The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1884-07-04

FATAL hCClDENTTOA AN OID STAGE DRIVER
MIR. William Anderson, the well-known driver
of the mail stage between Bel Air and Edge
wood station p, W. and B. Railroad, was acct
dentally killed, at Edgewood, last Monday, by
runaway team. Mr.. Anderson had delivered
the mail at the station and was about TO drive IL
the stable when he alighted again TO hand Mr.
Tydings package. While lie was on the plat
form the horses started toward the stable Mr..
Anderson ran after and overlook them about
halfway between the station and the hotel As
he reached over between the horses to seize the
lines the near horse suddenly sprang forward
and Mr.. Anderson fell. AS he did 30 the front
axle struck him n violent blow in the head and
the hind-wheel of the heavy stage passed over
his body. lie was unconscious when taken up.
Drs. Billingslea and Munnikhuysen found that
his skull was fractured by the fall. lie died at
I'D minutes after o'clock i'm the afternoon, the
accident having occurred shortly after o'clock
in the morning The horses ran to the stable
and the door being closed they dashed through
the open space in the rear of the hotel, carrying
the stage into the woods. There they broke
loose from the stage and with the pole and
swingle tree ran over TO the station. The pole
struck truck on the platform, breaking Off one
of the handles and made an ndentation in the
side OF the house. At this point they became
separated and one of the horses dashed mady
along the platform between the station house
and the track, and continued its flight as far as
the water tank The animal was badly crippled.
The other horse was caught near the station.
Mr.. Andersons body was brought to
his home in Bel Air, Monday afternoon. He
was Gs years of age and leaves wife, six sons
and two daughters One of his SONS, Mr.. John
w. Anderson, is a merchant in Bel Air.
Mr.. Anderson had been driver and proprc-
tor OF mail stages in Hartford county, for nearly
40 years. lie was native of Chester county,
Pa, and removing TO Hartford in 1874 or '45 OBJ.
tanned employment with Mr.. Jacob Liyezey, near
Churchville. Shortly afterwards he began his
career as stage driver, on Bishops mail and
passenger stnge, plying between Churchyille,
Bel Air and Baltimore, over the old Bel Air
road. He afterwards drove The stage for the
succeeding proprietors, Charles ID. Bouldin and
Joseph K. Bateman, over the Hartford turnpike,
to Baltimore, until 1869, when he bought ont
the line, in company with Mr. John 4. Spicer.
About the close of the war he became sole
owner of the Hartford turnpike line to Baltimore
and of the mail route to Edgewood his son
George being afterwards associated with him.
When the Star Reuters were in the height of
their prosperity the mail contract was given TO
A. l.. Boone, but Mr.. Anderson and his son
continued to run their stages for awhile, but at
the mail letting four years ago they sold ont to
the contractor and managed the line to Edge
wood for him.
Mr.. Anderson was greatly respected by every
body He was thoroughly honest, reliable and
amiable, and one of the best and most popular
stage drivers in the county. While driving the
tri-weekly stage from Bel Air to Baltimore.
over the Hartford turnpike, his memory was re-
markable. Every trip he was entrusted with
commissions of all kinds, TO all parts ofthe CITY,
and rarely forgot anything, although he never
made written memorandum. Lawyers and
merchants gave him thousands of dollars TO b.
deposited in Baltimore banks, without the
scratch of pen. Ladies felt safe when "Billy
Anderson" drove the stage, and children were
confidently entrusted to his care when Obliged
to travel alone. Winter and summer, for almost
half century, he was on the road nearly every
day contented with his lot, proud of his
children, and happy in the respect and esteem
of the community. Doubtless he had not an
enemy in the world. The most profound regret |
at his sudden, shocking death is everywhere ex- |
pressed.
The funeral services were held at the residence |
of his son, in Bel Air, Wednesday morning, by |
Rev. T. D.Valiant. The interment was at Union |
M. p. Chapel, the pail besrers being Messrs. w |
Forwood, John Bauer, Henry Bauer,
VIM. II. stagmer, John F. Lingan and Robert
X. Carman The attendance at the funeral was
large and included persons from distant parts
Of the county