The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-12
ONE Man DEAD;
ONE INJURED.
John North Victim Of Fatal
Accident at Dry Dock.
MILLER QUITE BADLY HURT.
Dropping Of One End Of IA RsaW Tlmhar
Threw Both Men Into The Air.
Families Are In Need.
MILLER QUITE BADLY HURT.

John North was killed and Edward
Miller quite badly hurt at the East
Providence dry dock yesterday morning.
They were assisting in taking a mud dig
ger off the doolS, 10 make way for the
steamer Rambler.
Inc digger was shored up by plank.
and to one OF these rope was attached.
The men we're on this plank. which was
suddenly pulled from under them.
North fell head first and sustained a
fracture of his skull living only an hour.
AIillers wrist and some OF mis- ribs were
broken.
Dock Master Royal. who was in charge
Of the work, telephoned at once for DR..
George f. Allison. and 10 the Rhode ISL
and hospital for an ambulance. DR.. ALI
son, who is thS medical examiner for
East Providence. and supL Coombs Of
the dry dock, arrived on the scene at the
same time.
DR. Allison examined North's head and
spine and arrived at the conclusion that
the man was dying. and although IL was
practically certain that North could not
live. IL was determinedo TO do everything
possible to rave his life.
DIED IN FIVE MINUTES.
On arrival at the hospital IL was found
that besides the hemorrhsge at the ears,
the man was bleeding from tho roof of
the mouth. This indicated that the frac-
ture at the base OF the skull was un-
usually severe-thRt the displacement OF
the bones was considerable.
without having regained consciousness,
North died at the hospital at 1925 a. m,
l,t-t frx y,,{v "a a rrfxinU "A thar
institution.
Miller was also badly hurt When the
outer end OF the big timber dropped he
was standing astride OF IL. He saw that
there was danger, but not in time TO es-
cape He describes the sensation of fly
ing through the air as being exec edinSly
peculiar.
most interminable, he says, aud he
wished that he might stop quickly
When he did strike the planking Of the
dock his right hand struck first and his
arm doubled beneath him and broke with
a snap. His right side was also bruised
and his right foot was sprained, but he
did not realize this at the time.
lie was taken to Dr. Allison's Office in
Supt. COMBS carriage and under chloro-
form the fracture OF his arm was reduced.
Then he was carried hom*
BOlh MEN MAhhlED.
John North. or Jack as ne was
known by his fellow workmen in East
Providence, was not a regular employe
OF the dry dock company. but worked as
q rigger for II. j. Baker & Co.
He had a young wife. not yet. quite 20
years OF age with whom he had his home
in the tenement house at the corner OF
Mauran avenue and Water street, ini East
Providence.
Edward Miller is married and lives on
Valley street, in East Providence. He
has been employed by the Providence Dry.
Dock and Marine Railway company for
two years.
Miller feels the death OF his friend as a
heavy blow. He said last night that he
wished he might have been spared the
sight OF poor Jack lying unconscious
and bleeding by his side for he believed
he should never forget It.
Neither North nor Miller were In easy
circumstances. The situation of the
young widow Is particularly pitiful. for
she is poorly provided for.