Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-10-20
SUICIDES AND ACCIDENTS.

eide at the nome OF MS DrOJneT IN
Shrewsbury. near Worcester, Thurs
dav night. Oct. 6. Mr.. Maynard was
for some time at the head OF he kurn
Hattin homes in Westminster, and
during the past five years had tran
sacted a real estate business in Bellows
Falls. He had been in poor health
during the summer, but no one had
noticed anything indicative OF insanity.
The southbound flyer over the Rut-
land road was completely derailed at
the railroad yard in Arlington Oct. y,
while running over 30 miles an hour.
The engine was wrecked, the baggage
car and smoker somewhat damaged
and a quarter of a mile of track torn
up, but strange to say not person re-
ceived any serious injury. In addition
to the regular passengers there were
! los excursionists from the Ogdensburg
/ division of the road en- route 10 New
/ York One man, who was standing
4 when the crash came was thrown
against the front OF the car and his
face slightly bruised 1t is supposed
the accident was caused by the spread
ing of the rails.
The terribly mangled body of Hiram
Allen OF Brandon was fOnnd Oct -
under the high bridge of the Delaware
| d Hudson railroad, which spans the
falls at Center Rutland. 1t is believed
the man was struck by the early train
while trying to walk across and fell
eighteen feet, striking the rocks, then
sliding in such manner that his head
was thrust into the mud up TO the
neck where the body was found. The
mans head was crushed like an egg
she'll and the body otherwise mangled.
/ His cap was found bali a mile away,
/ where it is believed il was carried by
the engine. Allen was union mar
BILE worker and was identified By the
union travelling card found on his
body. His age was y years.
Patrick, the eight-year-old son Of
Mr.. ana Mrs. Thomas Cummings Of
Rutland, had his right limb crushed
while crawling under freight car IN
the Rutland yards Oct. II. The little
fellow was crossing the yard and had
crawled under one line OF cars and
was crawling under a second line
when another train was backed into
the standing cars. The moving truck
struck the boy, rolling him over twice
and is he attempted to crawl from
beneath the car his right leg was
caught under the wheel above the
ankle and the two wheels passed over
IT, The injured boy was Immediately
taken to the city hospital, where the
leo was taken off the next day half way
10 the knee. He will be able 10 leave
the hospital in three or four weeks.
Edward Farrar, aged 90. one of
Waterbury's foremost citizens. met
death Oct Is while experimenting the
digging OF a ditch on Elm street where
sewers were to be placed. The ditch
was about seven feet deep and special
precautions bad been given TO brace
the bank, but one place not completed
was Embraced II was under this that
Mr. Farrar and several others were at
work Someone noticed the bank
caving and all but Mr.. Earrar succeed
ed in escaping. lie was buried under
several feet of dirt only his head
being uncovered. Within two min
utes he was extricated. but he gasped
twice andlwithin a minute was dead
Mr. Farrar suffered from heart trouble
and was unable TO stand the pressure.
HE Jaw was broken and his lungs
crushed A son of the deceased, j. c. /
Farrar, who is serving a term at the |
house of correction in Rutland for en- 1
bezzling the funds OF the Waterbury
National bank, was allowed to attend 4
the funeral.
With his body badly swollen, his /
face bloated beyond recognition, his |
hands and feet completely covered
with a Shiny coating and all OF his iea-
lures greatly discolored, the body of
Andrew Martin. who disappeared from
his home in Burlington Sept. 20, was
found short distance north Of the
Champlain Transportation company's
dock Oct. , BY David Bordo. young
man employed in the yards OF the
4 Morse Lumber company,
who happened to look out on the
water and saw what he thought 70 be
the head of man projecting out OF the
water. Andrew Martin, Jr., a son Of
the dead man. who works in the yards,
Identified his father by "a brass ring on
the little finger OF his left hand. A
was on the dead mans right
hand. and this also helped to identity
him. Us Mr.. Martin when last seen had
4 bandage on that hand, having been
troubled with bOils. His son also rec
ornized him by the way his hair was
mt. as Mr. Martin, Jr., was in the
habit of cutting his fathers hair. The /
is that the deceased }
walked down College street TO the G
central dock. where he had gathered a
Whether he lost his way
md walked into the lake, whether he
ell or accidentally OF whether he
Jumped OF is the pulling question.