Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-02

In nndlng announced InurSOay afternoon from the@office of Compen- sation Commissioner James J. Dono- hue, George B. Beers acting commis- sioner, has awarded Magdeline Eliza beth Tracy, widow and dependent of Harry W. Tracy, late of Norwich. com pensation at the rate of ten doll;.rs a week for 312 weeks. dating from De- tober 27. 1916. for the death of her husband, the award being subject to modification in case of her death or re- marriage The hearing was held on Novembef 24 at the office of Commits siorfer Donohue by George E. Beers, compensation commissioner for the third congressional district who was designated by Commissioner Donohue of the second congressional district to hear and determine the case. The mat | ter was held open at the request Of counsel for the presentation Of briefs on either side John H. Barnes, Esq, appeared for the claimant and Corpor- ation Counsel Amos A Browning ap- peared for the city.
 Harry w Tracl. late Of Norwich, the person named in the caption as the person deceased, was on the goth day of October, 1916, and for period or more than two weeks prior thereto had been, in the employ of the respondent, (the City of Norwich), and on said day, while engaged in such employ ment, suffered at Norwich an jury growing out of and in the course of his employment as a result Of which he died in the early morning. to wit, about 3.so- clock, of October 27. 1916.
 Both Harry w. Tracy and the re- spondent were within the provisions of Part B. of Chapter 13S of the Public Acts of 1913 as amended by Chapter 2sS of the Public Acts of 1915, and the latter has fully complied with the pro- visions of section 30 of said Part B, as amended, its ability to pay con:pen- sation direct having been establishei l fr &ho icfa nf having jurisdiction
 The average weekly wage of the said Harry w. Tracy, computed in accord ance with the terms of said act, was twenty-five dollars.
 The said Harry w. Tracy left sur- vrv1ng him his wife, Magdeline Eliza- beth Tracy. Born Crosier, the claimant herein, wno at the time of his death him, and was totally dependent upon him.
 The said Harry W. Tracy also left surviving him two minor children, be- ing the children of the claimant. to wit, Adelaide Elizabeth Tracy, aged seven years, and Daniel WoIcott Tracy, aged one year.
 Injured CranI<ing Machine.
 The said Harry W. Tracy was em- p1oyed in the gas and electrical depart ment of the respondent city, and on the evening of Friday, Oct. 20th, 1916, while in the discharge of his duties, suffered the injury in question, which struck by the crank of a Ford auto mobile while cranking said automobile, the blow occurring primarily on the front and outer aspect of the biceps muscle of the right arm
 On the next day, to wit, Saturday Oct. 21st, 1916, the arm was sore but said Tracy worked as usual
 On Monday the said Tracy worked up to 5 o'clock in the afternoon.
 Early on the morning of Tuesday, Oct. 24th, the said Tracy suffered great pain, and at o'clock on the morning of said day his family physician was summoned, and arrived at about 5 o'clock in the morning.
 Y Between and o'clock on that morning the said Tracy suffered great pain, there was redness of the arm over an area of considerable extent and, at the point hereinbefore referred to as the primary place of the blow, there was a dark purple spot, in size between that of half dollar and the palm of a hand.
 During the remainder of Tuesday, Oct. 24th, during Wednesday. Oct. 25th, and Thursday, Oct. 26th, the conditions heretofore set out grew worse and the arm became greatly swollen. During that time the said family physician made visits as follows: Two visits on Tuesday in addition to the one herein before referred to; three visits on We'd nesday, and four visits on Thursday. A second physician was called in con- sultation on the last named day. In answer to the questions of said physi- clans, the said Tracy described said injury and they discussed the matter with him.
 On the evening of Thursday, Oct. 18th, 1916, the general color of the skin in the neighborhood of said purple spot was a glistening white, and there was no pus.
 AS hereinbefore stated, said Tracy died on the morning of Oct 27th, 1916.
 The said Tracy was a large, heavy man, about 45 years of age, and had been and was a rather heavy drinker.
 Death Due to CEot.
 The death of said Tracy was due to the presence, in the circulation, of a clot formed as a result of said injury.
 The evidence as to questions of fact was. in the main, consistent. The medical theories advanced by experts were divergent.
 The medical testimony of the claim ant tended to show that, because of the blow, there was an injury to . blood vessel which caused clot. which clot was swept into the circulation and eventually resulted in death.
 The medical testimony of the respon- dent tended to show that a blow upon the outer arm of the nature Of that in this case would not be likely to cause, in a man of the stature of said Tracy, an injury to a blood vessel of suffi- cient size to have caused a e1ot large enough to have led to death; that the sequence of the development of the symptoms, the time consumed in their development, and the appearance of the arm and color of the skin on Thursday, together with the absence Of pus, indi- cated an internal disturbance originat- ing without connection with the injury, which injury was a mere accidental having no casual relation with the death or with any serious