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The Bridport Sun
Thursday, 9 January 1902


         at Vergennes
         
         - Coasting Accident -
         
         Wednesday evening, WALTER SORRELL, aged
       17, a son of MR. and MRS. ADOLPHUS SORRELL,
       was lying on a traverse at the foot of a 
       hill, which was being pulled along the level
       on its upward journey. Another sled, with
       which were OSSIE HINDES, FRED MAYO and JOE
       LANDRY, was ahead and SORRELL had just
       jumped onto the rear traverse to ride a few
       steps, when a heavily loaded set of bobs,
       steered by LAWRENCE AUSTIN, dashed down the
       hill.
       
         The other boys escaped, although young
       LANDRY was a little hurt, but SORRELL was
       struck heavily in the side and badly in-
       jured. He was thrown some distance, rolled
       under the sleds and received internal in-
       juries. He was conscious when picked up
       but soon lost all knowledge of his sur-
       roundings.
       
         Drs. Pilon and Shipman were called and
       everything was done for the sufferer, but
       he never recovered full consciousness and
       died at 8 o'clock Thursday morning.
       
         The deceased was the main support of
       his mother, as his father is in the insane
       asylum at Waterbury and the case is doubly
       sad in consquence.
       
       - Bridport Sun, 16 Jan 1902
       
         The funeral of WALTER SORRELL whose fatal
       injury was reported in last weeks' paper, 
       took place Saturday morning from St. Peter's
       church. The employees of the Vermont Shade-
       roller company attended in a body as well as
       a large number of others, showing the affec-
       tion and sympathy felt for the deceased by
       the community. Father Campeau sang a requiem
       mass and the bearers were GEORGE MORRIS, 
       CHARLES JARVIS, GEORGE GEE and WALTER DAIGNAULT.
       Interment was made in the parish cemetery.
       
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