The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-12
Fred Scott, DOdging Wagon,
Falls Under Car
WAS RIDING A BICYCLE
When Accident Happened Late Saturday
Afternoon-Lad Was Son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Scott Of Perrin st.
and 70 Years Old.

Fred Scott. the twclve.vear.osd son AZ
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred r. Scott Of 10 Perrin
street. was run over and instantly
killed by an electric car on North Main
street, directly opposite Brook street
saturday afternoon at 3:4e o'clock. Tho
car was "1'be Aldrich,r No. IS. III charge
OF conductor Reuel Calaise and motor.
man George Annis. The Scott boy cane
out Brook street riding on bicvcle.
A team was passing down the street
just a. the boy came across the side
walk onto Main street and he lodged
around the team and started across the
street railway tracks Ii is thought
that the boy WIS either confused bv the
team and the ear, or else did not sea
the car at all for he rode onto the
tracks directly in front OF the car. The
motorman reversed the motor and
brought the car to stop before Il had
gone much more than the length Of the
car, but the bOv was so close that the
fender struck the bicycle Knocking it
to one side and the boy was thrown
down between the tracks and half of
the car passed over him. The sudden
stop threw the dozen passengers who
We're IN the ear naarly from their seats.
Thoroughly frightened. they ran ont Of
the car and were horriied to see the
head Of boy protFnding from beneath
the car Just back Of the wheel OF the
forward trucks. The rest Of his body
was pinned under the car so that il
was impossible TO get it out without
raising the car. A large crowd Of peo.
pie gathered and men ran to the stons
sheds on Blackwell street and procured
bars and jacks. which were placed unden
the ear to raise il up. WAile TINS work
was going on Drs NJ d. Lamb and
+. G. Ghidella We're called and the am
bulance from a. ". Badger & company'i
was summoned II took twenty minutes
of fast work 10 get the ear raised enough
SO that the body was taken out and
placed ia the ambulance In al the
crowd that gathered and saw the body,
there was no one who could positively
identify the body and it was not until
5 o'clock that Romeo Provost and Eharles
Emel son viewed the body in the under
taking rooms Of A. Nv. Badger & COM
pany and identified it a. that Of the
Scott boy. When the body was being
taken ont from beneath the car. severaF
people in the crowd thought It was a
Hale boy. who lives on Elmwood avenue,
and officer Carle WAS sent to the house,
put before he reached there he was told
ihat it was not the Hale boy. After
.be body bad been removed to the under
taking rooms the fact that the bows
name was not known kept the crowd
anxious and loo people hung around in
'front.' Of the store until il was finally
that the boys name had been
earned. The body was terribly man
lied about the limbs and abdomen and
here is no doubt but that he met in
tant death. Il is not thought that
Wheel Of the ear went over his body, but
le was ground beneath the motor. which
.uns close to the ground. When the
iody was said to be that Of the Scott
10Y. Chief Sinclair went to the home Of
he boys parents and from the descrip-
ion given by the boys mother and from
picture she showed him, the chief
vas satisfied that the Identification wass
ofreet Mr. Scott was not at home
when The chief rot to the house, out
e was sent for to come to the under
aking rooms The mother became
historical whan it was found to be true.
nat 1t was her son and a physician
ad to be called to attend her. 1t was
fterwarls learned that the Scott boy
nd Martinson boy had been taking
urns riding the bicycle, which belonged
0 the Nartinson boy. and the latter
aas waiting in front Of the Lynha9
tore for the Scott boy 10 come back
sheu fhe accident ltannened
Fred was the only son Of Mr. and Mrs
colt, though they have two daughters
ia It II said BY all who knew Fred
hat he was an exceptionally bright aud
MET young man. he had attended the
'eekley street school until This fail
hen he was TO have entered the seventh
rade in the Mathewson school. Much
vmpathv was expressed for tho be.
saved family. Mr. Scott is a tool sharp.
nef, employed at the Marr & Gordon
liant.
The funeral services were at o'clock
Us afternoon at The home, the Rev
(. @. I'hayer pastor Of the Methodist
iurch, officiating. There was large
tendance. among those present being
any school mates Of Freds. The many
sautiful floral tributes bespoke Of the
teen III which he was held hy all his
lends and acquaintance. Four young
aymates Of his acted as pail bearers.
hey were John Sowles, Peter Moruzzi,
scar Martiuson and Robert Carson. The
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