Distressing Casualty: A casualty of a very distressing character happened in Smyrna [Chenango Co., NY], on Thursday of last week. While several men were engaged in raising a sawmill, a part of the frame which they supposed secure, gave way, and the timbers fell upon and among them with disastrous and fatal effect. Mr. Justin Foote, son of Isaac Foote, Jr., was so dreadfully bruised that he died in a few minutes. Isaac Purdy was considerably injured--Orlando Wilbur and a Mr. Bishop very badly--and N.N. Nash had a hand entirely destroyed up to his wrist. These are the particulars as they have reached us. Mr. Foote was a young man of about 30 years of age, much esteemed by all who knew him, and besides a large circle of other relatives, has left a wife and four children to lament his sudden and unexpected fate. [Antimasonic Telegraph, June 25, 1834]
Death of Walter M. Conkey: An old and respected citizen of Norwich, Chenango county, dropped dead last Sunday evening. From his youth he has been connected with the Bank of Chenango, and for the last quarter of a century its President. He had a stroke of apoplexy while winding his clock, and died almost instantly. So thoroughly and so long connected with a prominent financial institution, there was not a person in his county who did not know him, and few men in business circles in Central and Southern New York had not formed his acquaintance. He was a safe, trustworthy man, and universally respected. He had been Treasurer of the New York and Oswego Midland Railroad Company from its organization, and had, during his long and useful life, been connected with many other business and financial institutions. Few men would be so generally missed by the community in which they dwell. He was sixty seven years of age. [Bainbridge Republican, Jan. 4, 1873]
Leslie Parsons whose age was about 13 years a son of Lucius Parsons, who lives on the place known as the Hastings farm, on South Hill, town of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], died Sunday morning quite suddenly. It seems that young Parsons the first of last week injured his side quite badly riding down hill at the district school. For 3 or 4 days he complained of his side and was about the house, but the last of the week he grew worse and a physician was called but nothing could be done to save him and he died as above stated. The funeral services were conducted at the house on Tuesday at 10 a.m. [Bainbridge Republican, Jan. 20, 1888]
Wednesday of last week, the Episcopal societies of Oxford and Guilford [Chenango Co., NY] held a picnic at Guilford Lake, and the day was pleasantly passed. After the party had dispersed, Minnie Nicholson, ten years old, daughter of Frank Nicholson, of Guilford, was returning from the grove with her playmates, when a little daughter of Ward Burchard, who was in advance, crossed the track, stopping near the rail. The Delhi flyer was approaching, and Minnie, anxious for her playmate's safety, tried to cross the track ahead of the train' but before she could reach the opposite side, the cowcatcher struck her and threw her into the air several feet, she falling outside the track, but so near that her clothing caught in the wheels of the engine and the body was dragged and rolled along several rods. Her father, who stood in front of the milk station and witnessed the accident, ran to the scene and picked up the unconscious little form, which was conveyed to her home. Drs. Clark and Spencer were called, who found that besides internal injuries the child had sustained fractures of the legs and cuts and bruises of a serious nature. Everything was done that medical skill could suggest, but at five o'clock Thursday morning death came to her relief. Minnie was a bright child, the pride of her parents and beloved by her neighbors. The sympathy of all is with the bereaved family. Her funeral was held Saturday, and was largely attended, Rev G.G. Perrin officiating. [Chenango Union, Aug. 17, 1893]
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