The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-10
AUTO FIRE TRUCK
KILLED PEDESTRIAN
Frank Donnelly, Aged 6s Years and Par
TALLY Deaf and Blind, Stepped in
Front of Speeding Vehicle.

Burlington, May l0.-Frank Donnelly,
05 years old, was instantly killed on
North avenue at three o'clock yesterday
afternoon by the automobile truck from
fire station one, which was on its way to
fire at the Hathaway farm. The acci'
dent occurred opposite the Maxwell
farm just beyond the electric railroad
station at Institute road.
A still alarm turned in at 1855 o'clock
had summoned the automobile truck to
the outskirts OF the city, where the
Hathaway barn and ice house were on
fire. As the truck, driven by Allen Lang
lois. with five men aboard, rushed up the
grade toward the little station, Donnel-
", who was partially deaf, blind in one
eye, and possessed of only partial u-e OF
the other, was seen walking northward
on the electric track.
With its unmuifled exhaust, and both
siren and gong in use, the firemen were
giving warning of their approach. Don
nelly turned aud crossed the road to the
west side, Supposing him out OF the
way, the driver continued his course.
Then Donelly walked again into the mid
die OF the road stepped backward few
PAGES and finally. with his hands held
up. walked into the path of the car.
The driver turned first one way, then
the other, in the effort to avoid the man,
and when Donnelly's erratic movements
were seen, the chauffeur applied the
emergency brake, locking the wheels. 1t
was then impossible. however, to stop in
time to prevent an accident, and the
fender on the left side OF the heavy car
struck Donelly in the side. The ear
came to a stop one length and a half
beyond the man. who was found to be
dead. The body, besides abdominal in
iuries. bore scalp wound. The force
of the blow had bent the fender.
An atmosphere OF gloom pervaded fire
headquarters last evening. In the two
years and more since the automobile
truck was put in service over $50 trips
to fires have been made, many of them
through crowded streets, and yesterdays
accident is the first one that has oceurr-
ed. The speed Of the car when it hap
pened was estimated at not over 20
miles an hour Driver Langlois has the
reputation OF being a skillful and care
ful chauffeur.
States Attorney Theodore +. Hopkins, |
Fire Chief G. A. Niles. Chief Of Police T. |
J. Russell. Health Officer d. J Nolan,
City Grand Juror Charles +. Black and /
A photographer went TO the scene OF the /
accident Immediately and took several
pictures ef the surroundings in the inn
mediate vicinity.
States Attorney Hopkins made ar
for an autopsy to be held /
to-day when DR.. II. b. Stone Of the state
laboratory arrives home from st. Al /
bans. What action il taken by the
state in the matter will depend much on
Shat the autopsy shows.
The dead man, who was born in Ire
and, July 3, 1914. had completed last
Monday record oil 10 years OF unbroken
service as organ blower of st. PauPs i
.hurch. without missing a Sunday IN
learly half century. At the st. Paul's
'hoir reunion last Sunday evening the
Rev. DR.. 6. Y. Bliss, the rector, called
pecal attention TO Mr.. Donnelly's faith 4
illness and interest in his church affilia- |.
ions