The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-28
And Narrowly Escaped a
Horrible Death.

Spencer, Feb. 27.-John Rooney of
North Brookfield had a narrow escape
from death at 315 this afternoon. Mr..
Rooney was riding on the west bound
Warren, Brookfield and Spencer electric
car which left Spencer at $40.
The car was in charge of Conductor
Harry Grant and Motorman Clarence
Bemis The unfortunate man was stan
ding on the front platform with Mr..
Bemis. The car was making pretty
good Roadway going down Summer hill,
and when it struck the curve at St.
Mary's Catholic cemetery was going at
a good rate of speed. Just as the car
swung around the curve opposite the
cemetery, Rooney was thrown head
first over the front dasher directly on
to the track. The motorman, in the
twinkling of an eye had brought his car
to a standstill. BY the progress of the
! car Rooney, in the meantime, had been
forced under the fender, but not quite
far enough to come in contact with the
truck.
| Motorman Bemis and Conductor
| Grant Immediately jumped from the car
expecting to find the unfortunate vic
tim dead.
| Rooney was Immediately removed as
| gently as possible and placed inside
the car. The car was headed back for
| Spencer with the utmost speed.
| When the car was once more brought
to a standstill Mr.. Rooney was taken
| by Motorman Bemis, Conductor Grant
and George Shaw, and carried tenderly
into the town hall building, where he
/ was placed in H. =. Diapers office.
DR.. Z. a. Murdoch was Immediately
summoned. The doctor did everything
| in his power for the injured man S
comfort. Mr.. Rooney was laid on two
settees. MI Rooney was badly cut up,
| especially the left side of his body. On
| the left side of the top Of the head a
bad scalp wound was inflicted, it being
about three inches in length and of an
ugly nature 1t took four stitches be-
fore it could be drawn together. The
| left side of the face was badly
scratched, while the left eye was bad
ly swollen and discolored.
| The eyelid could not be raised. Back
of the left ear and on the right side OF
the top of the head were also bad cuts
The left shoulder was badly strained
but not dislocated. On the left side OF
the back, from the shoulder blade tC
the bottom of the spine, there was also
a long ugly cut. which was a bao
wound The left leg was also bruised
| While the wounds were being dressed
Mr. Rooney apparently was suffering
great PAIN but being the owner OF ar
iron nerve bore the pain braVely. After
DR. Murdock's arrival MIR. Rooney
wife was notified of the accldeht D!
George Larkum.
Mrs. Rooney received the news witt
much excitement. coming to Spencer al
quickly as possible, and arriving IL
town at $40. BY this time, all ar
rangements had been made for the re
moval of Mr.. Rooney to his home il
North Brookfield.
He was taken on a stretcher from thu
hall to the $40 Warren, Brookfield an(
Spencer car, in which he was comfort
ably laid on one of the cushions.
The injured man was covered with {
blanket, and made as comfortable a:
: possible by his wife and Charles Myers
: of North Brookfield. who assisted her
= The party arrived in North BrookfielC
: at $40, and at last reports from tina
= town, the injured man was as comfort
able as could be expected.
. Thirty members of the Bay Path Ii
] brary Club held an enjoyable and bene
fetal meeting in Odd Fellows Hall to
day. Many We're present from out o
town, while those in Spencer who ar
interested in the advancement of libra
continued all day, the morning session
beginning at 1890 a. m.
At 1890 a business meeting was held
. at which it was voted to amend arti
s Gle of the constitution by inserting
the number Is in place of 25 Also oil
the question of amending article o
the constitution by inserting the words
b during the month of June" in plac
Of the words, 1.-The first Wednesday il
4 October
At II a. m. Miss Anna Tarbell o
; Brimfield gave an interesting 10-minut
talk on Public library and publ
schools and What a librarian shoul
, expect from a teacher" Miss Tarbel
was followed by c. D, Heart o
$ Leicester on the subject, What
To- teacher should expect from libra
7 rian."
A Commute talk on Librarian an
d scholars" by Miss Charlotte e. Wilbu
h Of West BrOoktield next followed. AT
ter the speakers, a general discussio
. on the above-named subjects followed
T. from which many helpful hints for Ii
= brary workers were brought forth
At l. 80 p. m. all present sat dow
| to luncheon prepared in the hall 70
them.
At the afternoon session, which com
= menced at p. m, Miss Margaret I
: McGuffey Of the Boston Public Librar
subject, Charging systems"
: Mayor Rufus B. Dodge, Jr., of WoI
9 cester, who has been appointed re
: ceiver of the Spencer Gas Company
e. was in town today, inspecting tn
: Spencer gas plant.
, Grand Leader Charles P. Battele c
4 Boston installed the officers of tn
: Home Circle, in Odd Fellows Hall, thi
o evening.
9 The Spencer Monday Club held an en-
. ioyable meeting this afternoon at tn
n home of Mrs. George II. Marsh, Mai
Z | street.
? The Pond street Whist Club met thi
; evening with Napoleon Cabana an
= wife. at their home, on Maple terrace.
UPTON AND WEST UPTON
Upton, Feb. 27-Mrs. George S. Ba