Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-05-21
SUICIDES AND ACCIDENTS.

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Henry Come, a quarryman. aged p
years, was seriously injured May IL IN
Barre while at work at Pruneau Il
Gegener's quarry. He was attempting
TO raise a stone and was struck by q
derrick sweep.
A. |. Morse of DuxbuTy met with a
severe accident May Is while at work
in +. W. Huntley's mill in Waterbury.
In reaching over an edging saw. not
knowing that The saw was running,
his wrist dropped on the saw and was
nearly severed. The bone was COM
pletely cut OFF. DIR. ii. james, assisted
by DTs. Stanley and Bidwell, attended
the wounded man and will save an
amputation.
A woman who was discovered in a
gypsy camp at the "gravel pit" at
Castleton, in a pitiable condition from
burns received. was sent to her home
in Cambridge, n. Y, last week. The
woman was cooking over an open fire,
when her dress caught fire and she
was severely burned from above her
waist to her knees. Since that time
she had lain on the ground, with little
care and no medical assistance.
Frank Beattie of East Barre under
went an operation May II for the am
putation of his right arm. The arm
was shattered by an explosion at the
quarry OF Wetmore q Morse. where a
blast did not 90 off at the proper time.
Beattie was engaged in investigating
why it failed and had succeeded in
digging ii out when the charge went
off, tearing his arm TO shreds. The
condition of Mr.. Beattie is favorable.
Leon, the five-year-old son OF Mr..
and Mrs Frank Beagle of South Shafts
bury, came very near death May Is.
In some manner the child got hold of a
bottle OF iodine and before the atten-
ton of the mother was called TO it the
! little fellow had swallowed about half
/ OF its contents. Doctor Dean, who
lives near by, was hurriedly called and
after working over the child for sever
al hours succeeded in saving its lite.
John j. Roberts, superintendent of
Nelson Bros. slate quarry at West
Pawlet met a horrible death May r..
He was unloading powder and had
gone into the powder house with key
under each arm when he stepped on a
dynamite cap. II exploded as did all
the dynamite In the building. The
powder house and contents were
blown up. Mr.. Roberts was carried
some distance. He was badly man
gled and torn and his clothing vas set
on fire. He lived some time after
being taken home and conversed with
his family about the accident. A son
was badly burned while pulling the
burning clothes from his father.
Edward II. Shattuck, proprietor of
the Hotel Shattuck, Burlington, COM
United suicide Tuesday evening, May
r. by shooting himself through the
head. Mr.. Shattuck ate supper at the
usual time and the family noticed
nothing unusual in his actions. About
Z o'clock he left the restaurant aud it
is supposed went at once 10 his room
and shot himself An hour later Mrs.
Shattuck went to the room, which was
dark, and in crossing it came upon his
dead body Health Officer Clark was
summoned and found that Mr. Shat
tuck had shot himself with revolver,
which he held in his right hand. He
had placed the weapon in his mouth
and pointed il upward. Death was
undoubtedly instantaneous. Two
chambers Of the revolver were empty
but there were no indications that he
had used the weapon more than once.
The shot was not heard by anyone in
the building Mr.. Shattuck had not
been iIi good health for some time and
the cause OF the suicide must be a mat
ter of conjecture, as he left no note or
other word OF explanation.