Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-07-27
CAR INSPECTOR
FATALLY INJURED
Peter B. LaveIIe Was Under Car
Which Was Moved
Cne Arm and One leg Crushed-Acident
in Local Railroad Yard Monday
Forenoon.

Forenoon.
Peter b. Lavelle, car inspector for
the Boston & Maine railroad for over
. years, was run over and fatally hurt
In the railroad yard Monday morning.
His left arm was cut off below the elbow
and his left thigh was crushed and the
muscles were torn from the leg. He
was hurried to the Memorial hospital
and the left arm, which was hanging
by shreds of flesh, was cut off. Owing
to his condition from shock and loss Of
blood the amputation of the leg at the
hip was not undertaken. Death came at
1.l5 o'clock that afternoon.
Mr.. Lavele and his assistant, John
Curry, were under a big gondola coal ear
which was loaded and on the bulk yard
track back of the old passenger station
They did not have their flag out to indi-
cate that they were at work under the
car. The switch crew backed in string
of ears against the car the men were
under, moving it ahead. Mr.. Lavelle
was caught by the wheels and his assist
ant was rolled over twice and knocked
out of the way, escaping with scratches
and bruises.
Charles Goodale, driver of a truck
team for d. NJ. Brosnahan, had lust
started to load freight at the Boston &
Maine freight house and was an eve wit
ness of the accident. He grabbed quar-
terinch rope from his team and ran
to the injured man. Without hesita-
ton, as soon as Mr.. Lavelle could be
dragged to where they could work on
him, Mr.. Goodale used the rope for
tOurniquet and so effectively that he
was praised by both DR.. George X. An
derson, the first physician on the scene,
and by DIR. Harry p. Greene, the railroad
surgeon, to whom the case was turned
over.
Mr.. Lavelle had elastic armlets on his
sleeves and the quick thinking Goodale
used the one on his injured arm as
tOurniquet, twisting it until the bleed
ing from that member was stopped. In
spite of this prompt first aid, Mr.. La
velle lost great quantity of blood, but
at no time did he lose consciousness.
The news of the accident spread
: quickly and many anxious inquiries
, were made as to his condition, for hs
had a great number of friends.
Peter b. Lavelle, 65, was born in Rich
ford (Vt.) June ], 1852, and was one of
seven children of Bernard and Mary
(Heffron) Lavelle. A sister, Mrs. Adam
Kapps of Poughkeepsie, N. Y, is the
only survivor of their father 3 family.
From Richford Mr.. Lavelle went when
a young man to Hartford, Conn, where
was employed in the car shops. Later
he returned to Richford and carried on
his father s farm, and about 80 years
/, ago he came to BrattleborO. He had
since been car inspector for the Boston
& Maine railroad.
4 Fortysix years ago next October
Mr.. Lavelle married Caroline Eggers of
Hartford, and she survives with five
married children. They are Nellie, wife
of William w. PlimptOn, jr., of Spring
field, Mass, Lillian, wife of James B.
Hamilton of Montreal, p. O., Edward }.
Lavelle of Brattleboro, May, wife of
Arthur B. Carter of Brattlebdro, and
Caroline, wife of Hugh H. Harwood of
BrattleborO.
: Mr.. Lavelle was an honest and indus
triOus' man, an efficient and conscien-
t tious workman who had a wide circle
2 of friends among the railroad men and
= in the community, by whom he was re-
Igarded with respect and esteem.
1 The funeral was held Yesterday at y
e am, in the Roman Catholic church. Rev
Father Mcmahon officiated. The bearers
were H. b. Haus, W. o. Young, 7. A.
e Austin, John Curry, David O'Keefe and
. John j. Austin. The burial took place
Y in the Roman Catholic cemetery. Among
. those from out of town who attended the
funeral were Mr.. and Mrs James Hamil-
, ton of Montreal, Mr.. and Mrs. w. w.
> Plimpton, jr., and daughter of Spring
9 field, Mass, Mrs. Homer McGregg of St.
. Adams, John Kelly, John Kelly, jr., and
. cleveland Kelly of Barre.