The Portland daily press., 1900-05-01
WESTBROVK.
Accident at the Boston
and Maine Depot.
Portland Man Has Leg Taken Off
By Car.
Team Was Struck at
Team Was Struck at
Central Street.
Team Demolished and Horse
Badly Hurt.

An scoidens ocuurrsd near the West
brook dspet Of the Worcester and Nashua
di,i ion CT the Boston 81 Maine railroad
about noon that proved q serious one, al
tho lRh net fatal. A rag pediar named
Hiram Blumenthal. residing at ga Fore
street, was driving down Central street
and was abaut to oross the track petwesn
the depot and the freight shed. The
local frsight train going west was az
preaching near Churoh street few W hun
drsd feet below, aud as several Of the pee
pie In the vicinity Of the accident say that
the whistls wRs not sounded nor hell
rang 30 denote the approach Of q o train.
The Central strset crossing is one of the
blindest on the road, rs 1t is impossible
to ses q train until almost di rectfy on
the track. There are no gates as this
crossing and no flag man. and as rule
the trains put on n heavy head OF steam
Just before reaohins this orcssing to
carry them over the grade just beyond.
Tbs railroad employees claim, however.
that In this case they had the train under
control as they vera to makss stop at
the freight sheds to drop some freight.
However true this may have been the
train was moving Mt COOL rats OF speed
when the engine struck the horse and
team carrying Mr.. Blnmsnthal and
hurled them quite q uistAnce for ward.
When Blumsnthal struck he fell In such
a manner that his right leg just above
the knee and ext snding downward as
far az the ankle was ciushed In horii-
tIs manner. The horse was injured quite
tady. there being big cut IN the side
and about the head. Bystandsrs. at oncs
ruined to the assistance Of the Injured
man and physician wss summoned.
Dr. Cobb responded and few minutes
later Dr. Horr Was ON the s,ene. The
ply sicians bandaged the wounds TO check
the dow OF blood and ordered the man
taken to the Maine General hospital.
MIR. Arthur noberts and Mr. j. II. Spear
took the Injured man In Springer &
Srear's ambulance and aftsr applying
ether to the injured man to relieve his
suirerings started at once Tor Portland
where they arrived at few minutes past
one O'Clock. At the hospital the doctors
arputated the leg and stated that he
would probably recover nicely from the
aocident. The horse was taken TO Rob-
erts' stable and DIR. G. II. Leighton at
tended to the wound inflicted on the
horses side. The team was quite badly
demolished. 1t Is qnite likely now that
che city officials win do something TO
hasten the railroad COMPANY In the mat
ter of eithsr placing gates or fissman
at this fatal crossing.
The ohiIdren's fair held on Friday and
Saturday Of last week will net about one
hu ndrsd and Thirty five dollars for the
school rooyu deooratio fund.
Rev. G. u. Parsons Of the Augusta
district prsachsd at the Wsstb rook Meth
odist church Sunday afternoon, and
in the evening. There was large at
tendance and he was listened to with
marked attention. At . meeting Of the
official board held at the close of the eve
ming nesting a unanimous call was ex-
tended to Kev. MIR. Parsons to become
their pastor for the ensuing year, and II
matters are made satisfactory TO the
bishop he will probably become the pastor
OF the church.
Mr.. U. b. Woodman has received word
from his son Hal OF his arrival In Boston
and that he intends 60 locate there.
Young Woodman left the city suddenly
Saturday without saying whore he was
goiag but az it appears all has turned out
well and there was NJ cause for alarm.
City Marshal Donald Wight made two
ssizures yesterday. both ON Mr.. Isaac
Gross. AZ one store he found sixteen
quart bottles of whiskey and as the ether
i've quart bottlss containing whisksy.