The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-02-08
A WEEK OF ACCIDENTS.
Little Jack Windsor Takes Carbolc Acid
by Mistake-J. A. Vincent is run over
Charley Newell Breaks His Leg.

Charley Newell Breaks His Leg.
Sad and terrible is the case of acci-
dental poisoning which occurred at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Steven Windsor
on North street, last Monday after
noon. The wife and mother had an
errand down town, and so left the
youngest son Jack, aged about five
years, at home alone. She only ex-
pected to be absent short time, and
in fact was not out of the house many
minutes.
Upon returning she was horror
stricken to find little Jack in an un-
conscious condition, and a hasty inves-
tigation showed the agoniZed mother
that the little one had swallowed a
part of the contents of bottle of car
bolic acid The lad was in the habit of
taking some cough medicine, and it is
supposed that he climbed up to the clock
shelf and took the dose, innocently sup
posing that he was taking the remedy
that would cure his cough, and which
his papa frequently gave him. With
great presence of mind she seized the
boy in her arms and rushed to Mathews
Il Wight's drug store, some two blocks
away, to which place Drs. Clyne and
Fitzgerald were hastily summoned, and
Drs. Wight and Pollock were also
called as soon as they arrived home
from the country. They did all in their
power to counteract the effect of the
deadly poison, and for some hours life
hung in a balance. But too much of
the fluid had been swallowed, and des-
pite the use of the most powerful cor
diac stimulants, the little heart ceased
to beat shortly after midnight.
The funeral was conducted on
| Thursday and the form of the loved
one whose fifth birthday would have
come next May, was laid down to rest
| in Elmwood cemetery. In this sad
bereavement the parents have the SYM
pathy of the entire community. 1t is
one of those mysteries which we can
not now understand; but trust we may
hereafter know.
A very exciting accident occurred on
North Main street last Friday. AT
that time j. a. Vincent was on his way
home and near the Catholic parsonage,
when team come tearing down street
whose driver was making frantic cries
for help. Thinking to attract the
horses attention and thus slacken their
mad speed, Mr.. Vincent stepped to the
edge of the driveway and shook a
package of papers at the team. He
thought he was clear of their pathway
and so safe, and it seems he was. But
just then the tongue of the sled drop
ped down, and the team changed it's
course, and the next moment he was
picked up and carried home uncon-
scious. Medical aid was summoned
and it was found that severe wound
was inflicted upon his forehead laying
bare the bone for couple of inches.
1t also appears that one of the horses
must have stepped upon his chest, as
there was severe internal injury and
vomiting of blood for some hours.
Ribs on the left side are thought to be
broken. But all is well that ends well,
and at this writing Mr.. Vincent is
quite comfortable, takes abundant
nourishment, and bids fair to be about
in time for all spring work. These old
soldiers are hard fellows to kill anyway.
While playing on the school grounds
last Friday, Charlie, son of Edward
Newell, had the i'll luck to break one
OF his legs. He with some other boys
were running when he fell, and another
lad fell upon him in such a manner
as to break the limb. The fracture
was made above the knee, and is an
entire sundering of the bone. DR..
| Wight was summoned and rendered
the needful surgical aid, and the lad is
doing as nicely as could be desired at
this writing. But it will be some time
ere he is able to take his place in school
again.