Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-08-06
FATAL ACCIDENT.
Charles A. Smith Falls from Load
Of Shingles and is Instantly
Killed.

morning the people on the street
were shocked by the flying repol
that Chas. A. Smith had Just bee
killed, the result of a fall from
truck load of shingles, upon whicl
he was sitting driving.
The sad aud terrible accide. oc
CURED at the foot of the hill crCa-iu!
Liberty street on Ferry street an,
was witnessed by Mr.. Huffman au,
another gentleman standing in tn,
Huffman livery barn, also by Jos
eph Osborne, carpenter getting ouI
sidewalk lumber for the city in tn,
unused end of Liberty street.
Charley was driving along down
the hill with one Of George w. An
derson's truck teams, hauling a
large load Of shingles, on top OF
which he sat. 1t was noticed by those
who saw him that the lines
were hanging loose in The left hand
while the palm of the right was rub
ning the edge OF the seat, but he was
sitting upright and little danger was
inspected. There IS 4 steep grade at
bat point and little .idiing, dow;
which the team wen! quietly, bul
Getting intoa trot as they descended
md when the wheels struck the
plank crossing, Charley pitched for
ward and sideways, falling to the
ground on his head aud striking III
,uch manner that the hind whee,
passed over the neck and face, in
iicting several horrible gashes and
bruises.
a crowd gathered IN a moment
md medical skill was summoned,
out the poor fellow was past human
lid; he was virtually dead when
'eached, though he breathed some
md moved his eyes a little. His
neck was broken, some think by the
TALL on the hard, rocky street and
Ithers by thu truck wheel. He was
carried to the Capital engine house
md from there 20 the home of hi>
mother and himself on Liberty
street next to North Mill creek.
1t was a terrible shock To his aged
mother, whose presence he had left
| little over an hour before in his
usual health and good spirits, to
see him now brought back lifeless,
allied to his last account so suddenly.
The remains were laid out and
iressed by his brother-in-law, Mr.
,. NJ. Smith and Undertaken Clough,
while kind neighbors offered words
Jf sympathy to the bereaved mother
and sisters, whose grief is deep and
poignant.
The deceased has been n resident
of Salem over twenty years and
the family has been in the Valley
since the early settlements. Besides
his mother, two sisters reside here,
Mrs. Louis McClane and Mrs. o.
NJ. Smith, and three brothers live
in Seattle, 10 whom kilograms were
sent announcing the sad occurrence.
He had been during the past five or
six years the subject of epileptic fits
and this last is but one of several
accidents that have happened to
him while driving teams, by reason
If his ailment, He was great
over of horses and would per
'ist in handling them, against
he earnest counsel of his mother
Iud other friends. During the
grain season he has been employed
II Herren's warehouse some years
IS sack-sewer, at which he was an
dept. In fact he was IA good worker
It all jobs he undertook. He was
title past 10 years of age and un- /
Charley Smith was on honest, .
harmless man; kind hearted and in.
loceut as child full of fun aud
ook the world easy, though scrupu-
ously faithful i'm his friendships
nd to those by whom he was en-
'loyed He had no damaging
words for anybody and his friends
nd well wiSheIs were all who knew
lin. His earthly troubles are
nded. May his eternal future be
eaceful and happy
The funeral will take place from
he residence tomorrow afternoon
I $50 o'clock and the remains will
e inferred in odd Fellows Rural /.
omctery.
His brother Horace, who Is Il den
st at Seattle, has telegraphei that
e willbe here on the II o'clock .
rain tomorrow.