Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-05-03
THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
A Medical Wonder-A Very Much
Wounded Man A Blind Choir Lead
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err Various Notes
U'rom the Brattlcboro Phoenix)
capt Edward W. Carter formerly OF
| Trattlcboro, who is said to have ca rried
more evidences OF wounds on his body |
| than any soldier who served in tho civil |
war, died at his home in St. Louis. Mo.
after short Illness with pneumonia. |
Capt Carriers life was filled with adven-
| lures. His nature always prompted him
| to do things no one else would dare He |
was born in New York city in 1s42. His |
| first adventure at six years Of age, found |
| him buried under a pile of sand. He was
dug out more dead than alive, but whole |
The year after he learned to swim by be-
| ing thrown into the river from n high |
cliff He ran away from his home. then
| at Providence, r. l.. and went TO New
| port where he worked for a farmer. |
While there he was kicked by horse. and |
carried the scar on his face TO his death |
| His second master had an OK which |
crushed young Carriers foot Seven bones |
were taken out of it, and he did not walk |
upon II for seven months. Drifting to |
Norwich, Conn, at a fire pipeman
/ Knocked out the boys teeth. After many |
other wanderines. he took berth on u boat |
/ to New York city. lie was then hardly 1G
| years old. He took many voyages. and
finally shipped for San Francisco by way
Of the cape. During that trip he narrow
" escaped death by a shark. by drowning !
once he fell from the mzzen royal yard. |
but managed to catch hold of a rupc, |
which saved him, midway between the |
/ top rigging and deck. Upon his return he |
visited his parents in Vermont for short |
while. after which he went to Phlladel- |
/ phia. While he was there President Lin |
coin issued his first call for volunteers |
carter mad remar kabe constitution and !
could lift 100 pounds dead weight. He en-
listed In the 4th Vermont. He was pro- |
NOTED through the various grades on ac-
count of gallant service until he received /
the rank of captain While leading his
company at the Wilderness he was shot
completely through the body. A report on
the case made by DR. George r. Stevens
OF the nth New York, tells the medical
portion OF the story as follows: "With-
in half an hour he had received three
wounds; first through the abdomen from
left to right. cutting the intostincs; sec
ond bullet wound through the hand. at
the articulation of the upper Dhalanx Of
the thumb with the trepczium; third a
bullet wound of the left thigh, near the
Knee, the ball penetrating to the bone.
The wound of the abdomen was made by
some rough missile, either bullet much
battered, or fragment of shell, or as
the captain supposed by an explosive bull
let 1t had entered point near the outer
extremity of line between the left in
Eulnal and lumbar regions. and had made
It's exit at corresponding point on the
right side. In Its course the missile had
wounded the intestines and had torn the
abdominal wall so as to allow the bowels
to protrude from both the left and right
wounds" His suffering was intense and
from May J until May 10 he received but
little medical attention. At one time he
was left to die upon the field, but chanc-
ing to hear of tho plans OF the surgeons.
he procured revolver. and ordering him
self placed on stretchcr he "bluffed"
his way with the gun until he finally
Reached A t-t,,,r
Several times the physicians thought he
would die. but he did not give up for a
moment. He finally did recover, and at
the end of his leave of absence reported
TO his regiment in time to participate in
the battle of Charleston. lie was stfll SO
weak that he tainted during a charge, and
was forced to resign his commission.
capt. Garter came from n family of fight
ers. He had four brothers who served
throughout the war and in a short his |
tory Of himself which the captain pub |
lished in 1883, the total number of battles /
in which the five Carter brothers partic- /
pated was placed at POO. The deceased
was considered Il walking wonder" hv
members of the medical profession who
knew of his case. Elaborate histories of
it were published In medical journals and
he was the subject OF many examinations.
After the war Capt. Carter visited many
cities In the United States and Canada.
his restless spirit finding small comfort
in remaining in one place. Since 1880 he
had lived in ST. Louis. He WAS identified
with the HY2enic Chemical company at
the time of his death. He was one OF the
best known members of Ransom Grand
Army post in that city and was its COM
mander in 1898, He was buried i'm the Ma
tional cemetery at jefferson Barracks
Capt, Carter was the father of Mrs. Frank
Powers of Brattleboro.
Henry OMalley, formerly of St Johns
bury, is now located at the Baker Lake
Ia tchery, state of Washington as fish cul-
turist and assistant superintendent. The
fish commission took possession of this
lake July l, 1899, it being the only spawn
ing ground of the blue-back salmon and
this the only hatchery in existence of the
same specie. II was the in very dilapi-
dated condition but on arrival OF Mr..
Malley work was begun to rebuild and
reconstruct. This is large and very i'm
portant station and from the work there
the number OF salmon that will be turn
ed into the waters this season will be
largely increased and probably will be
doubled in the next season.
TO EUROPE FREE.
Mrs. Louise Allen Hitchcock formerly
of Ludlow is announced by the Meriden,
Conn. Record as the winner of voting
contest conducted by that paper The
prize is a trip to the Paris exposition free
Mrs Hitchcock had nearly 100000 votes.
Miss katherine j. Dugan is probably
the only blind girl in the world who leads
a church choir. For weeks past the big
choir of ST. Louis church at St Johns
bury has been under the direction of this
blind musician. Miss Dugan received
her education at the Perkins institution
for the Blind in Boston, graduating from
that institution with honors in 1895 and
later from postgraduate work in 1872
Miss Dugau's parents are now both dead
What is known as the Green property
located at Lake St. Catherine, in Pout-
ney, has been bought by Mrs. Lyde of
New York for $3.50 Mrs. Lyde is tho
mother of the talented young actress
Miss Elsie Iydc. now with the Joseph
jefferson company.
e. II. Thayer of Brandon placed 100000
lake trout fry in Lake Dunmore last
week.
States Attorney Hoar of Montpelier is
reported to have received complaints in
regard to alleged bucket shops in WASH
ington county and is to look up the mat
ter This agitation is the after thought of
the Waterbury bank affair.
VERMONT'S INSANE ASYLUM,