Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-09
One DEAD, SEVERAL HURT
Result of Accidents in the Citv
Saturday Night and Sunday.
Napoleon Vincent Orowncd-W. II
Jones's Leg Brokcn-Mrs. winters
end Girl Inturcd--Auto Smash-
ed-Four Horses Rnn Away.

visited by so many accidents in so short q
time as those of Saturday night and Sun
day, and as n result Napoleon Vincent
is dead. W. Il. Jones is suffering with n
broken leg, Mrs. Walter Winters and girl
are injured. valuable automobile is
smashed to pieces and two wagons are
broken. Incidentally four horses ran
away.
NAPOLEON VINCENT DROWNED.
Taking them in their order, the first ac-
cident happened about 5:45 Saturday even
ing, when nine-year-old Napoleon Vincent
was drowned IN the slip Mt the foot of
King street, near Chiott's boat house
Young Vincent. with his 1S-year-old
brother. Joseph had been fishing during
the afternoon and the two were preparing
to 20 to their home at 95 South Battery
street for supper.
In some way the Younger how lost his
balance and fell over backwards into the
slip Neither boy could swim. Joseph
without hesitation Jumped into the lake
in an effort to save his brother.
Their cries for help were heard and as
s!stance was soon at hand. including on
Ger Moran, who, after the boys had been
taken from the water. telcphoned for
Health Officer Courtney who soon arrived
The boy was beyond saving and was taken
70 his home, when an undertaken was
called.
AUTO CRASHES INTO WAGON.
The second accident happened shortly
after nine o'clock Saturday evening on the
Shelhurne road just this side of Park
avenue. ]. A. Neser of No. 20 Shelburne
road was driving north whom he saw the
lights OF an automobile approaching from
the city. As his horse was spirited Mr.
Noser aliEhted from the carriage and held
him safely by the head till the auto had
passed.
Some rods beyond Mr. Ncser's wagon
another single team was driving south.
TIE driver of the auto apparently did not
this second team. In a moment the
machine had collided full force with the
rear of the team, ramming the wagon up
on to the horses back, overturning both
machine and wagon and starting the horse
or the run
The two ladies in the wagon. Mrs. Wal
ter Winters and her hired girl. were
thrown to the ground Mrs. Winters, who
was driving. did not let loose the reins,
hut chung tightly TO them. as she was
dragged along the ground. until the horse
finally stopped "a its own accord num-
her Of rods away.
The auto was turned completely over
by the collision and Thomas Farrell. one
Of the men In II. was pinned under it so
that in order TO oXtrcate him the ma
chine had TO he lifted The driver of the
car Chester johnson, was also thrown
out, but neither suffered any apparent in
jury.
Assistance for the four people was i'm
mediate. large auto coming from the
south stopped near by while Mr. Neser
returned and offered what assistance he |
could while he held his spirited horse. An |
electric car stopped nearby and the people |
in It were out on the road with the fast |
gathering crowd
Word was telephoned az once to the po- !
lice station aud Officers Moran and Ryan |
went to the scene in cab. Mrs. Winters
and the hired girl were assisted into a
carriage and seen safely to their home |
by Officer Moran.
Mrs. Winters shoulder and leg were
scraped by the dragging. while the hired |
girl was injured about the head. The hua- |
band of Mrs Winters is employed by c. |
A. Foote during the erection of his sum
mer residence on Spear street and they |
live in a tenement house on those grounds.
They had been In the city trading.
The auto was smashed beyond repair
hut the thils of the wagon only were
broken. The horse received some cuts.
the tendon of one ankle beong nearly sew
cred.
Regarding the automobile Ex-Governor
Woodbury. started Sunday that Il was
. a private car belonging to f.. =. Woodbury.
but that the chauffeur Mr.. johnson. who
Is regularly employed by the Van Ness
garage, had taken it out without permits
sion. The machine was a Cadillac and
valued at $3.50. 1t carried che garage num-
! Der OF.
W. b. JONES'S LEG BROKEN.
! Sunday morning. about evelon o'clock
w. b. Jones' formerly of the advertising
department of the Wells Richardson Co.
in this city and now connected with an
advertising firm in Buffalo, n. Y, was
thrown from a two-seated team on the
north road breaking his left leg above the
[ knee.
| The party. which included three ladies'
besides Mr.. Jones, driving beyond
the Manuel farm when the two horses be-
came frightened and part of the harness
broke. Thinking that by so doing he
would avoid accident, Mr. Jones turned
the span into the ditch.
The ditch at this point is unusually deep
The tour people were thrown out. the fall
breaking Mr.. Jones's leg and slightly In
juring the ladies' The overturnIng of the
|
wagon and the horses started on the run
zone ran nearly to the mouth of the river
and the other was stopped near IIatha-
ways farm.
ofticer Collins of the police force was
near by and rendered assistance Car No
FL of the North avenue line was passing
. IN charge of Motorman James Cayea AMI
IConductor Charles Wentworth and its use
was offered to take Mr.. Jones to a resting
place He was placed on the car and
taken to the home of Mrs. A. +. Gates
|on upper Pearl street The wagon and
horses were owned by the Whitcomb llv-
[ery stable,
REEVES'S HORSE RUNS AWAY.
| Thomas Reeves added his paragraph to
fhe accident chapter Sunuay afternoon
about $40 in a runaway on Shelburne
Foad. He was driving home from Char
potte In a one-horse single team. When
3ahOut opposite to the entrance to the
Phelps stone quarry his horse became
Frightened by an automobile and started
'pn the run.
Mr.. Reeves jumped from the wagon and
he horse was not stopped until it had
cached Cliff street on South Union street.
The horse was uninjured but the thill and
part OF the harness were broken.