The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-22
SEDAN WITH four
GOES OVER BANK
Rev. DR.. Leary and Three
Sons in Accident
Last Night
CHILD TAKEN TO y
MELROSE HOSPITAL
Cut in Back by Pieces of Glass - 9th
ers Shaken UD but Nobody Seriously
Injured - Accident ON Brattleboro
Side of Marlboro Line.

! A Ford sedan occupied by Rev Lewis
I Castor Leary, d. d., pastor of the Hugue-
not Memorial Presbyterian church in
Pelham Manor, n. Y, and his three sons.
William, 6, George, II, and Lewis. 10,
ran off the road just this side of the
Marlboro line in West Brattleboro about
1870 o'clock last night and toppIed
over down a six-foot embankment pass
ing between two trees and landing on it's
side.
Rev. DR.. Leary and the son, George
were thrown out through the window.
| George was not hurt in any way, but the
three others were considerably shaken
up and bruised, and the youngest child.
| William, received severe cut in his
back, which will necessitate his remain
ing in the Melrose hospital in West Brat
tIeboro several days or until the wound
heals and danger from infection passes.
The ear was damaged, but net so much
as might be expected from the tumble it
took. The fender and radiator were
Jammed and the glass broken 1t was
taken TO the A1Osher garage this morning
The wound in the little boys back was
made by piece of glass. 1t is about two
AAAN1tS 1AbLu tut spine on the right side
about on line with his hips. The glass
was removed from the wound at the hos
pItal. 1t made a cut about two inches
deep and nearly as long The boy also
was bruised on his head and back of one
ear.
Rev DR.. Leary and sons were on their
way to Brattleboro enroute from Pelham
Manor to Lake Sunapee, n. H. On ac.
count OF the fog DIR. Leary was keeping in
slght OF the white fence which borders the
federal highway in Marlboro. running his
car few feet inside the fence The fence
ends at the Brattleboro line and the road
az that point narrows down, 50 that when
the car left the federal road it ran close
to the bank Just inside the Rrattleboro
ilne The right wheels sank into the soft
ground and ran over stone and the car
then slowed to the right and went over
the bank
Almost at that time another car came
along and took the family in and carried
them to the MelroSe hospital. Al DR.
Ieary was carrying the little boy upstairs
In ms arms the car which brought him
TO the hospital was driven away and he
did not learn to whom 1t belonged He
wishes very much that the owner would
communicate with him.
After the child's wounds were dressed
py 3f. Il. *. Lynch, Rev. DIR. Leary and
ms Two other children came to the Brooks
House, where they are now STAYING. The
length of their stay viii depend on the
chlld 5 progress in the hOspitaI AIrs-
Leary and daughter were expected to
go by train Monday from Pelham Manor
to Lake Sunapee
Town Attorney Arthur 2. Carpenter
and Seiectman Freeman Scott visited the
scene of the accident this forenoon. Al
though there was no railing or light At
torney Carpenter says there is no EsbiI
ltE on the part of the town by reason of n
statute which provides that towns are NOT
liable for accidents On the highways that
DO not occur on bridges, or culverts or
their approaches. Attorney Carpenter
says there was no waShOut at or near
the scene of the accident.