Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-01-08

Henry w. Tewksbury died OF heart
trouble Sunday night, Jan. 4, at 1910 II
Brattleboro where he went about three
weeks ago to be treated fora nervous dis
order. He vas as well as usual that day
and got up to have his bed made, but after
lying down again complained of diff
Guilty in breathing and of a severe pain in
the chest. Physicians administered slim
ulants Immediately but in spite Of all eff
forts to save him be died in a few minutes.
! His body was brought home TO Randolph
| Tuesday, Jan. 6, and the funeral service
will be held this afternoon at 2 O'Clock at
! his late residence on Church street, the
Rev. G. e. Ladd, pastor OF the Congl
church, officiating.
The deceased was the youngest child Of
Amos w. and Annis (Cochran) Tewksbury
and was born in New Boston, n II. June "A,
1917. At the age OF nine years he came
with his father to Randolph in 1855 and
this was his home for most Of his life. Mr..
Tewksbury was OF English descent, his
earliest ancestor in this country having
emigrated from England some years prior
to the Revolutionary war. He fitted for
college at Meriden, n. land Phillips, And
over, and was graduated from Dartmouth
in the class OF 1870. He studied law in
Toledo, O., and Concord, n. H., and was
admitted to the bar in Manchester, N. H.,
where he opened an Office and continued
to practice for eight years. He returned
to Randolph in 1880 He was married Oct
S, 1872, to Carrie r., daughter OF DR.. A. +.
Carr OF Goffstown, n. III. In 1888 he APP
peared upon the lecture platform and from
the first met with great success in many
parts OF the country. man OF bright in
telligence, wide reading and fine feeling,
he was gifted as an orator and always
aroused the interest and enthusiasm of his
audience. He was accustomed to giving
his lectures to his own townsmen before
starting out on his lecture tours and the hall
was always packed by his admiring fellow
citizens who were proud OF his ability and
stirred by his fiery eloquence. There was
nothing dull about his utteranees. His
lecture on the battle OF Gettysburg which
was delivered before the legislature of
Vermont and to many other audiences
brought the very strife and din of battle
to the eyes and ears OF his hearers.
On the evening of Feb. 5, 1887, he lectur-
ed in Windsor and after the lecture start
ed for home. At White River Junction as
The train was an hour and a quarter late /
ne left il and went to the hotel with the |
of stopping over night, but there 1
vas no vacant room,so he returned TO the /
rain and came on. Thus he became one 1
If the victims of that terrible railroad dis /
Ister at West Hartford bridge which so
many remember. Mr.. Tewksbury had an 4
lrm and leg broken and never fully re-
covered from the hurt and shock OF the 1
earful experiences OF that night. His 1
were clouded and his life short 4
med. Two days after the accident he gave 4
o Boston reporter vivid description of 4
he accident which in part we reproduce:
1.-THE car fell over on the bridge on its 4
iide. found myself going heels over
read. ! heard a terrific crash. Then, 1
breaking on the stiffness OF the night, came /
he shrieking and moaning of the wound 1
ID and dying. Never, il ] live to be a 1
thousand years old, shall forget the hor-
ible sensation / experienced at that time.
was lying on my back. The car was w.
ng on the ice bottom side up. / knew my
eft arm was broken. tried to get up but
ound that my foot was pinned down so
hat ] could not stir it. | saw man who
vas dead lying with his feet across my
hest. The flames were licking up the 1
lead and the living. / saw twenty peo- /
pie burned up as lay there and as / felt 4
he heat from the flames ] struggled and /
Kept yelling continually for help. noticed |
mans feet running by and succeeded in
his attention. He dropped down
lh MS knees on the ice and looked under
II me. begged him to get me out. He
iook hold of me and pulled with all his
strength but couldn't move me an inch. II
was Engineer Pierce. / heard him saw 10
MS fireman (Thresber), Take hold, per
maps we can save Tewksbury.' They are
TWO powerful men but they could not
move me and said they must leave me.
'ald, Don't, don't, try for Gods sake to
save me, try again. They did so and with
he same result. They said it was no use
hey must leave me. l begged them to try
)nce more-to pull my leg off-but not to
ct me burn. They pulled, and oh. with
what Joyous feeling did | feel nv feet
slipping from my shoes. 1 cried
luI " thSi. thst was eommg-to pull
pun pull and then | was released.
Iel II, mem break my leg in doing so.' y
They laid aim on the ice near the burn-
ing car and then farther away under tbe
bridges but the bridge was on fire and
burning timbers began to fall around. AZ
soon as possible his preservers brought a
sleigh and drew him to the farm hunse Of
oscar Paine. He was afterward taken IN
Pesse's Motel, Hartford, where his family
tlo III. upham found him. AT
ten engagements to lecture in New Emo
land and seventy-two in the Wast
put they all had to be cancelled and MS
career on the platform was cut short. He
eventually regained his health sufFicienti,,
70 engage IN the insurance business ~
boston Tor time and later he was town
clerk OF Randolph for year or two. bnt
increasing teebleness, the result Of me
accident of sixteen years ago. OBLIGED M,
TO giveit up. For the last two az tbrse
years ne had been visibly falling and h
was leli that he had not long to remain.
MI eir' Jew lev ksoary lett wife, daughter.
Mary Carr, a graduate of the u. Y. Nj ana
az present the preeeptress of IamoiIle
central academy at Hyde Park. I've
orothers ana sister, as well as other rel-
atlves and many friends to mourn az
loss OF a brilliant but unfortnnsfa' rs ,ae
" no VIII long be remembered bv those
Who knew him in his prime. muse
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