Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-11-20
ACCIDENTS

| JOuuny meelesl. an lJdllan lau o.
nine years, who skipped school anC
went into the ReadsbOrO chair shop
had his hand cut off and his arm just
above the wrist by its being caught in
a planer that he was at work upon
He had been in the shop only couple
OF days and had been reported to the
truant officer and was to be put back
into school the same day he was hurt.
Sam Smith. while employed at the A.
ID. Hopkins quarry in Sodom, Friday
morning, the Nth, met with an acct
dent in which charge of powder
which had been placed in one of the
drilled holes for blasting, exploded
prematurely, and the particles were
blown into his face. Fortunately ii
was not heavy charge, for if it had
been it would have killed the man, as
it was his nose, lips and cheeks were
badly burned Smith was unconscious
for a short time. He was taken to the
Heaton hospital and given ether and
particles of powder removed from his
face.
Oscar Bergren, the youngest son of
William Bergren, was shot and in
stantly killed in their home on the
west side of the town of Proctor Nov.
II by the accidental discharge of a
shot gun in the hands of his older
brother. Gustaf. The latter had been
hunting and sat on the bed cleaning
his gun. He was pulling the hammer
back when his thumb slipped and the
gun discharged, the entire charge
entering the victims head under the
right eye, taking a downward course
and coming out under the left ear.
Gustaf explains that he had forgotten
about the she'll in the gun which he
had tried TO extract on the way back
from the woods, but had been unable
10 do so.
Harry Benson. aged about 80 years,
was horribly injured the 10th in the
Alexander mill in Peru. A log rolled
with great force toward the carriage
in the mill, knocking Benson down
and breaking his right leg close TO the
knee Benson was caught upon the
carriage so that he could not move.
The carriage was in motion. drawing
him upon the saw He thought he
would be cut in two, but when the saw
had cut into his left leg above the
ankle the machinery stopped. The
left leg was badly mangled and ampu
tatiOn was necessary. Benson stood
the operation well and will probably
recover. He was formerly engaged
in the numbering business in West
Jamaica.
While Jackson, the photographer, OF
Middlebury. was attempting TO anchor
an advertising float in the river just
above the falls Nov. 10, he narrowly
escaped being carried over the dam.
The float was made TO represent q
boat and had movable paddles which
the current would revolve. Mr.. Jack
son attempted 10 anchor the float in
the swift water above the falls and
Just below the stone bridge. He was
rowing his boat to the proper position
and had the float fastened to his waist
by a rope. Some one who did not
know be was there emptied a pail Of
ashes into the river. These got into
his eyes and blinded him. While |
to clear his eyes, be lost
one of the oars and the boat drilled
rapidly toward the brink of the falls.
With difficulty he broke the rope /
which held the float TO him and
jumped overheard. The bow of the
boat overhung the edge of the falls
foot and halt as he left the stern.
The water at this point was not deep
and he made his way to shore with
little difficulty. The boat was re-
covered below the falls and was not
badly damaged.