Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-07-16
Thrown From a Horse!
PROF. VAN VORIS' LEFT ARM
ACCIDENTALLY BROKEN.
Visit of Sam'l German.
Serious Wreck on the Spokane 4
Palouse Near Spokane-Ball
Game and Other Items.

Prof. w. s. Van Voris met with
quite a serious accident yesterday out
on the school section. While on his
way to town, riding horseback, his
his horse stumbled, fell, and rolled
over him, breaking the humorous bone
in the left arm. He came on to town
and had Drs. Shaft and Sterling to set
the arm and ut present is doing as well
as could be expected.
Mr.. Samuel German, western agent
for II large fruit commission house, at
Chicago, in company with the Snake
river fruit men and some of the Union
Pacific officials, came in early Saturday
morning on the FaXon. Mr.. German
was the principal man of business on
this trip and came to consult with
fruit growers about shipping their fruit
to Chicago He proposes to attach
refrigerator cars to through passenger
trains and have the fruit on Chicago
markets in three and one-half days.
Such move would give an unlimited
market for our fruits, and we under
stand that growers down the river have
concluded to try the scheme and are
now shipping two carloads daily. If
the experiment proves successful, many
more of the ranches in this vicinity
and along the river can be converted
into large orchards that would, in q
short time make the proprietor inde-
pendently rich.
Train No. 100, local freight over
the Palouse branch of the Northern
Pacific railroad which left Genesee at
7:3o o'clock Monday morning, its reg
ular time, crashed through trestle No.
SO, the first trestle west of Spokane, in
the evening, landing at the bottom of
the gorge, seventy-twO feet below the
level of the track. The accident oc-
Cured at about o'clock and resulted
in the death of Mike Flaherty, the fire.
man, who jumped from the engine at
the moment of the crash, receiving in
ternal injuries resulting in his death
shortly after his removal to the Sacred
) Heart hospital in Spokane Falls.
The train consisted of engine No. 27O,
; car Of bailed hay, Car load of horses,
. one car loaded with cattle and hogs, a
Car of merchandise and caboose. The
train was in charge Of Conductor G. w.
Samis and Engineer H. A. Spear.
Fireman Michael Flaherty was the
only person killed and probably
would not have met his death had he
stayed by his engine instead of jump.
ing. He leaped from the tender and
fell 70 feet. Considering the rocky
bottom of the gorge and the hight from
. which he fell it is marvellous that he
> was not instantly killed. He regained
consciousness however and conversed
with the train men. He died shortly
after being removed to the hospital
As was advertised and in spite Of thl
! heavy rain that had fallen the nigh
: before, the deadman base ball club
> from near Pomeroy, arrived here about
Z noon Saturday. At about two O'Clock
u the two clubs went upon the bal
: ground and after a short practice tn,
Il game was called with Deadman boy
. at the bat. The Lewiston boys wer'
q at no time even with the opposing
. club, but were not far in the rear. Th'
game was close and exciting, nOtwith
.s standing many costly errors that fig
y ured as prominent features in the con
y test. The game was won by the viz
Is itors by a score Of IA to IL. Walli
n Stanton was in the box for Lewiston
s. for three innings, and with the exceI
er ton of being little wild and allowe
1e the visitors several bases on balls, b
of pitched a fine game. There was bu
b. one hit made offof him and that M
Ill safe, and he struck out eight out (
10 nine, and assisted in the ninth. II
1t was relieved at the end Of the thir
rit inning by Ben Butler, who pitche
IT. effectively during the remainder of th
es game. The players comprising th
be Deadman club are perfect gentleme
in in every respect and know how to pla
in ball, and the Lewiston boys all join
ed saying that the contest Saturday vi
III one of the most pleasant and friend
ay games they have played In loI
Id. time, and hope before long to arran
N, another match. The umpiring by d.
i've Shaw, of Pomeroy, and Pilkington,
ter Lapwai, was good and gave genel
nd satisfaction, both to the clubs u
spectators.