Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-08-15
SUICIDES AND ACCIDENTS.


Herman A. Phelps, an old resident
Of Milton, committed suicide By hang.
ing last week. Cause, dependency
In alighting from a train in Burling-
ton Mrs. A. Z. Porter of Meriden.
Conn.,, was thrown to the pavement
and severely bruised.
The unhitehing of tug on steep
hill the other day caused runaway
accident in which Mrs. +. j. Wallace
Of Albany sustained a broken arm and
severe bruises.
John Albert, boy about 10 years
old, fell froma Burlington dock last
week while fishing, and but for the
prompt assistance of several yachts
men would have drowned.
The first serious accident on the
Brattleboro street railroad happened
Friday in West Brattleboro when Mrs.
Eliza Cook, 81 years old, was knocked
down and injured, probably fatally.
Calvin Wilson of West Charleston
lately fell ON a scythe. cutting one knee
very badly. He was alone in the field.
and was nearly Frustrated by the loss
OF blood before help could be procur-
ed.
A large steel air reservoir at Jones
Brothers granite shed in Barre burst
the other day with a loud report doing
considerable damage to the plant and
badly soaring the employees. No one
was injured.
At an Uncle Toms Cabin" tent
show in Morrisville the other night
about 80 received injuries by the col
lapse OF the elevated seats. Many
sprains and bruises resulted but no
fatal injuries.
While tapping gas main in
Burlington five employees of the
Burlington Gas Light Co. were over
come by the escaping fumes. They
were unconscious Tor several hours,
but will suffer no serious effects.
The body OF Philip Fisk, the victim
of the recent shooting fatality at
Stowe, has been disinterred for an
autopsy. 1t was found that one shot
had passed through the brain and
another through the heart, the latter
being the cause of death, which must
have been instantaneous.
Frank Yidell's right hand was so
badly crushed in a roller at the
shoe factory in Burlington
that the amputation of four fingers
was necessary. This accident is a
great misfortune to Mr. Nidell as less
than three months before the ends of
two of his fingers were taken off in
similar manner,
The men at work tearing down the
ruins OF the old Shepard Il Morse lum-
Der company mill in Burlington had
narrow escape last week. The north |
wall was being taken down when 1t
became loosened from underneath and
tell over with a crash. The men had
barely time to escape from under the
falling bricks and were thoroughly |
scared.
Miss A. Mansur, sister of Col. Z. Nj.
Alansur of Island Pond, caught her
foot in rug Friday and fell to the |
hoor backward. striking her head a
violent blow on piece of furniture.
She went TO another room, told of her
fall and laid down, Immediately laps
ing into a comatose condition. Med
zeal aid failed to rouse her and the
doctors say she cannot survive.
Walter. the S-year-old son of Mr.. |
and Mrs. VIM. Mooney OF Montpelier,
will be a cripple for life. The little fell
low found two blank cartridges of %
calibre Thursday and holding them in
bis hand touched them of with a
A. ha anla of hiu
.humb and two first fingers on his left
land and the ends of his thumb and
orefinger OF bis right hand were badly
and had to be amputated.
His face was filed with powder and
severe wound was inflicted on the
orehead by piece OF the flying shell.
Zeph Plant. a farmer living near
Essex Center, recently came near be-
me- killed while grooming one of his
horses. Ii struck Mr.. Plant with its
orefeet. knocking him down. His
,ries for help probably frightened the
horse still more. and the horse did
rood deal of stepping and paving.
Mrs. Plant. hearing the cries, ran into
he stable. She stepped into the stall,
poke to the horse, put her hand upon
t. soon quieted the animal, and helped
Mr. Plant out OF the stall, There was
/ hole in Mr.. Plants lett shoulder
made by the calks, the flesh was badly
orn on the left arm, two ribs were
,roken and the clothing and flesh were
orn from the left side of the body as
hough the horse had paved it. Mr..
Plant is as comfortable as could be ex-
,ected.