Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-06-28
SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED
DEATH.

q 1t becomes our sad duty to make rec
Hord, in the TELLER, of the sudden and
sa.untimely death of Albert b. Leland the
aa'second son of the editor Of this paper and
s.brother of the junior partner of the TEL
sssLER. The sad event Is given in the
1Oreqoat4n of the 23d, and is described
gas follows:
q "KlLLED BY 4 FALLING DERRICK
ALBERT Leland, young man about so
syears Of age. was CAUGHT under a talinel
s,darrick yesterday, shortly after , o clock !
I and sustained fatal injuries. He lived
Z only abou, half an hour after the accident
Dung Leland was employed at the new
Sbrick building of John Wilson, now in;
Hprocrss Of construction at the corner of
sI'odRth and Alder streets, in placing the!
I iron castings in position. To hoist these
Epondcrous pieces Of castings large der
srick il used. This derrick was being
2,movcd from the last placed pilast,a1
1preparatory to raising the corner plaster
Iceland was sitting ON the foundation
alooking toward Alder street, steadying|
ethe moving derrick by means of Il guy|
srope which he held in his hand The
Nderriek commenced swaying to and FRI
ssiiand soon became unmanageable. Tho
ssincn who were working at the base of thu
Ederrick cried out to the other men to get|
s;s.out Of the way. Leland saw it falling !
abut As its direction was quartcrng from
&him he thought himself safe and did mott
5move But the derrick ncared the ground
Sthc large cog wheel situated or one sidi
sgaoi the frame. by which the windlass turn
tsed, struck the joist laid upon the FONDA !
Elton and threw the heavy frame around
%sstriking the unfortunate man ON the right
9sidc in the lumbar region. Harry Hyde.
standing near by, saw that the man was
tssserionsly hurt and FASTENED to his assist
lance. Leland retained consciousness fo,I
f. short time, and ON being stripped and
Z examined by DR.. Watkins expressed him
8seli as severely injured. lie was removed
&tr his residence, No. 12S Third street
zDeceascd leaves a young wife but nc
{ childrcn. He was Il aliachnist by ayoca-
ton and employed at the Willamette Iron
Works He was formerly engineer of
Couch Engine No. 6 Of the volunteer
fire department He was the son of Hon.
Alonzo Leland, one Of the old pioneer
n journalists of the State, but now a resi-
Hdent Of Lewiston. lie was a brother of
b Harry Leland, the wcl-known compost
Etor, now employed on the San Francisco
e Morning CaH
d Albert Leland was born August, 1859
lat Portland, Oregon, where he lived till
the February of 1864, when he joined
his father at Lewiston. He remained
with his father at Lewiston and in the
r mines till he was IS years of age, then
Invent to Portland and entered as an APP
prentice to the machine business and
" completed his apprenticeship at the VIII
amette Iron Works. Much of this time
Sunder John Nation as manager. lie
+ Railways enjoyed the reputation of a skill
Hful mechanic and engineer. He filled
several important places of trust connect
Med with steamboats, running on the viii
4 lamcttc and Columbia rivers. He Their
Ecame up to Idaho and for while acted
! as the machinist and engineer of the Res
Ecue quartz mill. He was in Idaho dur
Ming the Nez Perez war of 1877, and was
None Of the II volunteers who fought l3(
Mot the Nez Perces in open day ON an
Eopen prairie for about two hours and fin
,ly drove the hostiles. In this fight h,
Ewas seriously wounded in the leg from
(Which wound he never entirely recovered
ID lie went again to Oregon and resumed
his business as engineer and machinist
Etlling several places of trust. In the
Hwinter of 1882 he lnarried at Portland
&and was characterized for his fidelity and
& Prospect towards the woman of his choice
Ellie Was generous to fault, sometimes
nirritable and impatient, but quick in re-
Elcnting his own short comings as well as
Elorgiving towards others He leaves two
Mbrothers and three sisters to mourn his
loss. He was endearcd to his
kindred by many ties which
&death has rudely broken, and his many
virtues viii be cherished in memory while
Mite is extended to his survivors. The
: saddest of all hearts is that of his young
( widowed wife whose heart has been made
desolate by the sudden going out the life
OF young husband and protector May
= the winds and storms of adversely be
i tempered to the shorn lamb, and may all
$be reconciled to him who doeth all things
Awell.
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