The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-07
FALLING LIMB
DEALT. DEATH
Lvls acker Killed in His
>s'v.deat Cart Last Night
HEAD WAS CRUSHED IN
He Was Driving on TIE East Hill When
Wind Dislodged Great Missile Which
Ripped Through Canvass Top
of the Cart.

The highest east wind in years last
night claimed the life OF Lyle Tucker, a
meat peddler employed by the w II.
Martin market in Plainfeld. when u
/ heavy limb overhanging the highway oIn
| east hill came crashing down through
/ the canyas-covere meat cart which the
man drove, striking him on the head.
I The horses attached to the rig ran away
and Tucker is believed Go have lain in
the road for some time before two boys,
returning from trapping expedition,
stumbled upon the body. Amos X. Hall,
farmer living in the vicinity, was
called to the scene, and he in turn noti-
| fed Health Officer DR.. E.AH. Bailey of
Barre Town and SelectmenN Fred Sar-
gent and Frank Bancroft The remains
were removed to Badger 4 Co. y, undey-
taking rooms at a late hour
When the accident occurred, Tucker
was returning home to Plainfield from a
trip over his meat route. Before he had
gained the east hill, the light breeze
of the afternoon had developed lurri-
cane proportions. Farmers living in the
neighborhood say that it was the heayi-
est wind in years. 1t was at point
several feet below the Hall farm that
the accident occurred. Ii issthought the
driver must have remained in the wagon
for several moments after the limb
struck the cart, although the horses
frightened by the crash, evidently, start
ed to run at once. The lurcliing on the
numbering meat cart must have thruwn
the driver out at point several rods
beyond the place where the limb fell,
Under the tree. fuckers cap and part
of his whip were afterwards found. The
horses were stopped at Carl Fenwicks 5
farm farther down the Plainfield road.
The first inkling of the accident came
when young Albrt Lyon and Thomas
Nichols noticed the horses running
away. The animals were well past the
Hall farm when discovered by the trap
pers, and it was thought by the boys
that the driver had stopped at the Hall
farm, the horses starting to run iii
fuckers absence. Accordingly, Lyon
and Nichols hastened to warn the driver
Of the runaways. Ii was while making
for the Hall farmstead that the two
boys came across the body Of Tucker ly-
ing in the road several rods below Mr..
Halls house.
Thoroughly alarmed over their discos-
cry, the lads continued on to the house
and told Mr. Hall of their grucsome find.
The latter secured lantern and went
to the spot described by the boys. Life
was extinct and Mr.. Hall found the
mans head and face to be horribly mu-
tilated. Evidently the skull had been
fractured by the blow, while the nose
vas nearly stripped from the face. Ap-
1arently the wagon had also passed
,ver the body after the unconscious Uan
vas iolted from his place on the seat.
After satisfying himself that the man
vas beyond aid, the farmer notified the
lealth officer and selectmen. Following
careful investigation, the authorities
,ermitted the body to be removed to-
he undertaking rooms to be prepared
or burial The remains will be taken to
'lainfeld tonight
The accident occurred around $50
clock. and it was some time before
he body was removed from the road.
careful examination of the surround
lgs afterwards convinced the selectmeR
hat fuckers death had been purely ac-
dental. At the spot where the driver
supposed to have received his fatal
low, large limb, measuring seven
,ches in diameter. was found lying
cross the highway. A short distance
own the road, the cap and horse whip
ere picked up, and farther on NUM-
er OF blood spots were discovered in
he road, An examination of the meat
'rt this morning revealed just how the
,cident must have occurred. The front
,ction of the canvas top was complete
riddled and everywhere about the
ont of the vehicle were blood spots.
Mr. Tucker was the son of Mr.. and
RS. Amasa Tucker of Cabot and was
/ years of age. He had been employed
' the Martin market for about two
ears and prior to his residence in
Iainfield he had lived in Marshfield,
here several relatives live. He leaves
5 wife and three children, two being
lughters, aged and . years, and one
~ aged 4; also two sisters and one
other, as follows; Leslie Tucker and
RS. Earl Walbridge of Cabot and Mrs.
las Unwin of Marshfield.
Ii is planned to hold the funeral at
e Methodist church in Plainfield Sum
y afternoon at O'Clock, Rev. A. w.
switt officiating