The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-10-31
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IVA fake the annexed account o. tne
sod ,leath OF d beloved sister Of MI
Wm Benjamin, Of this city, from the
Walla Walla Statesman.
ROCK CREEK, W. n, Sept. y, 1879
Tnrroe sTArfsmAN "A sad accident, WIN
fatal termination, occurred in our seItleiiiehe
4 few days since, that has cast gloom Oyer
the entire community. MIR. Richard beh!ariln'
his wife and little daughter, in company WIN
Nfessrs John Courtney and d. II. Bouney' hao
been to your city with freight, and were return
,ng as IA the custom for our settlers to do load
ad with supplies. They had made their TRIP
both ways on what Is known as the 'new soSu,
via Colfax ferry; and, by the exercise o. uue
care and caution, had avoided any acciuch1 oi
serious cast until within twelve miles Oh holne'
when n terrible calamity befell them Inc
rood is new. and has had very little travel IN
m this summer, when it fell into good repute
IN occonnt ofits freedom from mpbstruction, aho'
being n more direct route to your city, Such
thronp Of travel passing daily over it has caus7
| aa its unnaeked bed to be badly cut up Win
what are commonly called chuck holes, and
being hard to discover in the heavy DUST c''use
lfreouent disasters. Into one OF these IN tne vi
clnity of Garden s. Lawrence . ranch on Elne
creek Mr.. BENJAMIN had his team violently
,recipitated, while driving along, and Withous
a warning of the danger; the wagon turning g
cornletes omersault, and burying himself, wiIe
and daughter, beneath the ruins. Ing no'9e,
by some peculiar move, become ehtangieu' any
stood fairly on the top OF the mass NJ, Doeii
ey being Immediately in the rear, checSeo up
and rushed to their assistance; notlcihg' US IN
reached the wagon, a nervous twitchlng OIL oii'
of the little girls legs, that protruded from I'M
load-the only sign Of life she ever exhlDiteo-
proying her spirit to have fled with scarcely
STRUGGLE. Mrs b. was completely hidden IN I'M
dabris and dust, while her husband, more 1or
innate. having his head free, was enabled VIII
returning consciousness, ,bv vsuperhuman eIlortS
to extrieate himslf. The two then WORKED us
ing the broken 'reach" as q hadspike, ana II
ten minutes freed the little girl from the RUNS
a crushed and lifeless corpse. Mrs. b., all I'M
time lay buried foot in the alkah DUST con
: seious of her situation, nearly suffocated IN ne
/ confined position, and so remained until 1ort
f minutes had elapsed before they succeeded Il
releasing her, Her injuries were found TO ne
n serious nature the right side and limbs peln
$ badly bruised and crushed, but strange 10 sa
e no homes broken. The sad affair occurred 0
:. Saturday. the Doth ult., at P. M, and the lat
ness of the hour prevented the afflicted one
being brought home until the next lnorhinl
when they were conveyed thither under M
Bouneys care. The funeral OF the htte CHI
took place on Monday at Il NJ, the remains
= ing inferred at the little graveyard, snort al
:. tance from Illness ranch. Short and lmpre
n siye services were held at the parents nous
when the eortege departed, slowly vending
wav to the burial spot Upon the arrival seV'
u al hymns were sung, prayer offered oy NJ
e Robert De Shiels, a last look taken at the hI'
" face SO sweet in death, and poor Minnles cart
!. ly clay was consigned to its last resting pla'
Quite concourse were present, all deeply sy'
y pathizing with the sorrowful family IN In
e rreat bereavement Little Minnie was sew
N wears of age, bright and mirthful ch1ld' a
NJ, the ioyous sunbeam of the household; her
mise leaves void at the family hearth I'll
III worlds cannot fill nor time erase. Mr.. Bf
q iamin became q resident of this county II
November, moving here from Linn county,
rv egon. He has been most unfortunate IN all
=, has undertaken here, but this last blow g
~ him the most deeply of all, and obllterates
ys former trials. 1t is great consolation now
,e. er, to know that he is in no way culpable In
n sad affair, Those who bore him company
tify that he is one of the most cautious OF
yers, always having Mrs. B. and the child W
10 in unsafe places. The accident was unaVol
lie BILE, for there was no intimation of dan
i'm ahead, and the most of the road had been pi
I,o ed over. Mrs. Benjamin's case is hopeiui'
=" ~ though it is not yet known what internal IL
III, rles she may have sustained. Her right sid
m completely paralyzed, but her sufferings h
somewhat abated. NEhlIA