Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-02-19
ACCIDENTS.


John Marlboro of Saxton's River had
both hands sawed off Feb. IA at VIM.
Pierce's steam mill near Putney. He
was taking lumber away from big
saw when his clothing caught on the
carriage and he was drawn into the
saw.
Fla. Haire of Milton dropped a lamp
onto the stove Feb. Is. and the house
was soon in flames. Hare, who is an
invalid, had barely strength to get to
the door with few articles, and the
family saved only the clothes they
were wearing.
The little son of Frederick Dorr
Steele, formerly of Rutland, was
drowned in the Passaic river at Nut
ley, n. j., Feb. 6. The body was re-
covered Immediately. Frederick Dorr
Steele, who lives at Nutley, is the son
of William II. Steele and a grandson
of Mrs. Julia c. r. Dorr OF Rutland.
The Steele family left Rutland about
ten years ago.
A locomotive and five cars loaded
with lumber were wrecked at Rands
crossing in Newfane on the Narrow
Gauge railroad Feb. 10. The train got
beyond control on a steep down grade
and going around curve was hurled
down a ten-foot embankment, scatter
ing lumber a long way. Engineer and
firemen were bruised but no bones
were broken.
Alexander Broadfoot OF Montpelier, a
stone cutter in the employ of John
Ruscher at the Sweeney Brothers
shed, met with serious accident Feb.
10. He was assisting in setting up a
column die monument, and as the cap
was being lowered to its position the
chain which held it slipped and the
stones came together, crushing Mr..
Broadfoot's hand between them. His
fellow workmen had considerable
difficulty in releasing him from the
painful position and he was taken TO
the Heaton hospital, where DR.. Chand-
Ter amputated all four fingers. The
cap was part of valuable monument
which had just been completed and
was being prepared for shipment.
One corner of it was broken by the
fall, causing loss to Mr.. Ruscher Of
about $3.50.
Phytime Forth and family Of Bur-
lington are just recovering from the
effects OF eating poisoned liver. The
family had that meat for supper Feb.
! II, and retired at about 10 O'Clock.
During the night several members OF
the family were taken violently sick
and before morning it was found
necessary TO send for a physician.
! Dr. LaRocque was called early in the
morning and found three of the chill
dren in an unconscious condition, and
Mr.. Forth and his wife in a semi-con-
scious state, while the other members
of the family were all more or less i'll.
After administering emetics the chill
dren were restored to consciousness
and are all right now. Mr.. Forth
and his wife, however, are not yet
well, having been more affected than
the other members. A piece of the
| liver was taken to the state laboratory,
where it was found that the meat con-
tanned ptomaines.
Ned, the 17-year-old son of Charlie
Rowell, was found dead Feb. II in
Montpelier and lying in front of a
sled loaded with wood, drawn by a
pair of steers which he was driving.
He was found on level stretch be-
tween the mountain and the house Of
Mr.. Rowell. The sled was not exactly
on top of the boy but was pressed
against him so tight that when his Ia
Their came to his assistance he had to
unload the team before he could extri-
cate the body. When Mr.. Rowell
lifted the sled IRON his sons body the
boy uttered a gasp and thinking that
there might be some hope of bringing
him to life the father Immediately sent
for Dr. Templeton, who made haste to
the rescue, but found the boy was be-
yond all human assistance. Mr.. Row
ell had left his boy loading the sled
and had gone ahead with a load of
wood and did not discover the accident
until ne was on his way back to the
woods. He thought that the boy
might have been lying In that position
for perhaps twenty minutes. II is a
mystery how the accident happened.