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- From The North Adams Transcript, North Adams, Massachusetts Saturday, May 16, 1925 Pg 5
BOY FATALLY HURT WHEN HIT BY TRUCK
Dies at Hospital About an Hour Later
AT CARNIVAL
Mother of Arthur J. Gamache, Nine, Frantically Searches for Him While He is Dying.
While his mother searched frantically for him in every tent and booth of a carnival being conducted by the Central Labor union on the River street playground, Arthur Joseph Gamache, 9 year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Domino Gamache of rear 77 Holden street was dying at midnight last night in the North Adams hospital of a fractured skull he sustained at 11:15 o'clock when run down by an automobile truck operated by Overseer of the Poor H.H. Patterson of Adams road, Williamstown, directly in front of the playground on River street.
The boy succumbed to his injuries at 12:55 o'clock, an hour and a half after the accident which Mr. Patterson did not know had happened until witnesses who had followed his machine in another car, overtook him and told him. He had been to North Adams during the afternoon to be present at the burial of his father, Joseph D. Patterson, a Civil war veteran, who was laid to rest in Hillside cemetery, and was, driving down River street on his way home at about 11:15 o'clock when, the mishap occurred. According to Mr. Patterson and to witnesses of the accident he was proceeding at a slow rate of speed when he struck the boy. Lester G. Formhals of 11 Holbrook street who was standing by the side of the road waiting for Mr. Patterson's machine to pass so that he might cross, stepped forward to find the boy prostrate at his feet, with Mr. Patterson's machine continuing on its way.
Formhals rushed the boy to the Curran Memorial clinic where Dr. G.L. Curran gave first aid treatment and then removed him to the North Adams hospital where he died without regaining consciousness. Mr. Patterson was followed as far as the Brown street bridge before he was overtaken and told of the mishap. He said that he felt a slight jar as the passed the playground but was unaware that his car had struck anyone. When told of the accident, he made a full report to the local police.
An investigation made this morning by Dr. O.J. Brown, medical examiner for this district, revealed the fact that the boy accompanied his father to the carnival grounds where the parent was taking tickets at one of the booths, at about 8 o'clock last evening. He left his father when the latter started his evening's work and is supposed to have wandered about the lot, witnessing various carnival performances for three hours before the accident occurred. Late in the evening, by prearrangement, the boy's mother went to the carnival grounds to get him but was unable to find him anywhere. As her search continued and the boy still failed to appear, the mother became frantic. Finally learning that a boy had been injured she got in immediate touch with the hospital where the injured youth was still unidentified and there learned that the description of the dying boy corresponded exactly with that of her son. She and her husband, at the hospital, later confirmed the identification.
The boy was born in this city and was a pupil at Notre Dame parochial school where he was popular among many of his fellow students. Neighbors of the Gamache family on Holden street described him as a bright, attractive youth, and sympathy goes out to his parents from scores of friends.
Besides his mother and father the boy leaves three sisters, Mrs. Sylbert Martin of Clarksburg and Misses Anna and Eva Gamache of this city. The funeral will be held Monday morning at 9 o'clock in Notre Dame church and burial will follow in Southview cemetery.
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