have
caused stuff to be printed that is in
tended to put the burden of anything
that is unpopular in this land damage
business upon my SuouIueIS.
my position is plain. / have APP
praised much property for the attor-
ney generals office. I have made each
appraisal on my conscience, fairly and
honestly. l am willing to go into court
and back my figures with my oath.
have done nothing that l am ashamed
to reveal 1 supposed that this was
true of the three gentlemen whom l
have mentioned I am now convinced
they do not mean to come into court
and tell what figures they have put
upon the property Of their friends and
neighbors. l also am convinced the rea-
son Is, they are ashamed to confess
what a low price they have named as
the value of the property they have APP
praised. For what other reason can
they hesitate?"
James H. Blake will doubtless dispose
Of his interest in the New England Po-
10 League franchise for Clinton, to j.
H. Coughlin of the Clinton House, and