Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-06

f1OWdEQ IGIIt, <h6AiACS1 ~-AAN stereotyper in the plant of the West erly Sun, was seriously injured while operating the trimming machine Tues day. He wore a heavy pair or gloves, necessary by reason Of the heated newly made plates, and in some way the glove of the right hand was caught by the tailcutter, and with 1t MT. Tefft's hand. The glove and hand be- came so meshed in the cutter that 1t ceased to revolve. Miss Florence Thackeray, clerk in the business office, happened into the room just as the accident occurred and Mir. Tefft shout ed to her to turn off the power. The young lady immediately threw the electric switch.
 pr. John L, May was summoned and rendered first aid, dressed the wound ed hand, and then MT Tefft was sent to the Rhode Island hospital in Provi- dence. The forefinger and middle fn- ger of the right hand were crushed and the injury spread up to the middle of the hand. It is believed that the two fingers and perhaps a section of the hand will nave to be amputated.
 This tailcutting knife is circular, cog-like in appearance, each prong having keen edge. In consequence the wounds were not clean cut, but mangled and jagged, and therefore caused great pain and suffering and added to the difficulty of surgical op- eration.
 There was a large attendance of rel atives and friends at the funeral of Mary J., wife of Thomas Cowley, which was held Tuesday with high mass of requiem in St. MichaePs church, Rev John E. Fitzgerald cele- brant. A trio, Mrs M. H. Driscoll, Martin H. Speflman and C. Leo Hig- gins, rendered Jesu Mi at the offertory and Veni Jesu during the mass. At the final absolution MT. spellman sang Jesus. Saviour of My Soul. Burial was in St. MichaeI's cemetery. The bearers were Maurice W. Flynn, Ed ward Whaleri. William Nj. Daley, Eu- gene O'Neil, William H. Casey and Patrick H. Morrison.
 Judge Edward M. Burke held reeu- lar session of the Westerly probate court Tuesday afternoon. Alexander G. Thompson. husband of deceased, was appointed administrator of :he es- tate of Sarah A. Thompson who dIed intestate Jan. l6, 1903. Bond s709. In the estate of J. Frank Segar, a peti- ton for an appropriation for rnonu- ment and perpetual care of burial lot was continued to Dec. 19. An inven- tory was received from Arthur l.. Perry, administrator of the esTates of Thomas E. and Catherine Williams, and ordered recorded. The petition of four Williams heirs. minors, over the age of 14, was continued to Jan. 2, 1917.
 John Haekett, engineer of the Mer- chants Limited, was struck on the arm by something projecting from a freight train on a siding at Wood River Junction Monday night. and several small bones in the elbow were splintered, but he brought his train to Providence himself and was ready to take it on to Boston, only A. R. Whaley, vice president of the New Haven road, wouldn't hear of such thing.
 When the Merchants Limited reach ed the Union station, MT Hackett was relieved by Hugh Keenan, emergency engineer. He was given the easiest chair in the train masters office. and which was stiff as a board" Then MT. Eackett held an impromptu. left handed reception to the men on the road until he dead headed" back to his home in New Haven on the Mid night"
 Most of the passengers back in the Pullmans didn't know anything about the accident except that the train was about eighteen minutes late in get ting to Providence. That was because MT. Hackett stopped long enough at the Wood River tower to let New Lon- don know that he'd had "a bit of a knock" Although there were probably many doctors on the train, he asked for no attention then.
 MT. Hackett has been running the New Haven's fastest trains for thirty seven years. He has been running the Merchants Limited, the fastest thing on the line. ever since there was 8 Merchants Limited. more than ten years. And he seemed to regard the accident simply as something little bit annoying because it interfered with the Schedule