The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-29
And Badly Injured
Spencer Man.
MAY BE- FATAL.
Victim Discovered Uncon-
scious by Small Boy.


cident, which will undoubtedly prove
fatal, was added to Spencer's long list
of fatalities at las o'clock this after
noon.
The unfortunate victim is Michael J.
Manning of Hillsville, who lies at his
home tonight in a Unconscious con-
dition, with an ugly cut starting just
above the right eye and extending
straight up over his forehead to the
top of his head within about an inch of
the crown.
The gap was about three-quarters of
an inch wide, and three-quarters of an
inch deep, although very clear cut, thA
skull not being lacerated in the least. A
small piece Of the skull was broken,
however, and picked up near the scene
of the accident by Napoleon Perry. The
/ injury was inflicted upon Mr.. Mann
ing by the breaking of a 30-inch circular
saw. The saw is stationed just outside
Mr. Manning's cider mill, which is sit
uated in Hillsville on the Wire Village
road, about a quarter of a mile from
Mr. Manning's house.
Shortly after dinner Mr.. Manning left
Q
sawmill to secure a little wood for his
home. He backed his team up to within
a few feet of the saw and began his
work Exactly how long he had been
saving is unknown, but at Las two
small boys, Joseph Bernard and joseph
Lemoine, Jr., heard loud report aeteEe
mill.
The boys were fishing on the small
mill pond just above the mill. The
Lemoine boy told his companion to
watch the line while he went to the
mill to ascertain the cacse of the re-
port. He ran to the mill, and upon
his arrival discovered the body of Mr..
Manning lying just a short distance
from the saw, which is stationed about
two feet outside the building.
Seeing Mr.. Manning's head bathed in
blood, which was streaming from
large gap in his head, the boy became
frightened and ran to tell his father,
Joseph Lemoine, about the affair Mr..
Lemoine who lives about 100 yards
from the mill, then went and got his
neighbor, Isaac Goodwin, and the two
proceeded to the mill together. The
little Lemoine boy in his excitement
told his father that Mr.. Manning was
dead, and so the two men expected to
find their neighbor and friend with life
extinct.
They were agreeably disappointed,
however, and found him still breath
ing but in an unconscious condition.
The body was lying on its right side
with feet towards the saw, and the
head pointing due south, and resting
in large pool of blood. The blood was
then pouring forth in a stream.
AS soon as Mr.. Lemoine saw the state
Of affairs he lifted the body and held
the head up in order to stop the bleed
ing. Mr.. Goodwin then ran to the
house of Charles Aldrich, who lives
just above the mill, and procured a
number of bandages.
| Mr. Lemoine, after sending his boy
up to the Manning house to notify Mrs.
Manning of the terrible accident, set
to work dressing the wound as well as
/ he could. Mrs. Manning soon arrived
| with a sheet, in which the body was
wrapped. 1t was then lifted gently into
! the wagon and taken to Mr. Manning's
/ home.
A. E. Young drove to Spencer for
/ medical aid. Drs. E. w. Norwood and
/ T. J. Sanborn were summoned.
FIR. G.. II. Dolan was also called, and
! arrived shortly after the physicians.
During all this excitement Mr. Man
ming was unconscious. Shortly after
FIR. Dolan's arrival, he regained con-
i seriousness for a short time, but soon
| sank back into his dazed condition. The
doctors Immediately went to work on
the wound, and after getting it thor
oughly cleaned out, took three stitches
in the top of the head, leaving the re-
mainder of the gap open in order to
make a good drainage.
The physicians found that Mr.. Man
ning's respiration and pulse were both
normal, but the tissues of the brain
were lacerated. The last trouble, to-
gether with the reaction which will
soon come, will undoubtedly cause
death. DR., Sanborn said this evening
that Mr.. Manning's recovery was pos
sible, but very improbable. Death is
liable to come any time now and will
undoubtedly come within the next few
hours.
The saw which caused the accident,
was broken in three pieces. The COL
:, lar which holds the saw was also bro
ken. The stick which Mr.. Manning
was saving when the saw broke was
exactly 10 inches in diameter, with a
| large knot on the bottom side.
: One piece of the saw, which was COW
cred with blood, was found on the
bridge situated about two rods from
the saw and directly in front of the
; mill. The other piece, which was bro
ken off, lay directly beside the saw
Mr.. Manning intended to load the wood
which he was saving into his team,
which was backed up to the saw.
Trouble never comes singly, and after
the death of Mr.. David Bemis. Tues
day, Mrs. Bemis was again overcome
this morning by the death of her daugh-
ter, Miss Emma j. Flagg, who passed
away early this morning at DR.. Bakers
sanitarium. Baldwnville, death being
caused by hemorrhage of the brain.
Miss Flagg has been in poor health for
the past year, and has been under medi-
: cal attendance for some time The sad
news of the death was broken to Mrs.
Bemis this morning by DR.. e. r, Wheel
er. The body arrived in town this even
Ing. The arrangements for the funeral
have not yet been completed.
The funeral of the late Mrs Charles
Bailey was held at O'Clock this after
noon from her late residence in Smith
vile, about a mile and a half from the
village. The services, which were very
largely attended were in charge of Rev.
Sherman w, Brown of the First Con-
gregational Church, of which the de-
ceased was member. Mrs Charles
Haynes and Mrs. Fannie Hallet assist
! ed the pastor in the services by two
beautiful duets Large delegations from
the Spencer w. c. r. u. and woman's
Relief Corps were present at the fune-
raj. The floral tributes were many and
beautiful. The w. c. Il. u. sent "a white
and tinted carnations, while the G. A.
r. Circle also sent a beautiful floral
tribute. The interment took place in
Pine Grove cemetery.
A large number Of young people at
tended the dance given this evening in
odd Fellows Hall, by the Young
Mems Social club The>1loor was in