The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-02-22
Lillian Rogers Seriously In
jured in a Coasting
Accident
WHEN eED CRASHED
Nv INTO A FENCE
Charles Mclaughlin Struck
by Traverse and Had
One Leg Broken

Barre's hospital list Of persons injured
in coasting accidents has been increased
to three by the addition of Lillian Rol-
ers, young girl, who had sharp stick
driven into her body late Saturday aft
ernoon, and of Charles Mclaughlin
Graniteville man, who sustained a brok-
en- leg yesterday when struck by tray-
erse The first of the three patients Is
Campbell Stephens, l3-year-old son of
Mrs. katherine Stephens, taken to the
hospital Wednesday night after having
his skull fractured by colliding with i
granite post on Park street. The boy is
now able to take a little nourishment
and to talk clearly
The Rogers girl IL the daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs John Rogers who live near the
Essex street intersection OF upper Pros
pect street. With her brother four years
her senior, she was coasting on mead
Ow hill near Lincoln avenue when their
sled carried them crashing into a fence.
Protruding from the fence was sharp.
lypointed stick, which struck the girl
in the right side and penetrated the
abdomen several inches.
Young Rogers and his sister had been
admonished against coasting in the mead
ow. Earlier in the afternoon they we've
seen sliding in the highway on Prospect
street, but as night approached they left
the road and were on their first trip
down a precipitous hll which leads to
Lincoln avenue when the accident oc-
CURED. The Rogers girl sat on the sled
while her brother took position in the
rear in order TO give the coaster needed
before it should reach The
sleeper part OF the slope. Apparently
the children lost control Of the sled and
they were travelling at too rapid pace
10 save themselves when they reached
the fence The boy was thrown a dis
tance Of several feet, but his sister, Sc
curely impaled on the sharp fragment
OF the fence rail, was lying in the snow
when her brother reached her side.
From the scene OF the accident to the
Rogers home is considerable distance
and despite the fact that the boy hurried
home with the injured girl, she lost a
large quantity Of blood. a circumstance
which contributes materially to the
gravity OF her condition. Although sui
fering terribly, the girl retained con-
sciousness. A physician was hastily
and il was on his advice
that the suffering one was removed TO
the hospital. Badger & Co.'S ambulance
having been called.
Early Sunday morning her condition
was thought 10 be critical and again last
night she seemed 10 be- sinking; but she
rallied and there were encouraging signs
Of Improvement to-day. According 10
the hospital attaches two or three DAYS
must elapse before the outcome Of her
injuries can he forecasted.
Charles Mclaughlin was brought Is
the hospital from Grsniteyillc in NJ. y.
ambulance. Mclaughlin was
walking along the highway near ~
louse Of William Earl in lower Granitr
rille when traverse loaded with bows
struck him and knocked him down. Tbs
injured man was taken into a nearby
rouse and DIR. +. II. Bailey of Granite
rille was called 20 set tho fracture 81
me leg after which the patient was
,rought to this city and placed in tho
ity hospital.