Obituaries (December 1)

Sally Winsor

Utica Saturday Globe, January 1905

 

Sally Winsor

1814-1905

Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]:  Mrs. Sally Winsor, widow of George W. Winsor, for many years a prominent resident of White Store [Chenango Co., NY], died at the home of her youngest son, Albert Winsor, in that place Sunday afternoon last, at the advanced age of 90 years and six months.  Mrs. Winsor was the oldest resident of that vicinity and for one of her age had enjoyed remarkably good health.  Her mental faculties were bright and clear and even up to a few minutes before her death she recognized those at her bedside and spoke of its being New Year's day.  Several years ago Mrs. Winsor fell and broke her hip and three years ago she fractured a bone in her leg.  Mrs. Winsor was born in this town in July 1814, and October 9, 1839 was married to George W. Winsor, who died about 12 years ago.  She is survived by three sons Joshua and Joseph Winsor, of Norwich, and Albert Winsor, of White Store, with whom she had made her home for the past few years.  There are also three grandsons and one granddaughter.  The funeral was largely attended from her late home on Wednesday afternoon, the Baptist minister of Mt. Upton officiating and burial was made in the cemetery at White Store.

 

A Chapter of Casualties

Bainbridge Republican, August 28, 1879

 

A young man by the name of Chapman fell from a load of oats near Otego [Otsego Co., NY], the 15 last, on to the horses, which, becoming frightened, ran over him, producing injuries from which he died on the 23d.

 

A track laborer name I. Cole, aged about 21 years, in attempting to jump on a freight train at Lordville [Delaware Co., NY], Sunday night of last week, fell and had both legs cut off.  He died the following Monday.

 

Tuesday morning John O'Day, a trackman on the Syracuse & Binghamton Railway was killed at Binghamton [Broome Co., NY] by being run over by a switch engine, while engaged in shoveling ciders form the track near Liberty St.  His body was crushed in a horrible manner.  He leaves a wife and four children.

 

Waverly [Tioga Co., NY] correspondent, Binghamton Times:  Sunday afternoon, Mary Golden, an Irish girl, who was attempting to get some hazel nuts from a tree on the bank of Shepard's creek, accidently slipped and fell into the water and was drowned.  No one was near enough to save her.  She resided along the Erie railroad.  This occurred about 3 o'clock.  She was thirteen years of age.

 

A brakeman named Poole was fatally injured at Oneonta [Otsego Co., NY], while making up a train of cars in the yard at that place, Tuesday afternoon, about five o'clock.  He was run over by a caboose.  The wheels passed over his right groin and his left leg between the knee and ankle.  He cannot live.  He had cut the caboose loose from the forepart of the train, and was going into a switch after more cars.  He miscalculated the speed of the caboose which was following him, and it was upon him before he knew it.  Poole died Tuesday night.  He leaves a widowed mother and one sister.

 

Flavina Cafferty was killed Tuesday night at Oswego [Tioga Co.., NY], by a freight train westward bound on the Erie, called "The Corning Wild-Cat."  Young Cafferty, familiarly known as "Queeney," was coming south on the east side of Broadway, and as the train was a long one, he was not inclined to wait till it had passed.  He attempted to swing himself between two of the cars by placing his hands on the ends of the cars and throwing his feet onto the bumpers.  He was unsuccessful and fell between them, with the hips and thighs lying across the track. The wheels of the lead truck passed over him, severing the left leg near the knee, completely leaving the limb free from the body. The right thigh was crushed and the flesh stripped from the bone, from the hip to the knee.  He only spoke once when first loosened from this terrible grip of the wheels, saying:  "I'm gone."  He did not suffer long as he seemed to be utterly stunned and benumbed.  He was about thirty years of age, unmarried and resided at Cauawanna.

 

Telegraph:  A sad case of drowning occurred on Cazenovia Lake, near the Lake View House landing, Monday forenoon.  The steamer Lake View, starting out form the campground for the regular trip to the village had proceeded but a short distance when Charles Watters, a lad some ten years of age, fell from the deck of the steamer into the lake.  George Johnson, pilot of the Lake View, immediately plunged into the water for the purpose of rescuing the lad from his peril.  After reaching him, and before further assistance could be rendered, both persons went down.  From the severe struggle witnessed by the spectators, it is supposed that the lad caught hold of Johnson in such a manner as to prevent him from swimming.  In fact, is said to have fastened a deadly grasp upon Johnson's throat, by which means he was strangled.  Mr. Johnson was said to be a good swimmer, and but for some such grasp as that would have been able to save both himself and the youth.  The bodies were recovered from the lake about one hour and a half after the fatal accident.  The owners of the boat are severely criticized for their criminal neglect of navigation laws, in not providing life preservers and small boats, as with these both might have been saved.

 

Courier, Bath:  Died, in Bath [Steuben Co., NY], June 28, 1879, at the residence of her son, Mrs. A. White, aged 92 years and 11 days.  She was a member of the Christian Church for more than fifty years.  For nearly fifty years she preached the gospel from place to place, traveling many miles, and her efforts converted many souls and reclaimed many backsliders.  She never took pay for preaching, nor allowed collections to be taken for her.