Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-03-12
ACCIDENTS.

The young son of NJ. Fox, living
between Pittsford and Proctor, was
drowned on Tuesday afternoon. Mar.
3, in an Overtlowed meadow near his
home. He broke through the ice and
soon sank Tor the third time in six feet
of water. The body was recovered.
Ralph Dow, sixteen years old, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. William II. Dow OF
Burlington, was drowned in the lake
Tuesday afternoon, March 3, between
5 and 6 o'clock. The place where the
accident happened is between Rock
Point and Cranes basin, neal Bishop
Hopkins hall. The only person with
or near the boy when he was drowned
was another boy, Herbert Dutton, who
was skating with the Dow boy. The
latter was skating ahead and it is
thought that he skated through an air
hole.
Mrs. Ransom Smith is critically i'll
as the result of being horribly burned
at her home in West Rutland. Mrs.
Smith was attending to the fire in the
kitchen range when her apron caught
fire and soon her clothes were all in
flames. Fred johnson, who lives in
the lower part of the house, heard her
cries and ran TO her assistance. By
rolling her in a blanket he succeeded
in finally extineuishing the flames but
not until she had been terribly burned
in various parts of the body. Mrs.
Smith is nearly so years old and the
shock to her system was a severe one.
William Forrest Of West Rutland
was seriously injured Wednesday,
March 4, his left leg being half sew
cred at the calf. Forrest was running
a wood saving machine and after
shutting off the power attempted with
his foot to remove a piece of wood.
The leg met the rapidly revolving saw
which slashed through the clothing
and flesh, stopping only when it
reached the bone. As the arteries
were severed the man lost a large
amount OF blood before a doctor ar
rived in a few moments and applied a
tourniquet. Forrest vas then taken
to the city hospital, Rutland. The
wound was closed with about fifteen
stitches. Forrest had been working
with the saw three days. He went to
West Rutland from Middlebury.
Bert Rattell, the l3-year-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. William Rattell Of Bran
don, met with a serious accident Tues
day evening, March 3. He went out
OF the house carly in the evening and
was told by his father not to be gone
over ten minutes as supper would be
ready Don Nothing more was seen
of the boy until he was found by n. b.
Wheeler in an unconscious condition
in the alleyway between +. A. Pal
mer's tailor shop and Mrs. Wheeler's
millinery store. He was taken TO his
home and physicians were summoned.
They found the boy to be suffering
from a compound fracture Of one leg,
a TANNED nose and several severe cuts
about the face and neck. 1t is said
that the boy went from his home to
the Wheeler house, which is next
door, and climbed upon the fiat roof
at the back of the house and, becom-
ing dizzy. fell TO the ground, about
thirty feet below.
Henry Wands of Rutland fractured
his spine Monday. March 2. Mr..
Wands, who is the driver for Reyes q
Co. had hitched his team to the wagon
and on attempting to drive out Of the
building he was caught between the
wagon seat and the side of the build
ing. His head passed through the
opening, but his shoulders struck the
overhanging boards and he was sent
backward with the results stated.
Had some other teamsters not stopped
the horse and rescued Wands in the
nick OF time from this position the
accident would undoubtedly have
proved fatal. Mr.. Wands was taken
to the city hospital. On examination
it was found hat in one part OF bis
spinal column the vertebrate are forced
apart two inches and it will he several
months before he leaves his bed while
the injury may cripple him for life.
The fact that he has control OF his legs
indicates that the spinal cord is un-
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