Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-08-25
SUICIDES AND ACCIDENTS.

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Mrs. Aaron Sargent OF Glover wai
killed Aug. l6 by falling under thu
wheels of a team, loaded with grain
His head was nearly severed from hi
body.
Richard c. Malone, aged "A, bricl
mason of Pittstord, died Aug. IL a
the St. James hotel in Rutland al
the result of injuries received Will,
leading a COW. The COW became
frightened and ran away, dragging
Malone some distance.
Darwin Smith, residing east of Cas-
tleton village, met heavy loss August
II, when an excursion train going
through struck ten cows, injurine
them so badly that they all died. The
dog with the cows was also killed. A
boy was after the cows and as this was
an extra train he did not know it was
coming.
As Glen Sumner, the three-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Sumner
of East Middlebury was playing in the
yard Aug. Is, h ewas attacked by fs-
rocious bulldog belonging to a neigh
Dor and bitten about the face and neck
in shocking manner. His wounds
might have been fatal had not the out
cries of the child attracted persons in
the vicinity, who pulled the dog away.
As the mail train from Portland on
the st. Johnsbury q Lake Champlain
division OF the Boston and Maine rail-
road was going into st. Johnsbury
village Aug. Is, the horse OF Alonzo
Newton became manageable and
ran against the train at a crossing.
Newton was badly injured in the acct
dent and lived but three hours, He
was SO years old and left an invalid
wife.
Edward Niles, the youngest son OF
DR.. John S. Niles, was struck by a
G. A. r. special near the Pownal
railroad station and was instantly
killed August IA. The boy was riding
his bicycle down the hill which leads
toward the sawmill, pausing long
enough to let a west-bound freight
train pass, then rode down TO the
track Just in time to be struck by the
passenger train going to Boston.
William Dixon of Rutland swal-
lowed a set of false teeth in his sleep
early August 16. He arose, dressed
and walked to a doctors office, which
he reached almost unconscious and
close to death from strangulation.
An immediate remedy was necessary,
J and the operation of tracheotomy
was performed, an incision being
made below the teeth, which had
lodged in the mans throat, and a
silver tube inserted TO allow breath
| ing. Dixon was taken to his home
in an ambulance, and at night it was
found necessary to perform a second
/ operation. While this was in pro
gress the man was seized with a cough
Ing fit, and the teeth became dis
| lodged, passing into the stomach
He lived until the next afternoon,
when he died in terrible agony.
Arthur Felt severely burned bott
hands at the police station in Mont
pelier Aug. IL. Monday night, in
waking mp a drunk near the railroad
track, Officer Felt was kicked on the
end of the thumb, dislocating the mem
Der. He had the thumb dressed anc
bandaged. The next evening thu
thumb panied him so badly that ht
saturated the bandage with alcohol
About midnight he started to light {
cigar when the flame came in contact
with the wet bandages and the alcoho
Immediately caught fire. Cassalina, {
granite dealer, who was IN the station
at the time, pulled off his coat anC
wrapped it around the burning band
anges, thus extinguishing the flames
As result of the accident, the RICH
hand was burned over almost its en-
tire surface and the fingers OF the LEI
hand were badly scorched.
Albert Ryan, the 17-year-old son o
the Rev. NJ. II Ryan OF Newport Cen
ter, was drowned Aug. 10 at D p. m
between Didamus and Knights island
The body was recovered in about lou
feet of water. Young Ryan was visit
ing in North Hero, the guest Of Ton,
Watson, and during the afternoon TN
two started out fishing around thu
islands east of North Island city. Be
fore crossing the reef connecting thu
two islands, the sail was taken dow
and when about over. the reef young
Ryan tried to fit up the sail and in do
ing so put one foot on the side OF thu
boat, when it carried over and fillet
with water, afterward turning bottom
side up. Watson held onto the boa
and told Ryan to do the same, which
he did for few moments and then lie
90 and started to swim ashore, only
short distance. This, Watson says
was the last seen OF Ryan.