Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-04-27
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.
RNa1NEER FRED PERRY

Death Occurred In windsor Monday
from ParHIysIs--wSs Formerly One of
the Best Known Young Men in Brat
IIebOrO.
Fred Thatcher Perry, A, the well
known engineer and son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thatcher Perry of Green Street, died at
his home in Windsor about o'clock Mon
day morning of paralysis. About three
weeks before his death he had an attack
of grip, from which he recovered sufficient
ly to return to his duty, but on Saturday,
April IA, he made his last run. 1t is
thought that he returned TO work too soon
after his illness, which caused water to
collect around the spinal cord, causing
paralysis. Early in his railroad life he
was struck in the head by freight car
which stood on a switch too near the main
track as he was coming into Brattleboro
with double header" and he was rem
dered unconscious. This accident may
have caused a trouble which did not
develop until his last illness.
Mr.. Perry was born in Chesterfield, n.
H., Feb. s, 1856 He came 10 Brattleboro
with his parents when he was a small boy,
living first on Canal street. He attended
the High school under the late B. F. Bing-
ham until he was about II years old, and
was afterwards employed by the Estey
Organ company. When he was II years
old he secured a position as fireman on the
Vermont Valley railroad, and he kept the
position about three years. He showed
such capability that he was promoted en-
gineer, and his first run was on the freight
between Brattleboro and Bellows Falls.
His run was afterwards from Brattleboro
~ nd Ealla 80
Windsor. At different times he ran the
White Mountain express train. For sew
eral years his run had been on the mail
train between Windsor and Springfield,
Mass, making the trip every other day.
Mr.. Perry married Miss Mary Lonergan
of Bellows Falls in 1883, and they went TO
Windsor to live about the time Mr. Perry
began running the mail train Besides
his wife and parents Mr.. Perry leaves one
brother, Chancey S., who is a printer in
Bennington.
During his life in Bratteboro Mr..
Perry was one of the best known
young men in the town. He took special in
terest in athletics, being prominent in local
base ball circles, and for several years he took
part in rowing contests on Spofford lake.
| He Joined the local volunteer fire depart
ment and was first hoseman in steamer
company No and was considered one OF
the best firemen in town. He was always
genial and pleasant, and his integrity was
without question. AS long as he lived in
Brattleboro he was member of the Uni
versalist Sunday school, where he was
held in high esteem, and on the railroad
he was respected from one end of his route
to the other. He was a member of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
The funeral and burial, which took place
Wednesday afternoon, were in Bellows
Falls, in accordance with Mr.. Perry's ex-
pressed wish.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers conducted services at the grave,
and six members of the brotherhood acted
as bearers, Messrs. Brennan, Sawyer, Gal
lier, Tuthill, Clifford and Green. There
was a profusion of beautiful flowers, in
Guiding a floral driving wheel with one
broken spoke from the employees of the re-
pair shop and engine house at Springfield,
Mass, a pillow from divisionINo. 6, Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers, and a star
and crescent and another pillow from rail
| road employees.