The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1876-04-27
SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
A Well Known Leavenworth Man Fa-
tally injured by a Runaway
Team,
And Lying in Dying Condition at
Eureka.

1t is with profound regret that we an
compelled to chronicle events disastrous to
those who have proved themselves good
and useful members OF society and faithful
to the interests of any business in which
they are engaged, and doubly 50 when the
victim has been in any manner identified
with our city and its interests. Nearly all
Ct our business men remember Mr.. james
+. Foster, who was long time employed
in the store of Briggs, Saunders 4 Town
send, and who, leaving their employ last
June, went to St. Joseph and became a
trusted travelling salesman for the firm OF
Buck, McCouns Il Patterson, and will be
panied to learn that he has met with a
most serious if not fatal accident, which il
explained by the following from the St.
Joseph Gcsdte:
Mr. J. T. Foster, who has been travelling
for Buck, McCoun & Patterson since last
July, met with an accident near Eureka,
kansa., on Sunday, which will, without
doubt, cost him his life. The only infor-
nation as vet received Is contained in the
following letter and kilograms from Mr..
James A. Johnston, of Lockwood & Co.,
who was travelling in company with Mr..
Foster, each driving his own team. The
first, a telegram, was received early yester-
day morning, and is as follows:
EUREKA, KAN, April %.
Mesrs Bsck, leCouns d Patterson:
j. +. Foster il fatally injured by runa-
way team. Send some one on $50 train. IL
you know any of his friends, telegraph
them. JAMES A. JOHNSTON,
In response to this dispatch, Mr.. Robert
McCouns left at once for Eureka, ana a
telegram was sent to Mr.. Fosters brother at
S;eubenville, OHIO, conveying the sad in
teiligence.
Last evening a letter was received from
Mr.. Johnston, giving the following particu-
lars:
EUREKA, April %, 1876.
Mesrs BucE, McCouns d Patterson:
DEAR SiRs: You will anticipate what I
have TO say in this from the telegram sent.
At ,his time the physicians have no hope
Of Fosters life. His skull is badly frac-
tErf-C back oil the and the brain IA m
iured 10 as thew think 10 canse death
The manner in WHICH the .cc;Jsn, oc-
CURED is hard TO tell in wr;t;ny He was
off the wagon al the time thew Started and
l think attempted TO get in, and was
knocked down and RIM orer a. ,e.rIv 81
could ace. II was ALI copld 40 ., tho
time 10 MANAGE NV own tam and no w,s
ON the other Side of the wagon from me
snd the trunks and ton hid him a, The
time he was s,,nck II b,nn.ned ,bon,
six miles from here and pn I,,,so r..
tween GOT him into NV w.aon 80 .,n.
bare as Son AL conId "a Ia -. -
s;c;anS with him .;nos IT, 80 a. "a
moi ce, bnt me, two mon an bor..h.cL
mile from tom wbo sa;J r. I'D ~
il m know n, no friend 81 hi. in ,he
IVES: TO ,eIeerapb 10 now He has snoke,
of a brother, at times, 10 me, but | don't
know whether he !. in Leavenworeh or not.
: oa. -. n]s ~. sPon.a S'neS "eh's hui'' 70
One hour later Ibalf mast nine, no
change. Yours, respectfully,
j. A. JOHNSTON.
10 ' IL, NJ, NJ, roa, pa.en was iece'.ed sat
the pbys;cians were onera,ing nnon him
As Eureka il forty mile. from the railroad,