The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-13
IN OLNEYy!!LLE. I'll
Chapter Of Accidents at River.
side Mills Keeps tho Help ld.e.
Liquor Arrests In '#oly City,
Died Suddenly. y..Motorman Hurt
olneyville branch OF tho Providence
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The Riverside mills for about q week
appear TO be laborins under q cloud. or
the operatives had a "hoo-doo" In their
midst. for they have had breakdown after
breakdown and coming at time when
all want a weil-nlled pay envelope for
Christmas makes some of the operatives
feel just a little blue.
While there IL plenty Of work ana none
are more anxious to have II turned out
than the mill management, they nave
been unable to do so on account OF the
many accidents. Friday OF last week
portion of a fy-wheel broke. then the
cylinder head on the engine hew out. Yes
terday the wire rope that furnishes power
for the wool washing department broke.
and shortly after starting up this morning
one of the large driving belts broke.
With all OF these mishaps only one per-
son was injured. and that was Engineer
Tenant who Is now at the Rhode Island
hospital and is getting along very nicely.
This morning the engine that was put
out Of commission was repaired to the
extent that some OF the help sent out were
called In. but the people were obliged to
come out again In a few moments.
1t is reported that all repairs will be
made by tomorrow morning. and all live
In hopes that there will be no more mis-
haps.
Some time ago Capt. Rowe got an ink
ling that some one was peddling out
booze" In the vicinity OF the Holy City
without first consulting the police COM
mission and getting from them little slip
OF paper that costs about 800 Emissarfes
OF the captain made a number. OF calls
upon the suspected place and evidently
succeeded in making purchases. for this
morning the $500 chariot drown by two
handsome chargers. drove into the city.
anSL4 hen II returned had on board Mr..
and Mrs. Peter Burns. who are charged
with a number of sales, with keeping for
sale and for keeping a nuisance.
On the way to the station the chariot
was stopped at the home OF William
Healy, al Harris avenue. and Hand
some Willie" was also invited 10 take a
ride in the chariot. The captain had a
story about him In which the words
sales" and keeping for sale were the
most impressive. and II undoubtedly will
cost considerable cash and possibly some
time to settle II up. The anything but
merry party was driven TO the Chaffee
street station and later the people were
arraigned before Judge sweetland in the
Sixth district court.
A SUDDEN DEATH.
Mrs. Daniel Gardiner. who came here
with her husband from Moosup Conn.
last Friday. and made her home with
Benjamin Whitaker. at ia Delaine street.
died suddenly last evening. Mr.. and Mrs
Gardiner had made arrangements TO make
this place their home and had sent for
their household effects. as both had found
employment IN one Of the mills.
Medical Examiner Perkins was called
and said that death was due to natural
causes. and ordered ths body turned over
to Undertaken j. Will Carpenter. Mrs
Gardiner was about IS years old.
WAS BADLY CRUSHED.
Joseph McPhee. a motorman on the
Manton avenue line, was quite badly
injured last evening, on Manton avenue,
by being crushed between two cars.
Owing to the storm the cars were run
ming very irregularly, and he was making
up lost time. In 90 doing he took
chances" and ran for a switch. but before
he reached II met another car. and was
obliged to shift the trolley pole. While
90 engaged another car bumped into his
ear and he was caught between them.
His right hip was quite badly crushed,
and he was taken to his home on Bergen
street In carriage.
GENERAL MENTION.
Micheal Bourn OF IS Tuxedo avenue.
while carrying a live coal from one stove
to another. dropped said coal and II set
are to a carpet which caused Daniel
Burns to send in an alarm from box 22s.
The fire department arrived in time to
put the fire out before any great damage
was done.
Theresa Darby OF 80 Bowdoin street re-
ported to the police last evening that she
had lost her purse near her home early
In the evening.
Patrolmsn Bates OF the Chaffee street
station stopped q runaway horse owned
by w. r. Fifeld on Plainneld street yes
terday afternoon.
y Margaret J. Rafferty,, we'll known
maiden lady. died at her home. 1s Bailey
court yesterday.
The Olneyville Temperance cadets will
hold a ball. Friday evening Dec g.
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