The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-08-02
And One Man Had to Have
Nearly 80 Stitches TAX
en- in His Head
VEHICLES COLI = >w'
ON NO. MAJ ~. Rect
Both the Auto and the Wag-
on Were Considerably
Damaged

Dennis Baldini, granite cutter living
at DO Pleasant street, sustained serious
injuries about the face and was badly
cut about his right ear, as the result of
a collision between a team in which he
was riding and an automobile at the
corner of Beckley and North Main streets
last night around 8 o'clock. The auto
mobile, touring car, is owned by Ed
mund Sayoie of l0l Barre street, Mont
ipelier. Mr.. Savoie and his brother. Vic.
tor Savoie, who was driving the machine,
escaped serious injury, as did Marino
Reffi, who was with Baldini in the team.
One wagon wheel was reduced to splin-
ters at the moment OF contact, and the
radiator, windshield and one mudguard
on the auto were badly damaged.
According to a version of the accident
to which eye witnesses and some of the
principals Join in subscribing, Savoie's
car was bound for Montpelier. The driv-
er was not going fast and appears to
have been on the right side of the street.
As they neared Beckley street, a team
came out of the darkness. Evidently the
driver misjudged the proximity of the
auto, for he had started to rein his horse
across the path OF the approaching car
into Beckley street, when the collision
occurred. The auto struck the front
wheel of the carriage, throwing both
occupants to the ground and ripping
from the hub one of the fore wheels.
The horse, frightened by the sudden turn
of events, began to rear and presently
brought his forward feet down onto the
foreward part of the car The first crash
seems to have shattered the windshield,
and the action of the horse had this
effect OF augmenting damage done to
shield and mudguards by putting the
radiator temporarily out of commission.
The Savoie brothers were able to re-
tain their seats, but flying fragments of
glass struck them in the face and in
flicted painful, if inconsequential, in
iuries. Attention was turned at once
to Baldini. as Reffi, although somewhat
shaken up, had reported himself all
right. Baldini was taken to the office
of DIR. p. s. Duffy, where the serious
nature OF his injuries was disclosed for
the first time.
Beginning at the right of the ear,
sharp fragment of glass, evidently, had
passed directly through the ear to the
base of the skull laying open the ear
and causing a deep wound. Fourteen
stitches were necessary TO close the
opening. Over the right eye there was
a second cash, TO close which required
four stitches. There was another bad
confusion on the head and painful
bruise on the right thigh. A number of
minor scratches about the face were dis
and in all nearly so stitches
were taken by the physician. II is
thought that Baldini viii make a steady
recovery from his injuries, ii blood poi
soning does not develop. DIR. Duffy con-
siders that the danger OF such develop
ment is most imminent in the region of
the ear.
A number Of persons are said 10 have
witnessed the accident. and a majority
of them agree that a bit Of miscalcula.
ton on the part Of both the team driver
and the man IN the auto may have con-
tributed 20 the collision. Officer David
Henderson was sent 20 the scene Of the
accident TO make an investigation.