Harry A. Black

Harry Alonzo Black was born in Coventry, Vermont on November 22, 1879, the son of Melvina Brooks and farmer Henry F.

[1] Black died in Wells River on April 9, 1923 as the result of injuries he sustained when he was struck by a train as he was en route from Newport to Montpelier.

[2] According to news accounts, Black had been ill at his home for a month before beginning his trip, and appeared to faint as he was changing trains.

[2] Witnesses indicated that he stepped out of the Wells River station and walked across several tracks to board the train for Montpelier.

[2] Orlando L. Martin, the Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives, was with Black at the time of the accident, but was not injured.

From volume 26 (1921) of "The Vermonter" magazine.