Source, Rutland (Vt) Daily Herald--Sat. Jan.13, 1968. TWO FARM WORKERS DIE FROM CARBON MONOXIDE. WALLINGFORD, Vt.--The manager of the Newton Farm in Wallingford (Vt), and a hired hand died Friday after they were overcome by fumes from a tractor while working in a closed barn. The son of the hired hand was reported in fair condition at Rutland (Vt) Hospital Friday night. Three valuable dairy cows were also killed by the fumes. Frank Robert Fiske, 50, of Wallingford, and Ray Edward Thomas, 60, of Clarendon,Vt., were found dead in a barn on the Creek Road dairy farm about 2 p.m. Friday. Dr.William J. Powers, regional medical examiner, gave the cause of death for both of the men as carbon monoxide poisoning. Powers pronounced both of the men dead at the farm. Clive Thomas, 10, was rushed to Rutland by ambulance after he was found unconscious near the door of the cattle barn. Hospital authorities said Friday night that the boy has regained consciousness and was in fair condition. The two men were found dead in the barn by Mrs. Fiske and a neighbor, Charles Tarbell of Wallingford, about 2 p.m. Friday, according to police reports. Police said that the two men died between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. The men were working on the automatic gutter cleaner in an enclosed barn below the main cattle barn, police reported. The door to the building was closed. Fiske's body was found laying between an empty manure spreader attached to the tractor and the wall of the small barn. Thomas was laying on his back in the manure spreader. Only three of the more than 75 cows in the cattle barn died from the fumes. A small dog was also overcome by the fumes. The dog revived after treatment by Dr. Donald Icken, a veterinarian. Police at first theorized that the two men were electrocuted. They were working on the electrical power mechanism of a machine which transports manure from the main barn to a smaller barn.The men had backed a tractor with a manure spreader attached into a smaller barn to start cleaning the main barn's gutters. Carbon monoxide is the exhaust gas from internal combustion engines. It is an odorless and tasteless, but deadly gas when concentrated. When gasoline engines are operated indoors , carbon monoxide can gather a deadly amounts. The large dairy farm is owned by A. W. Newton. It is located on the Creek Road in Wallingford,About one south of the Wallingford Dump. Trooper David Rocque of the Vermont State Police of Criminal Investigation investigated the accident. Also at the scene were Lt. Lloyd Potter, Sgt. Robert Richardson, Cpl. James Elrick, Cpl. gerald Marshall, and Trooper Charles Connor. State's Atty. Robert E. West was notified. He gave permission for the removal of the bodies to the Condgon Funeral Home in Wallingford. FRANK ROBERT FISKE was born in Clarendon, Vt., Nov. 30, 1917, the son of Noah and Ora (Ridlon) Fiske. He had worked on the Newton Farm for 24 years. He was a member of the Wallingford Congregational Church and past master and present master of Mount Moriah Lodge F & A. M. of East Wallingford, Vt. besides his mother, he is survived by his widow, the former Eleanor Flanders ; a son, Frank Robert Fiske Jr. of Granville, N.Y. ; three brothers, Henry Fiske and Clinton Fiske, both of Cuttingsville, Vt., and Lawrence Fiske of Pawtucket, R. I., and nieces ad nephews. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2 p.m. at the Wallingford Congregational Church by the Rev. Richard P. Armstrong, pastor. Masonic service will also be conducted at the church. Entombment will be in Green Hill cemetery in Wallingford, Vt. There will be no visiting hours. RAY EDWARD THOMAS was born in Tinmouth, Vt. Sept. 20, 1907, the son of Fred and Lillian (Doty) Thomas. He lived in Wallingford, Vt. for the past 12 years. He was a member of the Tinmouth Methodist Church. Mr. Thomas is survived by his widow, the former Miss Doris Angel ; two sons, Frank Thomas and Clive Thomas, both of Wallingford, Vt. ; three daughters, Mrs. Harriet Gammell of Middletown Springs, Vt., and Miss Linda Thomas and Miss Lillian Thomas, both of Wallingford, Vt. ; two brothers, Charles Thomas of Tinmouth, Vt,, and Kermit Thomas of Rutland, Vt. ; two sisters, Miss Beatrice Thomas of Pittsford, Vt. and Mrs. Abbie Wheeler of Tinmouth, Vt. three grandchildren, and nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 11 a.m. at the Congdon Funeral Home in Wallingford by the Rev. Richard P. Armstrong, pastor of the Wallingford Congregational church. Entombment will be in Green Hill Cemetery, Wallingford, with burial in the Tinmouth Cemetery in the spring. Friends may call at the funeral home Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m.