The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1903-09-10
STAFFORD SPRINGS.


w. o. ROCKWELL is spending short
vacation in Hartford
Allen Brown is visiting relatives in
Adams and New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. G. Ellis and Mr..
and Mrs. B. 7. Eaton visited Mt. Tom
Tuesday. 81.
w. H. Webster is guest of Rev. @.
s. Davis at his camp ut Lake Winni-
pesankee, N. H.
A. @. Rodman has hired the Russell
house, recently vacated by James
Millner, and will occupy it at once.
Miss Elsa Merriam, who has been
visiting her father, Rev. James Mer-
riam, at "The Naples, has returned
to New York.
Miss L. s. Cady, teacher of the
primary grade, is slightly disabled,
and Miss Helen Leach will assist her
temporarily in her duties.
Mr. and Mrs. r. W. Smith are away
for about ten days. A visit to New
York and trip mp the Hudson will
fill portion of the time.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Ellis and son
will leave next Wednesday for a west
ern trip of about a month. They will
make their headquarters with Mrs.
Ellis father, Robert Fowle, at Sioux
City. Mr.. Fowle, who has been very
i'll, is better, but the doctors advise
him to go to California, and he will
fol
and try the milder climate.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dellos Brown, who
were married at Mystic last week,
gave a reception at the German club
room ON Westford avenue last Satur-
day evening. There was a large at
tendance, and the couple received
large list of very pretty and valuable
presents. The Teutonia club present.
ed them with pretty dinner and
toilet set, and the German club gave
nice couch and rocker. Refreshments
were served and the occasion proved
very enjoyable.
One man was killed and three 9TH
ers injured by the caving in of grav-
ell bank Monday, just before noon.
The bank is located q few rods OFF
westford avenue, ON property owned
by Lyman Moore. There were five
men employed at7the bank, under the.
direction of Street Commissioner Cush-
man. OF these, two were far enough
away to escape injury, three were
completely buried, and one was buried
to his chest. A cart was backed up,
and Leon Paul and Arthur Frost were
shoveling the eFavel into it. They
were back of the cart and pretty well
under the -overhanging mass when it
fell. Both were buried several feet
deep. Mr.. Cushman stood a little
back and ON one side, and he also was
completely covered. John Irons was
on the other side, and it was he who |
was buried TO has chest. Dellos Brown |
and Louis Duscharm, the other two
men, were not caught. Mrs. Thomas
Hayes, who lives close by, saw the |
accident from her back door, and gave |
the alarm as soon as she could. Some |
one also saw it from the Harrington |
homestead, apd1Mr aud Mrs. Harring-
ton and CORTLAND ran to the scene as
quickly as possible. Mrs. Harrington
worked with the men, and wore her
finger nails to the quick in the work
of rescue. She deserves a medal for
her courage and presence of mind. |
The first man removed was John Irons,
who was partially covered. Recruits
came slowly, but after about twenty |
minutes Mr.. Cushman was released |
His face was uncovered in shorter |
time, and there was much qualification |
among the rescuers when it was found |
that he was alive. The next to be |
removed was Leon Paul. His chest |
was crushed in and the neck broken. |
Death in his case must have been al |
most instantaneous. The last to be |
recovered was Arthur Frost. As he |
was buried deeper than the rest, with |
the exception of Mr.. Paul, and had
been buried about half an hour, there |
was no expectation that he would be |
alive. Soon after he was released he
showed signs of recovery, and DIR. |
Smith, who was present, attended to
his restoration. The young man did
not recover consciousness until he ar
rived home, and he did not realize
what had happened then His inju-
ries consisted of bad fracture of the
thigh, a cut over the eye and bruises.
He fell in such way that there Were
a number of stones around his head,
and there must have been little air
for him. He was taken to the hos
pital at Norwich, and will in all
probability recover. Mr.. Cushman
was badly hurt. DIR. Newton attend
ed him, and found that his foot was
badly crushed; pelvis and bladder in
juries, with bruises in various other
places. Mr.. Cushman was taken to
the hospital at Norwich for treatment
Tuesday afternoon. John Irons has q
fracture of the hip and other inju-
ries Of q less serious nature. In an
accident Of this magnitude the canse
is not without interest. 1t is the
custom to remove the gravel from the
bottom, and an overhanging mass is a
natural consequence, From time to
time holes are made by driving iron
bars In at the top. after which the
earth IL pried on. An Intellectual at
tempt had been made earlier in the
day to dislodge the mass. which fell
with such unlocked for consequences.
Evidently it had been loosened, and
che jnx Of the work down below
brought it down. There are deposits
of iron in the soil and boulders OF all |
sizes. IL is remarkable that any of
the men in the direct path of the
downpour escaped with their lives.