Watertown Times, Wednesday, February 21, 1894, Page 1
"PERILS OF THE WOODS.
How an Old Man Lost his Life and a Young One Narrowly Escaped.GOUVERNEUR, Feb. 21, - J. B. Pike met with a painful accident near Richville last Wednesday. He was chopping in the woods, when his axe in some manner slipped and cut an ugly gash in his foot. Had not help been near at hand he would probably have died from loss of blood. The unfortunate young man, weak and fainting when discovered was taken to the home of Adam Dixon, where the wound was properly dressed. He is now doing well.
Fuller particulars of the fatal accident occurring at Oswegatchie Saturday are as follows: Parro was cutting pulp wood on his farm. He had just cut down a large spruce tree. In falling, the top lodged in two smaller trees which stood near by. Parro, it is thought, was trying to cut down one of these when it broke, from the weight of the burden, and in falling struck him on the temple, killing him instantly. Except a slight bruise on the right shoulder and the one on the temple he was unmarked. About five o'clock his wife blew the supper horn, and as he did not come she became alarmed and went in search of him. She was unable to find any trace of him, but later on her son went out into the woods, and after a short search discovered the body. The body will be taken to Monteray, his former home, for burial. Mr. Parro had been a resident of Oswegatchie but a few months, but in that time he won many friends, who will one and all regret his untimely end."The St. Lawrence Plaindealer, Canton, NY, Wednesday, February 28, 1894, Page 1
"DeGrasse.The remains of Ezeb Paro, of Oswegatchie, were brought here on Wednesday last for burial. Rev. C. Shaw officiating. Mr. Paro left home a week ago today and went to the woods alone to chop pulp wood. When it was time for him to come home they went to look for him and found him killed by a tree, which had struck him on the right side of his head. The deceased was a man sixty-nine years of age. He lived in this place nearly twenty-five years. About fifteen months ago he moved to Oswegatchie. He leaves a wife and two daughters, who are married, and five sons, of whom three are married."From an unknown newspaper, an article in the Grace Paro scrapbook at the St. Lawrence County Historical Society.
"RUSSELL, Feb. 26, - Mr. Ezeb Paro, formerly a resident of this town was killed at Oswegatchie, Saturday, the17th inst. He was alone in the …….. appears he had cut a spruce which lodged against two other trees and in cutting one of them it seems that the other broke and gave way unexpectedly. He did not return from work at the usual hour and as night came on his boy was sent to look for him. Mr. Paro was about a mile from home and when his son reached the place of the accident, the moon was shining brightly. We are told that the son was unable to find the unfortunate father until after a very thorough search among the limbs of the tangled trees as he was nearly out of sight in the snow. Help was at once procured and the remains carried home.
Note: The February 21, 1894 article in the Watertown Times refers to Monteray, his former home. DeGrasse originally had the name of Monterey. When Monterey tried to get a post office, they found that there was another Monterey in Cayuga County, NY. Therefore, Monterey in St. Lawrence County had to change its name. So, Abner Armstrong, who is the son of Rachel Hazelton Armstrong, named it DeGrasse.
"PERILS OF THE WOODS.
How an Old Man Lost his Life and a Young One Narrowly Escaped.GOUVERNEUR, Feb. 21, - J. B. Pike met with a painful accident near Richville last Wednesday. He was chopping in the woods, when his axe in some manner slipped and cut an ugly gash in his foot. Had not help been near at hand he would probably have died from loss of blood. The unfortunate young man, weak and fainting when discovered was taken to the home of Adam Dixon, where the wound was properly dressed. He is now doing well.
Fuller particulars of the fatal accident occurring at Oswegatchie Saturday are as follows: Parro was cutting pulp wood on his farm. He had just cut down a large spruce tree. In falling, the top lodged in two smaller trees which stood near by. Parro, it is thought, was trying to cut down one of these when it broke, from the weight of the burden, and in falling struck him on the temple, killing him instantly. Except a slight bruise on the right shoulder and the one on the temple he was unmarked. About five o'clock his wife blew the supper horn, and as he did not come she became alarmed and went in search of him. She was unable to find any trace of him, but later on her son went out into the woods, and after a short search discovered the body. The body will be taken to Monteray, his former home, for burial. Mr. Parro had been a resident of Oswegatchie but a few months, but in that time he won many friends, who will one and all regret his untimely end."The St. Lawrence Plaindealer, Canton, NY, Wednesday, February 28, 1894, Page 1
"DeGrasse.The remains of Ezeb Paro, of Oswegatchie, were brought here on Wednesday last for burial. Rev. C. Shaw officiating. Mr. Paro left home a week ago today and went to the woods alone to chop pulp wood. When it was time for him to come home they went to look for him and found him killed by a tree, which had struck him on the right side of his head. The deceased was a man sixty-nine years of age. He lived in this place nearly twenty-five years. About fifteen months ago he moved to Oswegatchie. He leaves a wife and two daughters, who are married, and five sons, of whom three are married."From an unknown newspaper, an article in the Grace Paro scrapbook at the St. Lawrence County Historical Society.
"RUSSELL, Feb. 26, - Mr. Ezeb Paro, formerly a resident of this town was killed at Oswegatchie, Saturday, the17th inst. He was alone in the …….. appears he had cut a spruce which lodged against two other trees and in cutting one of them it seems that the other broke and gave way unexpectedly. He did not return from work at the usual hour and as night came on his boy was sent to look for him. Mr. Paro was about a mile from home and when his son reached the place of the accident, the moon was shining brightly. We are told that the son was unable to find the unfortunate father until after a very thorough search among the limbs of the tangled trees as he was nearly out of sight in the snow. Help was at once procured and the remains carried home.
Note: The February 21, 1894 article in the Watertown Times refers to Monteray, his former home. DeGrasse originally had the name of Monterey. When Monterey tried to get a post office, they found that there was another Monterey in Cayuga County, NY. Therefore, Monterey in St. Lawrence County had to change its name. So, Abner Armstrong, who is the son of Rachel Hazelton Armstrong, named it DeGrasse.
Watertown Times, Wednesday, February 21, 1894, Page 1
"PERILS OF THE WOODS.
How an Old Man Lost his Life and a Young One Narrowly Escaped.GOUVERNEUR, Feb. 21, - J. B. Pike met with a painful accident near Richville last Wednesday. He was chopping in the woods, when his axe in some manner slipped and cut an ugly gash in his foot. Had not help been near at hand he would probably have died from loss of blood. The unfortunate young man, weak and fainting when discovered was taken to the home of Adam Dixon, where the wound was properly dressed. He is now doing well.
Fuller particulars of the fatal accident occurring at Oswegatchie Saturday are as follows: Parro was cutting pulp wood on his farm. He had just cut down a large spruce tree. In falling, the top lodged in two smaller trees which stood near by. Parro, it is thought, was trying to cut down one of these when it broke, from the weight of the burden, and in falling struck him on the temple, killing him instantly. Except a slight bruise on the right shoulder and the one on the temple he was unmarked. About five o'clock his wife blew the supper horn, and as he did not come she became alarmed and went in search of him. She was unable to find any trace of him, but later on her son went out into the woods, and after a short search discovered the body. The body will be taken to Monteray, his former home, for burial. Mr. Parro had been a resident of Oswegatchie but a few months, but in that time he won many friends, who will one and all regret his untimely end."The St. Lawrence Plaindealer, Canton, NY, Wednesday, February 28, 1894, Page 1
"DeGrasse.The remains of Ezeb Paro, of Oswegatchie, were brought here on Wednesday last for burial. Rev. C. Shaw officiating. Mr. Paro left home a week ago today and went to the woods alone to chop pulp wood. When it was time for him to come home they went to look for him and found him killed by a tree, which had struck him on the right side of his head. The deceased was a man sixty-nine years of age. He lived in this place nearly twenty-five years. About fifteen months ago he moved to Oswegatchie. He leaves a wife and two daughters, who are married, and five sons, of whom three are married."From an unknown newspaper, an article in the Grace Paro scrapbook at the St. Lawrence County Historical Society.
"RUSSELL, Feb. 26, - Mr. Ezeb Paro, formerly a resident of this town was killed at Oswegatchie, Saturday, the17th inst. He was alone in the …….. appears he had cut a spruce which lodged against two other trees and in cutting one of them it seems that the other broke and gave way unexpectedly. He did not return from work at the usual hour and as night came on his boy was sent to look for him. Mr. Paro was about a mile from home and when his son reached the place of the accident, the moon was shining brightly. We are told that the son was unable to find the unfortunate father until after a very thorough search among the limbs of the tangled trees as he was nearly out of sight in the snow. Help was at once procured and the remains carried home.
Note: The February 21, 1894 article in the Watertown Times refers to Monteray, his former home. DeGrasse originally had the name of Monterey. When Monterey tried to get a post office, they found that there was another Monterey in Cayuga County, NY. Therefore, Monterey in St. Lawrence County had to change its name. So, Abner Armstrong, who is the son of Rachel Hazelton Armstrong, named it DeGrasse.
"PERILS OF THE WOODS.
How an Old Man Lost his Life and a Young One Narrowly Escaped.GOUVERNEUR, Feb. 21, - J. B. Pike met with a painful accident near Richville last Wednesday. He was chopping in the woods, when his axe in some manner slipped and cut an ugly gash in his foot. Had not help been near at hand he would probably have died from loss of blood. The unfortunate young man, weak and fainting when discovered was taken to the home of Adam Dixon, where the wound was properly dressed. He is now doing well.
Fuller particulars of the fatal accident occurring at Oswegatchie Saturday are as follows: Parro was cutting pulp wood on his farm. He had just cut down a large spruce tree. In falling, the top lodged in two smaller trees which stood near by. Parro, it is thought, was trying to cut down one of these when it broke, from the weight of the burden, and in falling struck him on the temple, killing him instantly. Except a slight bruise on the right shoulder and the one on the temple he was unmarked. About five o'clock his wife blew the supper horn, and as he did not come she became alarmed and went in search of him. She was unable to find any trace of him, but later on her son went out into the woods, and after a short search discovered the body. The body will be taken to Monteray, his former home, for burial. Mr. Parro had been a resident of Oswegatchie but a few months, but in that time he won many friends, who will one and all regret his untimely end."The St. Lawrence Plaindealer, Canton, NY, Wednesday, February 28, 1894, Page 1
"DeGrasse.The remains of Ezeb Paro, of Oswegatchie, were brought here on Wednesday last for burial. Rev. C. Shaw officiating. Mr. Paro left home a week ago today and went to the woods alone to chop pulp wood. When it was time for him to come home they went to look for him and found him killed by a tree, which had struck him on the right side of his head. The deceased was a man sixty-nine years of age. He lived in this place nearly twenty-five years. About fifteen months ago he moved to Oswegatchie. He leaves a wife and two daughters, who are married, and five sons, of whom three are married."From an unknown newspaper, an article in the Grace Paro scrapbook at the St. Lawrence County Historical Society.
"RUSSELL, Feb. 26, - Mr. Ezeb Paro, formerly a resident of this town was killed at Oswegatchie, Saturday, the17th inst. He was alone in the …….. appears he had cut a spruce which lodged against two other trees and in cutting one of them it seems that the other broke and gave way unexpectedly. He did not return from work at the usual hour and as night came on his boy was sent to look for him. Mr. Paro was about a mile from home and when his son reached the place of the accident, the moon was shining brightly. We are told that the son was unable to find the unfortunate father until after a very thorough search among the limbs of the tangled trees as he was nearly out of sight in the snow. Help was at once procured and the remains carried home.
Note: The February 21, 1894 article in the Watertown Times refers to Monteray, his former home. DeGrasse originally had the name of Monterey. When Monterey tried to get a post office, they found that there was another Monterey in Cayuga County, NY. Therefore, Monterey in St. Lawrence County had to change its name. So, Abner Armstrong, who is the son of Rachel Hazelton Armstrong, named it DeGrasse.
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