Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-31
WATERVILLE.
BL.ED TO DEATH.
Sudden and Peculiar Death Of
Joseph H. Grondin.
Kicked by Horse, an Artery Severed
and Death Soon Comes.
A COED Hu band. Father and Citizen. ~ Gle
City Mourns the Loss.

Joseph II. Grondin, the Well-known
furniture dealer. Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grondin had been out
riding during the first part Of the af-
ternoon, and had returned ut a little
after O'Clock. Mrs Grondin went in
10 the house and Ecr husband took the
team around to the stable to put it up
his hostlcr being away at the time.
short time later Mrs. Grondin went out
to the stable and found her husband
lying on the floor in one corner OF the
stable with the blood pouring from a
wound in his right leg. He was
conscious. and Mrs. Grondin/
thought was to get medical a1lsic, ~
as soon as possible.
She rushed out into the (,roo.
a strange chance the/Irst to,r, mn s, ~
saw contained Dr. Mrs Ahhntt
who Wee out riXHg. Mrs. Grondin saiG
something a1Sut Joe being killed and
Or. Abbott realizing that sometbi I'M
serious rad happened. left his team and
sent Mrs Abbott down town after an
other doctor. Mrs. Abbott had gone
but little way with the team wbon
she met DR. Bunker and sent him r.
assist her husband.
When the physicians reached 49,
| side OF the injured man in the stable |
ne was apparently dead DR.. Abbott |
was the hrst TO reach him and in NOV
ing him found that there was sin q
spark 81 life. He was carried into tho
house ana every means known Ia the
PROFESSION tried u revive him. but ali
IN van The injured man never "a
Gaind consciousness after bein,y found
and died only few minutes after tn.
Doctors arrived.
TIE only injury found was e,,s,,
M very deep or severe. just under NH
1s'"Ne me right knee This had apnar-
htiy been made by a horses hoof ana !
''fu severed the popliteal artery This L
afiery comes very near the surface of S
nc knee. so that only Il comma rati,aIv +
siSht sash in the right spot is s,ei- c
tent TO rupture it, When il is chr !, Il
nan VIII bleed to death about ac -ar | I.
uIy as when his throat is cut. a
NO one knows just how the accident al
,dppened. as Mr.. Grondin was alone At Il
Hc time He had apparently unbar- is
Used the horse, put the blanket unor ! S.
I'M and led him into the stall 70 nlaco
Ne natter on him. There was a nooI or m
iood near the front end of the stan m
nj stream leading from that Ia tba ell,
'ot where Mr.. Grondin fell on rho an
aoie foor. The horse had not baa,, til
tened, as he was found loose in tho l.
able. al tlie ~,
many theories have been advanced SCI
II the most plausible one seems II IL i
IS Mr. Grondin had bIanketed tha the
rse ana was standing near his haad the
ne stall about TO put the halter nm yea
head. For some reason the animal on
uck with one of his hind feet lift cha
II UP and pushing it forward T. 1t il
> way the cork of the shoe u-o,,l5 the
IKE MI. Grondin's leg about whore will
"ouhu was found. and as the sl,oa to {
snafp, 1t tore the clothing and | plyi
de the cash. anu
~ Ifondin being too hadIv bur,
realizing the seriousness IF bis
az" enough to cry out for aSsie+ Mary
9 started to leave the stall ara ~
'"c mouse When he had gone -
way the great loss of blood o,.or A.,
ding var,. r,:,, me wound foun,
paoie OF making any outcrv or ~ 1911.
he fam, j., n ne came out drink
-, III time He simply Law busb.
- S'dpie Hoor and bled to death a.,
re any assistance arrived -
f.,
that Mr. r.ro,,..s. H case Is the found
apparently d,a niue no outcry SUNNI
If blood H. 10 stop the caused
on of tbo ,r;,.e, 'ii'iiar with the 10 yea
II 'he principal arteries ana actor
vim mr DAY was speaking about
taker. ne had more tbnnS 4 skilled Ahil
a. an, i9a n Knowledge Of the him. electet
.ailZe the snri slrah"e that he did w. BE
e, u MS wound S. w
ar as could be learned vestordo, Rackli
notbio '.iier INJURY beside tho urcr,
the loss of bIno, "AHgoilsciousness of tru
poured from the artery sn rania ot follows
omen{s t man was given only and l.
70 act, but he annarapt1@ | ,;,,, ~;
ii7 eAccpt 10 start towards fba 800 '"
Hi NIX ~ minutes earlier might have The
Die condition ~, SPite Of the very ing of
hha,nni9hing Of medical attendanca held,
Ne w ono an human aid when II ar served
, made from Nv was lost and not a vited Fl
and Yet all efforts faiied ne was the rep,
' p,n, was also summoned but the will be
could renTar M Wnen ne arrived year di.
aiIu !, bunker. who had done eynr,s
la,,1 under the circumstance The r.
ST hiahI% o.e OF the best-known | Mabel
Of the city. He VS. ~. NC mer- fever, +
49,, 49, sense of the word AMI III nome il
from q p molA mad worked his and bur
and ce.oo 90 man Of Pierce ,
ne IN contact with him. II was weeks a
nNWord that money co,Id ~ PuhIisbi
oe Grondin to do a moan ~ L. -
Gu AS honest as Toe Cro ~ ~
y good deal Tor many yoars Misses
piidlh came TO this CITY fron, r. SawteJlo
GGars ago. For Il years IA, ~ o. g.
py ~ r.. Emerson Djrine III soi' Satt
received nearly all of his a6,' .nis day with
% BUSINESS s training. Many storia
:, Ms rs indomtablc pluck and nc Miss ~
~ 1he ladder. Slowly ana 81 MSS 10
laid the founda ton for r'iu care have been
81: Inc story of his life shnnl1 low. retur
,piir Ton for every poor boiG nrf,a1
1 M;I.nout anything beyond ~,
i ! len Of an education and hie
s. s;,i ne educated himself. coiioct is Charles
u III. = a business and amassa,i Hebron I
nc was so a position
ears ago he left the emp,a,. ~
soli ana put the savinpS' ~ DR.. M 6
ara work into a little bnsin h;o,,
!. lie started a small snSs oioh SAT-
i ,I, store in the buiIdingo 10 DR.. Wilson
ny across the street frnn5 a az
~ ana now occupied Nv t ~ Miss Cal
= ',E. The bulk of his cs,; ,ne x,;sit;
PLUCK. but when abomt eapl'a visiting fir
Emerson Il