Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-09-03
ACCIDENTS OF THE WEEK.
A Chat Concerning the Mishaps and
Injuries to Maine People.


Isaac. the 13-year-old son of Mr.. and
,trs Isaac Gessner of Great Works,
was drowned the other day while bath
ing.
A. lothian. who is employed as lath
sawyer at Eagle Lake Mills, had the
index finger SO badly that amputation
was necessary.
While Herman Mason of Bethel was
unloading hay the other day he caught
his finger in one of the ropes of the hay
fork, pulling the finger out
German Willette of Eagle Lake Mills
caught his hand in moving machine
the other day and was jammed so Sc
yerely that one of his fingers had to be
amputated.
Mrs. Elizabeth Miller, mother of Rev.
Chester G. Miller, pastor of the Wood
fords Universalist church, is suffering
from q broken shoulder as the result of
q fall downstairs.
While at work in the saw mill of
ohm G. Sawyer, Dover. John Burdes, a
Russian, had three fingers Of his right
hand mangled SO badly that 1t was nee
essary to remove them.
F. Livingston of G!enburn, who is en-
ed a kick from one of the horses for
which he was caring which broke his
leg. He was taken to the hospital at
Bangor.
Clarence, the 12-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Lindley Morrill,, Camden, fell
distance Of 90 feet the other day
while playing around some coal sheds
and struck on the hard floor. fractur-
ing his skull and lacerating his brain.
While watering his horses at a trough
William McCrelliS of Bauneg Beg. Whp
was sitting on the tongue behind the
forward axle of Il double horse dump
cart. was thrown to the ground. 1t is
in and he died within a short time.
Mr.. McCrellis was 60 years of age.
Charles Whittemore, aged 16 years.
of Dover, accidentally shot himself the
other day while loading a 22-calibre
revolver. The bullet entered his side
near the liver. An examination was
made by a physician. but he was un-
able to lind the bullet.
Oliver Grenier of North Anson, aged
10 years. arose in his sleep til" other
night while dreaming, and fell down 4
flight Of stairs bruisng his head quit
badly. He was found in an Uncon-
scous condition by some Of the mem
bers Of the family. No bones We're
broken.
Charles Landry, 2 driver on one of
the Biddeford City street sprinHlers
was the victim of Il serious and painful
accident the early part of the week
In stopping down to get a drink of Wa
ter, after he had finished filling the
sprinkler. his foot slipped and he fell
to the ground, fracturing his hip.
Miss Lois Lowe was drowned August
% in Sunday river near Locke Noun
tain House Bethel Miss Lowe, il
company with another young woman
went in bathing, and it is reported that
she slipped and went forward into y
deep pool. Neither Of the girls could
swim. Miss Lowe was nearly 16 year.
of age.
There were two serious accidents al
the X. p & r. mill, Lincoln, recently
Ralph JipSon had his foot crushed by
being caught in the live rolls and was
obliged to have two toes amputattd
and a man named Kelley was struck il
the eye by a flying chip and the loca
physicians fear the sight is injured III
went to Bangor for treatment on the 2f-
ternoon train.
Fred Townsend of Calais received {;
bad cut on the top of his head recently
while at work in y. w. Browns store
Mr. Townsend had placed the chisc
with which he was working on the tor
of a step ladder. and later when he went
to climb the ladder the Chisel fell from
the top, striking him point down, Oh
the top of the head, severing an artery
and inflicting quite a severe cash
Dr. Milliken and Geo. +. Kent al
Madison were victims of 4 runaway ac-
cident Sunday. While driving TO North
Anson Sunday afternoon the horse be-
came frightened N passing automo-
bile Messrs. Milliken and Kent Wtr'
thrown out and the carriage smashed
to kindling wood. Mr.. Kent is suffer
ing from a broken wrist and Dr. Mill
ken escaped with numerous bruises.
Frank Hanson of St. Albans waS
quite badly injured last Monday. III
company with his son he drove into an
orchard and while his son got out T.
hitch the horse he remained in the wag-
on. Before the boy could get the ami
NAL hitched. however. it bolted and ran
the wagon against a tree. throwing Mr.
Hanson about - feet. injuring him
quite badly. 1t is thought he will re.
cover.
George LARA bee of South Portland
who lost his right leg about a year ago
through an accident. had been in at
tendance on Il campmeeting at Old Or
Chard the other day and was returning
home on The evening train when h
stretched his left arm out through the
window which was opened. and il came
in contact with one of the abutments
of the Skunk's Hill bridge. swapping the
bones in the upper part of the arm.
Daniel McGilvery of South Hamr-
den. aged - years. unmarried. was
struck by a train of the Northern NJ IN
Seaport Railroad at Arey'S crossing.
Hampden. and instantly killed about
o.45 o'ciock on Friday afternoon. Nc
Gilvery was riding in a carriage toward
his home. when the train. northern
bound. crashed into the outfit. throwing
the man and hors. to either side of the
track and demolishing the carriage.
The horse was also instantly killed.
AS the result of an eypIoSjon of a ga c