Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-02-11
SUICIDES AND ACCIDENTS.

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Owen Mccarthy of SALISBURY, who
has passed his l04th birthday anniver-
sary, together with his wife, who ID
over 80 years old, narrowly escaped
asphyxiation recently. Both were un-
conscious wnen found by a neighbor
who smelled the gas.
An accident occurred near Crafts
bury recently in which James Eldred
lost mis- Lie. Mr.. Eldred went TO Col
linsyille after load of lumber and his
load was SO high that in driving out
from the sawmill under a track built
to truck out lumber he struck the
track and was killed instantly.
A span OF horses belonging to o. G.
Huntley of Leicester junction and
driven by Victor Shackett were in
stantly killed while crossing the track
at that place Feb. 2 by being struck
by the south-bound train. The driver
narrowly escaped death. as the lines
were cut off within two feet of his
hands.
Walter Comstock, young man en-
ployed at Bugbee d. Alexander's stone
sheds ia Barre, was injured Feb. /.
He was working on the platform OF
the travelling crane and in some way
lost his balance. 70 avoid falling he
caught the rail over which the crane
travels. The crane was in motion and
ran over one hand, cutting the fingers
to such an extent that three of them
had to be amputated.
Bethel Sodgren, the 15-months-old
son of Charles Sodgren OF Rutland,
died Feb. from the effects OF buras
received the 9th. The child pulled. a
pot of boiling coffee off the stove,
splitting the contents over himself. His
head, face, arms, chest and shoulders
were terribly burned, but it was
thought he was doing well until con-
gestion of the lungs developed when
the boy lived but lew hours.
George Schultze, a tailor employed
by S. Hirshchteld of Rutland, broke
three of the fingers of his right hand
few days ago In peculiar manner.
A friend OF his came into his store
and he thrust out his hand. The
other man was wearing a very heavy
ulster and Mr.. Schultze missed his
friends hand and struck the end of
the heavy coat sleeve in such a man
ner, with such force, that three of the
fingers were fractured.
Octave Chausse, a retired merchant
of Burlington, met a sad and sudden
death at his home Thursday, Feb. f..
Mr.. Chausse had not been in the best
OF health but retired at the usual hour
Wednesday evening and arose about
eight o'clock in the morning. When
about to descend the stairs he stumbled
and fell the entire length of the flight,
striking on his head A doctor was
sent for and found the man suffering
from conclusion of the brain. from
which be died about an hour later
without regaining consciousness.
Bell Braman, 80 years old, of Pow
nal, who has wife and six children.
was struck by the train on the Pitts
field branch of the New York Central
road Just north of Farnum's crossing
in North Adams Feb. l. The physi-
clans found that his head was crushed
and they trepanned the skull behind
the lett ear, the section of bone remoy-
ed being about one inch in diameter
There were several long and deep
scalp wounds and ~ stitches in all
were required to sew up the wounds Of
the head alone. The left eyelid was
also cut.
The track walker on the st. Johns
bury & Lake Champlain railroad
found beside the track nearly opposite
the Bugbee farm on the Wolcott road
Tuesday morning, Feb. 2, the body OF
a man who had evidently been struck
BY a passing train. The body was
taken to Morrisville and identified as
Merton Ainsworth, who had been in
Hardwick for several days. lie was