The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-02-28
GEO. {. HATHAWAY
KILLED BY TROY
TROLLEY CAR
Native Of Bennington Fatally
Hurt Last Evening
SUSTAINED FRACTURED SKULL
Wife Summoned TO Hospital But In
jured Man Never Regained
Consciousness.

ing of the death OF George Il. Hatha-
way, a native of Bennington. who has
recently resided in Waterford. Death
was due to injuries received in troll
lev accident. The Troy Record this
morning gives the following partlcu-
lars:
George Il. Hathaway, aged AZ
years, a foreman in the Aetna mills
of Lansingburgh, and who resides IN
Waterford, died this morning shortly
before three O'Clock at the Leonard
hospital as the result of being struck
by one of the 700 type cars OF the
United Traction company. His wife
was summoned to his bedside just be-
fore his death.
"The accident occurred shortly AT
ter II o'clock last evening, on Second
avenue, Just north of Second street,
Lansingburgh Hathaway, in cross
ing the street. did not notice the car,
northbound red line, No. ia, in
charge of Conductor John Batters and
Motorman William Clifford, and
which was travelling at rapid rate
of speed. 1t is thought that the
lights of the car were out or burning
dimly owing to the condition of the
feed wire which was covered with a
coating of ice.
"Motorman Clifford did not see the
man until he was almost on top OF
him and before he could apply the
emergency brake the man had Slip
ped beneath the fender and was drag
ged some distance. When the car was
brought to a standstill, Clifford and
Batters found Hathaway almost UNI
derneath the forward trucks. In the
meantime Officer Joseph Schulze OF
the Fourth precinct station arrived
on the scene and he directed the
mans removal to a nearby cafe.
ION reaching the saloon the injur
ed man, who was unconscious. was
made as comfortable as possible
while medical attendance was sum
moned In a short time Drs. Harry
White and James Lyons arrived and
upon examination deemed ii neces
sary 10 have the unfortunate man re
moved to the Leonard hospital. Ser
geant Edward Comiskey of the
Fourth precinct was notified and he
summoned the ambulance of that in
stitution.
Immediately upon the arrival Of
Hathaway at the hospital he was
placed upon the operating table
where an examination of his injuries
was made. Drs White and Lyons
found that he had received deep cut
on the forehead and that there was 9
fracture at the base of the skull.
Shortly after l o'clock Mrs. Hath
away and another relative from Wa
terford were notified of the. accident
and summoned to the institution. The
| injured man was unable to recognize
any one and he died without recover
ing consciousness. 1t is feared thai
the shock will prove serious to his
wife who recently recovered from 9
severe illness.
The crew of the car was not de
tanned by the police as il is thought
that the affair was purely accidental
being caused by the slippery condi
ton of the rails and the uncertainty
of the feed wire. Motorman Clifford
was completely unstrung as a result
of the accident"
The victim of the accident was the
son of f. Payson Hathaway of this
village and he had resided in Ben
nington until about 20 years ago. He
was for some time boss finisher al
the Aldine mills. Other than the
widow, who was a Bennington girl
and his father, he is survived by two
sons, one about 16 and the othel
about II years of age, and a daugh
ter, Marion Hathaway, who reside:
with an aunt in this village and at
tends the local high school, and three
sisters, Nellie S. Hathaway. Mrs. r
G. Slade and Mrs Arms Aldrich