The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-23
OLNEWlLLE.
lightning Played Havoc With Convert
ors and Electric Cars Yesterday.
ST. Bernard Dog Which Saved Child
Run Over by SprinkIing Carr.
Olnev Branch of the Providence News Heernans News
Store, IS Hartford Avenue. Telephone 4o-West.

A little after 6 o'clock last evening
Charles L. walch. who is connected with
the Pocasset Ice company. discovered the
converter on the residence of the Rev.
Father Brown, on Plalnfeld street, on
Gre. He ran at once to the house and
succeeded in putting the blaze out before
any damage was done 10 the building
A few moments later the converter On
Mechanics hall on Plainheld street was
found 10 be on Are and an attempt was
made TO telephone to the fire department,
but 1t was found that the two telephones
in the vicinity. one in winsor's sale stable
and the other in the ofsice OF the Pocasset
Ice company had been put out OF bust
ness. messenger was sent TO Hose 10
and they responded promptly and found
that the front side of the building near
the converter was on fire. The converter
on the building of the Pocasset Ice COIN
pany was also ablaze. but not for some
time after the shower had passed over.
The lightning was very vicious In this
vicinity, for II was the cause OF two cleo
tries, one in front of Pixies newsstand and
the other ih- front OF the -Fennef- stand
being rendered useless, and had to be
towed TO the station.
The lightning also struck In a yard on
Mercy street near Plainfield street, but
did no damage other than breaking of the
limb OF cherry tree.
WAS sAUCY ABOUT 1T.
II is probable that a fellow who drives
a watering cart may soon be called upon
TO pay the sum of at least 800 for st.
Bernard dog The dog is owned by John
j. Nichols OF 15i Alverson avenue and was
with Mr. Nichols children In a lot I'm
front of their home. When the man with
the watering cart drove into the lot. and
In so doing ran over the dog and Injured
II so badly that IL will probably have 10
be shot.
Mr. Nichols spoke to the man and told
him that he had run over his dog and
rhe driver, to be funny, said that he did
not IL was the wheel that ran over IT,
We'll" said Mr.. Nichols why didn't |
you look where you were going?' and the |
driver, to be stiH funnier. replied: II
don't have to look" IL Is the opinion OF |
many that the man had no right on the |
lot with or without the team and that he |
can be held responsible for the loss of |
the dog, which Is highly priced by Mr. |
Nichols and his family, and In fact by |
all OF the neighbors The animal is a
favorite with all of the children and a
short time ago he pulled child out OF
a pond that would have surely been
drowned.
THREE RIBS BROKEN.
Patrick Simons OF Audry street had a
narrow escape from being killed, yester
day afternoon Mr.. Simon's and others
who were driving teams for owen Nc
Mann OF Is Joslin street. were driving /
down Pocasset avenue, when the pair OF
horses that he was driving became
frightened by the cars and started 10 run,
and they had not gone far when Mr.. ST.
-
ed heavily against post.
DR. Thompson was sent for and he said
that the man was not badly injured. So
he was taken home but later in the even
ing Simon was taken 10 the Rhode Island
hospital, and IL was found that besides
the cut over his right eye that he had
three OF his ribs broken. This morning he
was as comfortable as could be expected
under the circumstances.
FELL. INTO A HOLE.
Yesterday George W Evans, engineer
at the Riverside mills stepped into an ex
cavation that had been dug for the pur-
pose OF installing a heavy pump. He was
taken out by some OF his fellow workmen
and DR. Farrell was called and found
that at least one rib had been fractured
and deemed IL wise TO send the injured
man 10 the Rhode Island hospital instead
OF 10 his home, 81 Whittier avenue
At the hospital this morning. Mr.. Evans
was reported as having passed COM y
Portable night
QUITE A LOSS
Thomas Beatty. the contractor. makes |
the statement that the men IN his employ |
on a building on Gladstone avenue. lost /
about SO worth OF tools that were taken 4
from their tool chests Tuesday night |
Patrick o Brien Is the heaviest loser for /
the thieves took everything from his \
chest His loss Is about $50 There are
eight men employed on the building and |
six out of the eight had their chests I
broken into and tools stolen
GENERAL MENTION.
Notwithstanding the inclement weather !
OF yesterday. there was a very large at
tendance AZ the donation exercises OF the
orphan asylum on Regent avenue. but
no where near as large as u would have
been, had the weather been line Those
in charge have decided 20 continue the
same this afternoon and evening and to-
morrow afternoon and evening
Dennis Henernan. the veteran crossing
tender al Grove street. came near being
knocked out by lightning yesterday The
lantern that he was holding IN his hand
was struck with sufficient force 20 ny
up and strike his forearm.
Antoni Navrctti OF go Union avenue.
reported % the police this morning that
some time yesterday, a staple was pulled
from his cellar door. and three feet vf
sawed wood valued az 50 taken.
Frank Earle. who for some time has
been n conductor on the Broadway line
has severed his connection with the com
psny. @ accept position sn the Bos-
ton ard Worcester electro line.
Byron A Smith. the well known drug
sst B entertaining q number OF his