Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-01-19
e,uc,oEs AND ACCIDENTS.

Thomas Fahey, a Montpelier stone
cutter employed by p. IL. Conlin, was
PINNED under large stone Jan. -
sustaining i broken leg and other IN
juries. lie was taken to the hea'oh
hospital. IT,,
Tie seven vear-old son OF Harry
Daniels Of East Montpelier nearly lost
his life while sliding down nil. he
lcollided with post, striking WITH
GREAT force squarely on the nose, whlch
was split open it's entire length.
Henry Bordoro OF Burlington at
ltempted drowning the 18th IN Lake
Champlain. lie was rescued Dy oiu-
GERS. Bordoro had just been In city
court when his two children were SEN
fenced 10 the Industrial school. lie
had had trouble IN his family.
Moses DEMO was severely injured
Jan. u while working in Waltsneid
for Thomas Egan. As he was taxing
wood from Mr.. Egan's mills 10 the VIII
lace Of Waitsfeld. the load slowed on
the icy road, throwing DEMO 70 the
ground. He struck on his head with
great force, breaking the collar bone
and sustaining severe injuries to the
head.
Mrs. Nellie Buis. employed in the
wooden mill at WinoOski, had her hair
caught in the loom about the center OF
the head Jan. IS. The hair was torn
out from the top of the scalp to the
forehead, strip OF scalp and mar
measuring eight inches long and three
inches wide being torn of, One leg
was also severely bruised as she tried
to extricate herself.
While coasting down fremont street
in Barre about p. m. Jan. 10, on
traverse, eight boys narrowly escaped
serious injury by crashing into a tele-
phone pole. Warner Wheeler, aged
IL years, who was steering the sled,
was the worst injured. having his
right thigh broken and both bones be-
low the knee on the same leg crushed
Tor six inches A Flanders boy had
his spine slightly injured, but the rest
of the boys escaped with only slight
bruises and torn clothes.
John f. Buckham OF Groton was found
by his neighbors last week Wednesday
afternoon, lying on bis bed in his little
single-room cottage, alone. in an un
conscious condition, and suffering
from selt-intlicted gun shot wound.
He was fully clothed. The left side Of
the body was torn open in terrible
manner so that the heart was visible
How be could have fired the shotgun
does not appear evident. The heavy
charge, alter tearing the whole LETT
side OF the mans body, passed through
a door, the marks OF the shot being
plainly visible. 1t is said that he had
been drinking considerably.
Fifteen boys and girls were sliding
in Montpelier the evening OF the 18th.
when two boys who were standing up
began to swing their arms. Thomas
Heavey lost his balance and in order
to save himself grabbed Louis Cayhue.
who was steering. Instead OF catch
ing him about the shoulders, be encir-
cled his head and blindfolded him so
that he was unable TO see in which di.
rection to steer. The result was that
the traverse, travelling along at a fear
iul rate, ran into a telephone pole
Edna Beans head struck the pole, in
tlicting a cash over the forehead in
which four stitches had TO be taken
Alma Lebell and Lizzie Lamoges had
their ankles sprained.
Henry 0dell of Orwell, aged As
years, and his daughter, Lizzie, aged
Is years, were drowned in East creek.
a small stream flowing into Lake
Champlain, Jan. z. The Odell family
lived on the bank OF the creek and the
girl, accompanied by her little brother.
went down to get some water. As q
result OF the thaw the stream had risen
several feet during the day. The girl
made a misstep and fell into the water.
The boy ran to the house and gave
warning of the accident. The father |
FASTENED to the scene OF the accident
and in attempting to rescue his dangh-
ter both were drowned. Mrs. Odell
and four younger children survive |
The Odell family went TO Orwell few
months ago from Benson.
A terrible accident happened In
Montpelier Saturday night, Jan. Z, in
which Maud, the three-yeaI- dauph. |
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs Francis Jarrett. |
was burned 10 death. The child lived |
in great agony until Sunday night.
when she died at the Heaton hospital.
where she had been taken. Mrs. Jar
rett went into the shed, leaving the
little girl in the kitchen alone. Soon
after her mother went ont, the child |
s OF a piece of paper and rolling il np
tpened the stove door and inserted the
paper IN the fire. In Withdrawing il
her hair caught fire aud then her
clothes, Before the mother. who vas
attracted by the screams, could reach
her, her clothing was all on fire and
one side Of her body from the top OF
her head TO below her knee was burned
to a crisp.
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