Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-15
OAKVILLE HAPPENINGS.
DARING RESCUE or BEWIL-
 DERED BOY ON TREsTLE.
Thomas Fitzpatrick Saves Life of Five Year Old Boy in the Face of Death-The Train Would Have Crushed His Body Brief Locals.


 Thomas Fitzpatrick is the hero of the hour. Yesterday afternoon he performed noble rescue of d 5-year- old Italian boy who would have been crushed to pieces on the iron bridge crossing the river at Browns farms had it not been for Fitzpatrick's timely action. Fitzpatrick is a Watertown young man employed as section hand on the local branch, and was moving weeds and grass along the tracks near the bridge. Three small boys were on the bridge crossing towards the Watertown end They had been berry picking and were full of glee and hap piness. Suddenly one of the boys be came dizzy and dropped down on his hands and knees to complete the cross ing of the bridge. His companions had gained the end of the bridge and continued on their way. The 4:01 train for Watertown just at this time thundered onto the branch tracks from the main line. Fitzpatrick heard shriek of horror, and looking up from his work saw the 5-year-old boy par alyzed with fear on his hands and knees in the center of the bridge The boy was helpless, with the engine not POO feet away, and Fitzpatrick took in the scene at a glance. He dropped his scythe and ran like deer, bound ing on the bridge with great strides. He grasped the boy and edged away out on the extreme end of the ties, clinging to the iron work with one hand and the child with the other. The engineer saw the predicament of FotZpatrick and threw over the throt- tie, putting on the air brakes which stopped the train quickly. People sprang from the cars to ascertain the reason of this sudden shaking up. and Fitz- patrick was the hero of the hour. The kyine would surely have crushed ont the child's life before the momentum of the train could have been checked. The boy was almost too weak to walk home.
 turned home yesterday, after a pleas ant vacation.
 Watertown coal dealers are bringing many loads of coal to local residents. What is the cause of this? A year or two ago the people patronized home trade and bought their coal in Oak vile.
 Frank Plumb has commenced work teaming with wood for Waterbury fac tories.
 Henry Twist is building a heavy wagon for Mir Patterson.
 Mrs c. H. Bavier and her two chil- dren are visiting in Naugatuck and Stephenson.
 George Hungerford, lJr, went to Westbrook yesterday on a visit.
 The pin room was closed all day yesterday.
 Tickets for Mantle (East Lyme), the state encampment can be secured at Waterbury for the round trip, cost ing $2.35. Several from here usually go down every year.
 Miss Florence Nelson, stenographer for the Oakyille Pin Go, is away on her vacation.
 Walter Place left for New York last evening.
 The committee of the Union church is endeavoring to secure the Rev Dr Davenport of Waterbury to preach here one Sunday this month. It has been over year since he preached here.
 Mir SlSilton of Watertown has been here Investigating the business of F. c. Slade x Son, which is for sale, on account of MT Shades ill health. MT Skilton has some intention of securing the same.
 Several from here will go on the excursion to Glen Island Saturday.