Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-09-08
THE DAYS ACCIDENTS.
Two Men Killed by Boiler Explosion
Other Casualties.

Two Men Killed by Boiler Explosion
Other Casualties.
Bldderord, Me, Sept. 4.-One of the big
boiIers i'm tie engine room of he Electric
Light e, mpauy's plant In tbs city eX-
plodcd Mcnday from som" unknown
cause, killing William ieifran, Az years
of agr, and CHARLES Me erve, 5S years.
The building in which the engines were
situated was entirely mollshed IL
was a frame structure. three stori's IN
height. Five mvn We re employed al the
% ant but at the time of the accident no
oae. with the exception of the two men
killed, WAS pr, sent. The boil was so
far demolished that no possible way re-
mains to find tie cause of the 'xlloSloh'
Two other large bNi erS which s.opd by
the side of the wrecked one were badly
damaged.
Clinton, Mas, Sept. 4.-Thomas Lind
sey was arrested h re by the p lice sun
day, cEarcei with causing the death Of
ssph Ei Ii, an 1t ,lian, Is years old en-
p,Oyed ;,s water boy by contractors en-
gagged on the Waurhusett reservoir. The
Italian was riding on the tender of an
engine drawing a train of gravel cars.
AS the trSin apprt ached a switch Lind
sey. switChman, was unable to throw
the lever and 1t ok it, with the result that
the train crashed into another train OF
20 loaded cars. The 1T liin's life was
crushed out in an instant.
Newton, Mas, Sept. 4.-Mrs John
Sweeney was badly injured aud "A num-
Der of other persons were severely
shaken up in IL rcar-end collision be-
tween two electric cars in this city
Thursday evening. There is sharp
curve where the accident occurred, at
which car had stopped to take on Il
passenger. At that moment an empty
car rounded the curve at full speed and
crashed into the other car.
Chatham, Mass, Sept. 4-Tha two
mast, schooner Lizzie Smi h, from
Rockand, Me. for New York with
cargo of lime. ran :hGrc on Shovclful
.hoal, and vessel ard cargo will be
total loss. The crew abandoned the
s,el. be ng rc cscued ly the crew of the
MnnCm y life saw vns station. When last
$ en- the vessel was a mas of flames.
She carri, 400 barre, Is Of lime.
Fall River Mass. Sept. 4.-Wiliam
Sweeney, II years old, and Arthur Sulli-
van, l5 were instantly killed Monday
evening by a pass, niger train. The boys
were walking upon one track and in
hnit. n.t N a nnnrnDphinU
freight train stepped directly in front of
the passenger train. and were struck by
the engine Of the latter. Their bodies
were badly mangled.
Philade' 'phia. Sept. 4,-Thrteen per-
sons killt d and over 50 others injured Is
tie appalling record of Il rcar-end COL
Ii, ion between an eXCur. ion train and
mix train ON the Bethlehem branch of
the Th lhdelphii ard Reading ra lWay
Sunday at Hatfield. Pa, q miles north
of this city.
Newburyport, Mass. S'pt. 4--ln at
tempting to save his hat, Napoleon
BauChcl, - years old. was probably ia
tally injured. Ills hat blew of while
he was riding on a car, and in reaching
Tor il. he lost his balance, and falling,
stuck on the pavement, receiving Il frac-
turcd skull.
Dalton, Mass. Sci t. 4.-J"seph Marsh
o3ycars old, a laseAal pitcher was killed
by a foul ball Monday. He was at tn
bat in IL local game and VAS struck in
the head by the foul off his bat. Death
came instantly. He was for Il time a
member of tie Springfield team.
Hartford, Sept. 4-f.dward Wclch OF
Providence, 30 years old was run ovrg
in the railroad yard in East Hartford
Friday night. Both his legs were cut
or and his arm was broken. lie was
run over by several cars. lie died in a
short time.
Frecport, Ills, Sept. "A Chicago and
Northwestern passenger train was de-
rallied near here Monday, resulting in a
bad wreck. All the cars left the track.
Engineer Ryan was instantly killed.
Twelve or Is persons were more or less
injured, but none seriously.
Worcester. Mass. Sept. 4-R"s
Jargubski, 8 years old. died Thursdaya ms
n result of burns caused by the eN-
plosion of an oil stove. The mother of
the girl and her year Old baby jumped
from a second story window and were
saved.
Ncwbrrypo,t Mass. Sept. AL.
bertha Purgcor. 6 years old, died as the
result of burns rec ived Suniay. Her
drnss Caugh, fir, Will" she was playing
with matches, She was frightfully
burned about IN arms. face and oily.
Santiago, Sept. i. The German steam
er st. George. Captain llcnesba"h, ran
ashore at DaiquirL and she now lie:
broaClside on tn" rocks, abandoned and Il
total wreck The captain and crew got
ashore in safety.
Providence Sept. i.--Gccrce W. Mum.
ford. - years old, dove from the wharf
at Crescent rark Sunday afternoon when
the tide was low AMI s'rGck his head ul
the hotto =. breaking h's neck.
Providence. sent. MAX Bramer. q
tnsmith. while ut work on a buildins
Thursday. fell from scaTold, dL-
tanco ot ~ feet tn the street, raCCivin
injuries from whh'h he died.
Edward :. WIshhurn, pres dent an
general mira:sr Of the Kansas city
FNrt Scott and Memphis railroad. died Il
his summer home at Rye Beach, y II.