The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-12-20
Fre0 ~ Daily q 1papnay.
4 RlDD 10 DlAm.
- eeo0o Team Runs Ayay 4,
Ta1k Oanyo0, Making q Wrrck
Of the Coach ana Insean%,v
Killing the Drivre.

rule scci>ienl 10 the incu.uinx Helen.
s'aSe, by which Charley GATES v,e
Instantly killed, were received too
Iase Tor publication In our Sund.y
mornings issue. The stage reache,l
the sae~p and Siding r,adl In Park
canyon about halfpasa ten O'Clock.
The snow and water which had x>ah.
cred upon the wheel. and brakes hssl
frt'zen In the cold night air, and their
slippery surface refused 10 hold the
wheels. The wheel homes II lIsst did
their full duty and settled hack upon
their Launches In The vain effort 10
''D'd the heavy cuach, which came
crowdtng upon their hsek, uaiil they
l'esa'''e frightened aud brUke into .
ts'xhlful race down the Icy isclivity.
Coach, driver and l'assrn ;ess we're 1t
the n'escy " the team, the only
chance seeming Ia h. that the driver
might be able 10 keep them In the
n'ad. This he succeeded In doing
until they reached the bridge over the
srasa1s ditch, when the wl,eek Us the
drivers aide misssd the bridge EN-
tiEely, hut the speed 1t which the team
was goinx, wss ~ great that the
eosch maintained it, equilibrium,
until the wheels struck the hank Of
the opposite side Of the ditch, when
the force Of the conc,,esiou broke the
coupling which connects the two
axIes. The hosses plunged forward.
dragging the forward wheels, the
coach was turned over and the driv-
e., Charley Gates, hurled forward,
his head striking the frDsrn ground
with such force - to crush In his
skull. probably killing him Instantly.
and his )egs browning entangletl In
The traces Of the or wheel honse, BY
which his senseless tody was dragged
SOME distance ON the icy road. The
coach was occupied by two passen-
gers, M. Il. w. FREEMAN, Of Boulder
City, and Mr.. Robert Legyat, 81 this
city. Both were thrown out Of the
coach aud received painfal injuries,
hut fortunately were mot seriously
hurt. The passengers procured .
wool wagon aud arrived in this city
with the mail and express IT /:
O'clock. The COrOner was notified
hut declined to take acti0u In the
case, the cause NJ death being
deemed 10 l'aIpal,le ~ to render AN
inquest unnecessary. A wagon
was sent out Ivy exprx.s
agent Lii'sIey, which returned
with the bO<ly about : .. M. J. Davis,
division superintendent for Gilnser,
L a., heard VI the accident
Ut Deer Lodge on Sunday night, ansi
came IL Butte immediately. lie
f'und the l'osly In the condition In
which II was picked up, unwasl,e<l.
snd viii, ln''ts, Ovessls.'es, and gloves
uliIl an. 1t was = ~ickeming sight,
and xsessss y res1ss.tiOn uln,m s'ur civili-
GatiOn that tl,c bualy slsDuld Ire lclt ~,
|s'ssx witIhO 1t prs'ls,r care. Mr.. Davts
immediately gave Instructions ls'r tlss.
Ia ls' laid Osst, and will see
That the MMtiDst umate driver has decent
as,sl Respectable burial at the cxlH.sssss.
NJ the stage tr's'slsmy. lie will le
l,sricd In the Cemetery to-day at !.
p. ~. fsv,sm the undertaking establish
s,ent III Il. Petit, "m West lsrossal-
way. Charley Page had l'e~n In the
pmspjDy of Tive stage company 6s'r ;
s'ssse ,'n'"il ,s, .nd wan highly eslecns-
ri :.y Ibis ra'l'Is.y~rs AMI all wl'O
knew him, ~ y temperate. steady |
md Trustworthy young m,sm. liz
was unmarried, alssi lsasl l,,st Osse rela-
i've in this ss',ntry ,an imIirm' brOllser |
wlm w.~ dependent upon him fs'r |
sa,pln'rt.
Personal.
Peter Walton of I,,rr I~slg.. IL In !;
IlsS city
a.. \. II. Foster III GLENDALE, hes |
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