Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-26
STRUCK BY TRAIN AT WESTERLY Y
Geniveri Benvenuti Disregarded Gates Down. and Walk
 ed in Front of Express-Injuries Not Fatal-Senior Dramatics Most Successul-Town of Hopkinton to Exempt Big English Industry From Ten Years Taxes.

Although the usual precautions for safety were taken by the New York. New Haven 6c Hartford Railroad Co, s nlishap that caused serious injury to Genivari Benvenuti occurred at the Canal street grade crossing at seven o'clock Thursday morning. An east bound freight train was standing on the west bound track, having crossed over to permit the passage of the ac- commodation train from New London, due to arrive at 7.01. the locomotive of the freight train standing near the crossing. The gates were down and the gate tender warned Benvenuu not to attempt to cross the tracks. but he paid no heed to the warning. went around the big gate post and by the freight locomotive. and stepped direct ly in front of the approaching accom- modation train He evidently sup posed the gates were down for the standing freight trafr and took a chance. Benvenut saw his perllouS predicament but before he could get out of the way he was struck on the right leg between the thigh and knee and rolled for quite a distance between the east and west bound tracks, for furately keeping beyond the wheels or the cars.
 He was placed on a stretcher and carried to the railroad station. Dr. Scanlon was hastily summoned and gave the injured man relief After examination, the doctor ascertained that Benvenuti had sustained a multi pie fra acture of the right fenur. three ribs of the right sids broken and a multiple fracture of the right clavi- cis. His left ankle was severely bruis- ed and both hands and his head se- verely cut.
 Dr. Soanlon accompanied the in jured man to Providence on the SPA train and secured for him free bed 1F & a ri = foard Railroad Go. in the Rhode Is land hospital. While the injuries are seyexe, the chances of recovery are favorable.
 Mir Benvsnuti resides at s1 Pierce street. He has been employed as a stvam driuer at the Klondiks quarry in Mantle for nine years. and was on his way to take the train for Mantle when the nlsShap occurred He has resided in Westerly for nineteen years, has been married twice and has seven children. the oldest a boy of 23, who left home three years ago. and the youngest an infant twenty days old.
 The fact of the accident spread rap idly. Half a hundred or more, mostly women, fieedxed from the Pierce street section, and the station platform was blocked with women. who sobbed, maansd. and cried piteously, all be- cause of the tnjuPed man. They re- maix2ed until the departure of the Providence train that carried the in- 5ured man. Last summer an Italian was struck and literally ground to pieces by an express train at the Ca nal street crossing. In both instances ne blame was attached to the railroad d company. as the customary precau- tions for safety were ignored
 Lucia's Lover, a pIaylet produced by seniors of the Westerly high school fin high school hall, Thursday evening, pleased a large audience and the ex- cellent work of the participants re- ceived merited appreciation. The parts were ably sustained as follows:
 Polly Chandler. Anna B. Ahern: Mildred Chose, Catharine Brown; Ka therine Stanton, Agnes Roche; Edith Lee, Mrs. Goidwaithe, Julia Callahan Marcia Summers. Marcia Bentley; Lucia Lowering, Anna Peckham; Miss McGregor. Katherine Foster; Chancy, an adopted child, a cat.
 The play Is in three acts; the scenes arc laid in a college for girls, intro ducinc girlish pranks with a plot wherein girl receives correspon dence and gifts from several maginary low CTS. but in the denouement proves to be her college chums. the connectins chain being carried through the play by the instrumentafity of 8 pretty pussy cat. The play showed careful and conscientious rehearsal and the participants deserved the enthusias- tic applause received