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

| AiDeFt OufJls, aged IL, while hunt
ing on Chatfield hill, near Bread Loaf
accidentally shot himself through tn,
arm near the body.
Pliney Blanchard, lumberman in
Pownal met with quite an accident
Nov. % while drawing logs. The
binder used to hold them in place
broke, few back and struck his Jaw,
breaking it in bad manner.
Oliver II. Carpenter, 73 years old, a
former selectman of Brattleboro. was
fatally injured Nov. p at his home in
the northwest part of Brattleboro,
death resulting late at night. He fell
over the thills OF a wagon striking on
his head on the ground with great
force, fracturing his skull.
Dan Wiley, a farm hand employed
by Wilder Buffum in Guilford, was
seriously injured in a runaway there
Tuesday afternoon, Nov p. He was
riding on load OF wood when his
horses became frightened and the load
was thrown upon Mr.. Wiley, breaking
one leg and otherwise iniuring him.
The mail train from the south over
the Chatham division OF the Rutland
railroad Nov. rs was a heavy one,
and when about six miles south OF
Bennington a box car OF the heaviest
kind aud fully loaded lett the track
and went down the bank some 20
feet. Three other cars lett the rails,
which spread far apart. A brake.
man on top OF one Of the cars Jumped,
thereby probably saving his life, al
though he was somewhat bruised.
The track was impossible all day, and
a special from Bennington went out
and brought in the passengers and
mails.
DR.. George Roberts OF Brattleboro
was called to Hale Nov. % to treat the
victim of a very singular accident
Dan Wooley, who has been employed
by w. 5. Buttum, was riding on a load
OF wood when an obstruction in the
road jolted the load so that the wood
on the front end Slid upon the horses,
carrying Wooley with il. The horses
kicked and ran and when the accident
was over it was found that Wooley
had sustained a complete compound
inward disiocation Of the right ankle.
The foot was turned back against the
LEG and the muscles and ligaments on
the outside of the ankle we're torn
apart so that both ends Of the joint
were bare. Dr.. Roberts put the foot
back into place, expecting 10 have 70
it, but the wound has begun
10 heal and if there are no complica-
tons the foot will be saved. No bones
were broken.
G. +. Gould, head electrician for the
Springfield Electric Power company,
was elecurocuted about 4:30 Friday
afternoon, Nov. q, while attempting
10 adjust a transformer on pole con-
tanning Il live wires The employees
Of +. c. Crosby and NJ. A. Coolidge, /
who are building a reservoir in !
and laying line OF
pipe from Weathersfeld TO Springfield, /
lad been blasting rock In order to ex-
,avate for the pipe line The blast /
AIRED the transformer off its fasten- I
ngs. and the electric power company /
ient Mr.. Gould TO put IL in place. He I
climbed up the pole without having /
he current shut OFF and began work. /
After a short time the steel spur on
me of his boots came in contact with /
me of the wires aud a current OF 1000 /
,olts of electricity flashed through his 4
,ody, killing him instantly. He fell /
,ver onto the arm OF the pole and re-
NAMED there until the power was shut
III and he was taken down by the en- 4
lloyes of the company.