The Rhode Island Republican

Melancholy Accident.—The Bangor Whig relates a melancholy accident which occurred in Solon, Me. on Wednesday last. David Spencer, who was at work near his father's house getting out fire-wood was killed, together with his parents, in the following singular manner: The son had just felled a large beach tree, which lodged against another tree in the upper branches, while the butt of it slipped over the stump, caught his foot and pinned him to the ground. His screams for assistance brought out his parents, and the father seized a stick of wood, with which both of them labored to remove the tree, which being somewhat decayed, suddenly broke in the middle, and falling, crushed all three of these unfortunate beings to death.