The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-01
A DUDLEY BOY MAY DIE
Fell Three Stories and Suf-
fered Conclusion of
the Brain.

Webster July S1.-Alfred son of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Cournoyer residents
of Central street, Merino Village, Dud-
ley, was the victim of an accident this
afternoon that will undoubtedly end
his promising career. He fell from a
three-story building and struck the
ground beneath him with terrible
force.
Alfred was sitting in chair in his
house on Central street, near an open
window Evidently noise outside at
tracted his attention, and he left the
chair and leaned out Of the window to
see what was going on.
He leaned out over the sill too far,
and lost his balance and with a heart
rending shrek, was dashed to the
ground below.
AS he fell, he attempted to clutch the
window sill, but his efforts were unsuc-
cessful
His mother, who was almost fran
tic, with several of the neighbors, who
either saw him fall or heard him when
he struck the ground, rushed to the
scene and with tender hands carried
him into the house he had only a few
minutes before so unexpectedly left.
DIR, ]. o. Genereux was Immediately
sent for.
The physician made a hurried exam
nation of the boys condition He as
certained that the boy had suffered
conclusion of the brain, and although
he was not positive at the time he made
the examination, the doctor thinks that
there are internal injuries, and, if so,
Nj and Mrs. Joseph Cournoyer will
lose their son.
What is extremely singular and pc
euliar, said the doctor to the Webster
correspondent Of The Spy lis that, al
though the boy will probably die, he
has not a bruise on his body, nor is a
single bone broken after falling from
the height he did. The only possible
way see that the boy was not killed
outright is that he struck in a sandy
patch beneath the window A portion
Of the violence of the blow was avert
ed by the boy striking on his back as
we'll as his head. If internal injuries
are not developed in day or two. |
will be able to pull him through, al
though it is doubtful
Joseph Moquin, employed in the
Chase wooden mill, was the victim of a
second accident this afternoon. While
at his work he got his right hand
caught between a pair of rollers and
the middle and ring fingers were
crushed. The injury is not serious, but
extremely painful, as both of the nails
We're torn away. DR.. Genereux also
had this accident.
Manager Young of the East Douglas
crack ball team was in town today.
The Spy man talked with him regard
ing Webster'S victory. He said that
the Carriers let Webster beat them. so
that they would not have to play them
again. He said that he knew it before
the game. He said that their reasons
for doing so was so that Webster
would not want to play them again, as
the Carriers could make more money by
playing teams around home instead of
| coming here, which incurs much more
expense. He said that Pitcher Morse
pitched straight balls after the second
inning to make farce out of the
game, the same as they once did to
his team.
According to his statements, Manager
Young and the fans of East Douglas
are sore over the way Webster used
them Saturday The manager said that
deal had been closed between him
and Webster to play Saturday, and that
all had been arranged by him for the
game. The first thing he knew the
game had been called off by Webster.
| Therefore East Douglas had no game
Saturday. He said that East Douglas
helped Webster out of hole once by
playing them, and he doesn't think the
treatment he received from Manager
Conway on Saturday was just and fair
He says that the East Douglas people
are urging him not to ever play Web
ster again. He says that they are mad
clear through