The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-08
IT BROKE HIS NECK
Horrible Accident Resulting in 7. A.
Walls Death.
HIS TEAM RAN AWAY
The News OF the Disaster Caused
Great Surprise and Pro-
found Regret In Great
Falls and Belt.

Great Falls, May Judge w. c.
Lee of Kibbey arrived in Great Falls
this forenoon. bearing the sad news OF
the death at Belt last night of Thomas
A. Wall of Kibbey. The news was a
great shock to Mr.. Wallis many friends
In Great Falls. and the expression of
sorrow is universal.
Mr.. Wall left Kiobey yesterday
morning with a wagon load of farm
produce, which he intended to sell in
Belt. He was driving the gentiest
team that ne owned. and one which
ladies have frequently driven. He had
reached. about 8 o'clock last night. a
point about half a mile from the coal
camp, on the dangerous grade between
Armington and Belt. Another team
was driving toward Arlington. but
on account OF a curve in the road the
occupants of the vehicle could not see
Mr. Wall.
Suddenly the men in the vehicle
heard the noise made by a rapidly
moving wagon. and in few seconds
runaway team passed. They has
tened on and were Mortified to find Mr..
Wall lying beneath his wagon at the
foot of the steep butte. He was un-
conscious, and investigation showed
that the team had evidently become
frightened and plunged down the de-
clevity. The front wheel passed over
Mr.. Wallis face. neck and breast, and
his neck was broken. He was taken to
Cashiers hotel, where he expired at Z
o'clock p. m.
Lee, but the latter did not arrive until
eight hours after the death occurred.
The Belt lodge of the 1. o. o. F.. of
which deceased was a member. took
charge of the body and II was brought
to Great Falls tonight: Mrs. Wall is
in Pasadena, Cal, with her oldest
child, boy Q years of age. The other
| child. a boy years of age, is at Kib-
hey with his grand parents, Judge and
Mrs. Lee.
| A telegram received this afternoon
| from Mrs. Wall states that she would
leave tonight for Great Falls. She
/ will probably arrive here Saturday
morning, when arrangements will be
made for the funeral. Mrs. Lee and
| Mr.. Wallis youngest child arrived to-
night from Kibbey.
Mr.. Wall was born in Ireland about
As years ago. his parents being Scotch
His mother still lives in Edinburgh and
he has a brother in Minneapolis. HI
has been a resident of Montana for the
past 20 years. He was engaged In bust
ness in Butte for several years will
w. G.. Stark, now of Great Falls. La
ter he was president of the Clendenir
Lumber q Smelling company. operat
~
gained a state wide acquaintance. Fo
the past nine years he has been |
rancher at Kibbey and was one of tn
most public-spirited citizens OF North
ern Montana. He was married abou
~ years ago to a daughter of Judg
and Mrs. Lee. He was member o
the I. o. o. F. and the Masonic order
l. Attorney w. S. Murphy returned Q
day from Fort Benton. where he AM
! Attorneys Donovan and stanton o
Great Falls. are attending court. III
brings the news that John Curry wa
formally charged with the murder o
"Pike" Landusky, full particulars Q
which appeared in the Standard at tn
time, and was committed to Jail with
out bail All the contests of the cleo
ton of republican county officials wer
dismissed. There is a large docket
comprising nine criminal cases.
| John III. Green of Fort Benton. wa
| severely injured yesterday by his tear
running away and throwing mir
out.
Mrs. j. w. Tattan of Fort Bentor
who has been dangerously Ill for seN
eral weeks, is now reported out c
danger.