The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1895-04-11

On Thursday night of last week, while
Pat McAllster was trying to swing by
the rods of moving freight car on to the
break beam he lost his hold and fell on
the track, the wheels of three cars pass
ing over both legs. The accident occur
red near Toppenish and the injured man
was brought to this city and taken to St.
Elizabeth's hospital, where amputation
was resorted to the next dav in iruitless
attempt to save his life. McAllister was
dead game" borr owing and smoking q
pipe while he was being moved from the
depot to the hospital, and when the doc
tor spoke about changing his position,
previous to the operation, he lifted his
poor stump of leg, to which was hang
lower limb and foot, and waving it in the
air remarked that he was still able to
help himself He died the next day after
stating that he formerly lived i'll Canada,
was a laboring man and had worked for
some time on the Sunnyside canal, and
although he had about 81 he needed that
for food and had been trying to gain q
free passage from Pendleton to Seattle
when disaster overlook him. He was
buried at the expense OF the county.
Dr. M. &. Benedict, the eminent opti-
clan of Cleveland, Ohio, has stopped off
OF Nnrth NaEtraa bfa vatt1pn from tho
coast, and will remain until Saturday,
April ~. The doctor can be found at
the Hotel Yakima, where he has taken
quarters, or at Schindeler's jewelry store.
where those needing work in his line
will do well to give him a call. He
makes thorough examination OF the
eyes free of charge, and this unusual OPP
portunity should be appreciated and
taken advantage OF by the spectacle
wearers of this community. J. S. Lewis
& Co., the leading jewellers of Ogden,
Utah, speak very highly of the doctor,
who not only has splendid list of en-
dorsements and references from his home
headquarters, but from all the leading
opticians west of the Mississippi river.
Local references in regard to the ability
of DR.. Benedict as an optician can be
had of A. SCHNEIDER, the jewelsr.
The sheriff has been making an I'M
availing search for G. ID. Fleming, who
is wanted for debt. Fleming shipped
his household goods by freight, placed
his family on the train from lower
county station, and under cover OF night
drove four-horse team across the Sim
coe mountains EN- route for The Dalles.
He left quite a considerable Indebtedness
behind, including two-years subscrip-
ton account with THE HERALD.
J. Y. Miller has severed his connection
with the Republic, and expects to leave
in few days for Tacoma. He has not
fully decided his future plans, but antic-
ipates either going to the Sandwich Is
lands or returning to his former home in
Pennsylvania.
NJ. Atkisson, Thomas Cooper, Walter
j. Reed and others interested in the
Roslyn coal cases, arrived in the city We'd
nesday and the hearing has been re-
sumed at the land office.
q. S. Deputy Marshal Catron and
Commissioner Henton were Spokane
visitors on Saturday last, having business
before the U. S. circuit court. Mr.. Hen
ton returned on Monday.
We have reduced the price of the 81 %
fine French percale ladies shirt waists to
81. Our assortment is very complete.
Coffin Bros. 12-tf
Mrs. +. r. Reed left for Prosser We'd
nesday to meet her husband, who ar
rived there from the east on the following
day.