The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-13
NEARLY CUT
HIS JUGULAR
Thomas CrOwley's Team Was
Overturned
WHEN STRUCK BY A CAR
Second Horse Accident on North Main
Street, in Which Arthur Colby Of
Piermont, N. H., Lost Horse
and Was Badly Cut.

An accident Of serious nature, in
which horse was injured 80 badly
that il had TO be shot and it's driver
received severe injuries on the head aud
face, occurerd on North Main street on
Saturday night about midnight. And
another still more serious accident last
evening when Thomas Crowley Of Mont
pelier was badly gashed in the neck
and two carriages were overturned ana
broken.
ia the first Of these Arthur Colby
Of Piermont, n H., was driving from
Montpelier to this city and had got as
far as the Gunner brook crossing near
the Whitcomb Bros machine shop. Tho
electric lights had Just been extinguish-
ed, and as Mr.. Colby was an absolute
stranger in Barre he allowed his horse
to take its own head. The animal went
all right until he got to the two bridges.
one for carriages and the other for the
electric cars. The horse chose the latter
and went onto the low trestle at a fair
pace.
One forward leg going down between
the ties caused the horse to stumble
and fall. Mr.. Colby was thrown over
the dashboard, landing heavily on his
face Fortunately Officer George Carrie
and Andrew Mackay were Just across the
street. They and others who heard the
noise of the accident, assisted Mr.. Colby
IN dragging the horse from the trestle.
but when Or. A. III. H. Lewis, the vet
Urinary, arrived, he said il was no use
trying to save the horse, as its left for
ward leg was broken at the knee. So
the horse was shot as it lay
Mr.. and Mrs. William Troup. who
live just across the street, Hospitality
opened their house for Mr.. Colby and
did everything possible, telling him that
he might remain until he was able to
leave. Physicians from the Emergency
hospital were summoned and Mr.. Col.
by's wounds were dressed. II was
thought that his injuries were confined
to cuts and abrasions on the face and
head.
Mr.. Crowley valued his horse at Si75.
The carriage was not damaged with the
exception Of the bending Of the dash
board, when the driver was hurled from
his seat
Thomas Crowley of Montpelier was
seriously hurt in an accident, which
occurred in front OF Chessers market
on North Main street at about nine
o'clock last evening Crowley and his
brother, John Crowley Of this city. were
driving up town and crossed to the left
hand side of the road in front Of the
s;45 electric car. which was passing
down the street. A team driven by Eli
Bertrand was standing in front OF the
Iomasi block and there was not room
Tor Crowley's team to pass between this
and the car. The car struck the wagon
and overturned it, throwing both men
into the street.
In the mix-up Bertrand's team was
overturned, but the occupants had jump
I'd from the buggy when they saw that
IN accident was inevitable The motor
man stopped the car at once and thus
further damage, as the thills
IF CroWley's wagon were caught in the
sar and the horse was unable to free
itself.
When the teams and car were sena-
'ated so that It was possible to pick
ip the men, it was found that Thomas
3rowley was badly wounded about the
lead and was unconscious. He was car
led into the store Of 0s>ar Boruh and
Dr.. McSweeney was eallea to dress his
wounds. It was found that there was
! bad cash on the left side Of his neck.
I being narrow escape from sexering
ne iugnlar vein. There were no bones
'roken, bnt bad scalp wound rendered
he man unconscious. He was taken
o the Emergency hospital later and
'assed a quiet night. None Of the other
'eople IN the accident were injured. The
wagons Of both teams were badly
mashed up.
Thomas Crowley is employed at the
sleason store in Montpelier and was
irving a team from G. NJ. Smiths sta
'le in that city.