The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-27
Probably Fatal Accident to the
Presidents Sister.
NEARLY KILLED BY a RUNAWAY.
Harrison's Tour Of the Coast in
Danger Of Being Postponed.
by the Bad News-A Quiet Sunday
Wanamaker Addresses the Sunday
Schools and 7. M. c. A.

CINCINNATI, April 26.-This evening .
telegram was sent to President Harrison
on the Pacific coast, and to John Harrison
in Kansas City, stating that their sister,
Mrs. Bette Eaton, of North Bend, was
mortally injured today by being thrown
from carriage in a runaway. The acci-
dent happened this afternoon at Cleves,
O., about twenty-three miles west of this
city. Mrs. Eaton and her niece, Miss
Moore, went to Cleves this morning in
a carriage, driving the family horse,
which, though spirited, had al
ways been considered safe. On their
return he shied at something and started to
run away The breeching of the harness
broke and the horse plunged down bank,
throwing both women out of the carriage.
Mrs. Bette Eaton was thrown to the
ground violently, her head striking first.
Miss Moore had her shoulder dislocated.
and suffered other injuries. She was able
to be removed to the Eaton home, at
North Bend, and it is hoped her injuries
are not mortal.
Mrs. Eaton's injuries were known to be
so serious at first that she could not be
removed to North Bend. She was at once
taken to the house of friend, Mr.. Hayes,
Of Cleves, and DIR. Hughes was called in
Immediately. A telephone message from
Cleves at 8 O'Clock tonight says all hope OF
her recovery seemed vain.
About midnight tonight the Cincinnati
agent Of the Associated Press received q
telephone message from Mr.. Grossman, of
Cleves, who said that at II o'clock tonight
Mrs. Eaton was conscious and able to talk,
and that there were some hopes of her re-
covery He says, moreover, that her horse
did not run, that strap broke when they
were going down a steep hill between
Cleves and North Bend, and that the horse
could not help rushing down hill; that
and the horse veered and upset the buggy
over a steep bank.
Miss Anna Moore lives in Chicago and
is here on visit.
Her mother is at Cumminsville tonight
on her way to North Bend. Mr.. Gross
man telephones that Miss Moore's in-
juries are not thought to be serious.
The hopes of DR.. Hughes are that Mrs.
Eaton has. not suffered internal injuries.
as was thought at first. She is about 60
years old and has son, Archibald Eaton,
now at Ell Paso, Tex, in the service of tho
Vandalia road. Mrs. Eaton was idolixed
by high and low, rich and poor, and all
Cleves and North Bend are grieved over
this accident.
SAN Francisco, April 26.-President
Harrison received the first news of his sis
ter's injuries from the Associated Press.
A telegram stating that his sister had been
mortally injured in a runaway accident
was shown to him by Postmaster-Ge General
Wanamaker. President Harrison was
greatly shocked and could scarcely believe
the news. He said that he had
no information on the subject and
that he was not aware of any
sister of his being in Chicago. His
mother lives there and he thought the tel
egram might refer to her. He has a sister
living at South Bend, and another one at
Minneapolis. The president Immediately
telegraphed to Chicago for further lnfor-
nation. Until he received definite news
he could not state what changes would be
made in his plans.
The president was furnished with copies
of the Associated Press dispatches con-
tanning the news of the accident to his
sister as fast as they were received here.
When the news first came Postmaster
General Wanamaker stated that it looked
as if the entire party would start directly
for the East. When the news came that
Mrs. Eaton was not SO seriously injured as
at first thought, the president was greatly
relieved, and stated that until definite
news was received no change would be
made in his plans. The president and
Mrs. Harrison sat up until late hour,
anxiously awaiting further news.
The presidential party spent very quiet
Sunday. This morning President and
Mrs. Harrison, accompanied by Mayor
Sanderson and Mrs. Sanderson, went to
the First Presbyterian church. The re-
mainder of the day the president spent in
his rooms at the Palace hotel A number
of persons called during the day, bat he
generally asked to be excused on the
ground that he needed rest after the
fatiguing efforts of the last two weeks.
Postmaster-General Wanamaker ad-
dressed the Calvary Sunday-school at noon
and in the afternoon he addressed the
Young Mems Christian Association. All
the ladies of the party drove to the resi-
dence of Senator and Mrs. Stanford this
afternoon.
At a. IN. President Harrison was still
awaiting further news from his sister. He
was trying to obtain direct wire to South
Bend, and stated that if the news was not
more encouraging he would start imme-
n fol for ho