St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-11-10
W. A. DOW KILLED
Automobile Struck On Crossing at
East Ryegate and He was
Fatally Injured.

William A Dow, aged 63, for the
past five years a resident of st. Johns
bury and a dealer in farming imple-
ments died at Brightlook Hospital
about 1880 O'Clock Monday morning
from the effects of injuries received at
East Ryegate Saturday night. The
accident in which Mr.. Dow was fatally
injured occurred on the crossing south
of the East Ryegate station early Sat
urday evening when his automobile
which was being operated by Howard
Harris was struck by the north bound
New York express. The auto was
hurled about 40 feet and badly dam
aged and both men were picked up
unconscious. Harris quickly recover
ed and sustained nothing more than
a few bruises, and a bad shaking up,
but Mr.. Dow was in a worse plight
DR.. Gibson of McIndoes was called and
applied first aid to the injured man
and then ordered his removal to
Brightlook Hospital.
He was taken aboard the
train and the doctors here
were notified. An ambulance met the
train at the station and Mr.. Dow was
taken to the hospital where Drs. Ross
and Fitch made a more thorough ex-
animation. He was placed under the
X-ray but aside from a slight concus-
sion which had caused his unconscious
ness the doctors were unable to find
any injuries which could be called
dangerous and they had no fear but
that the man would recover. Through
Sunday and Sunday night he appeared
quite normal and aside from superb
ciaI bruises and being quite lame, he
did not show any effects of the acc1-
dent but about midnight he began to
fail and within a short time succumb-
ed to heart failure.
Neither Mr.. Dow nor Mr.. Harris
could account for their mishap at Rye
gate. According to their stories
neither one had any idea that train
was approaching the crossing and the
automobile was nearly over the track
when it was struck near the rear
wheel by the engine. The two men in
company with Charles E. Kirk left
here last Wednesday for Boston where
Mr.. Dow purchased new automo-
lrbiIe. The transaction over, the men
started on the return trip Friday, Dow
and Harris in the new machine ana
Kirk in his own auto. They passed
Friday night at Concord. N. H. and
Ion Saturday resumed their journey
home and had gotten within about l5
miles of their destination when the ac-
cident occurred.
Mr.. Dow was a native of Waterford,
son of Joseph and Lydia Dow. He
attended school in Waterford and at
St. Johnsbury Academy. Thirty-nve
wears ago he married Miss May A.
Smith, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ard Smith of Littleton. For 22 years
lMr. and Mrs. Dow conducted a farm
in Passumpsic but after her death
about seven years ago, he disposed OF
this property and was for time In
Pennsylvania, returning to this place
about five years ago. Since Whlch
time he has acted as local representa-
tive for several farm machine com
panies. He was a member OF PAS
sumpsic Lodge, No. 27, F. & A. NJ
and this society will conduct the fu-
neral services this afternoon at 1:3O.
Burial will be beside his wife in the
cemetery at Passumpsic. Mr. DOW is
survived by three brothers. Frank DOW
of Spokane, Wash, Edward Dow OF
South Dakota and Dexter Dow whose
address is unknown. He also leaves
one sister, Mrs. John Bacon of Dan
willie,