The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1895-12-10
d Accidents !
Horace Dodge Suffers the
Loss OF a Leg, and Phil.
BranCa Loses His
Left Hrm.

Horace Dodge, an old time resi-
dent of Bonanza, and proprietor
of the Dodge Hotel at that place,
was brought to Challis last We'd
nesday evening at z o'clock, by
a private conveyance, with his
left leg broken, by being kicked
by horse, at or near Bonanza
on the day previous. Mr.. Dodge
was taken to Mr.. Bomars' resi-
dence in this city, where he re-
ceived the tender care of rela-
tives and friends. DIR. Jacobson
was summoned at once to reduce
the fracture. The limb was swol-
len in such a manner that moth
ing could be done that evening,
but on the afternoon of the fol-
lowing day the Doctor made most
thorough examination and found
the limb shattered most hor-
rible above and below the knee,
and to set the limb was out of
the question, and it was found
necessary to amputate the limb
above the knee. The operation
was performed, which was very
skillful piece of work, but we
fear Mr.. Dodge will not survive
the shock owing to his advanced
years, and the limb being ampu-
tated so high up as it was actual
necessary. Had the limb been
in such condition that it could
have been taken off below the
knee, there would be favorable
chances of saving his life. This
is a terrible blow.
LATER Mr.. Dodge died at
twenty minutes to 3 O'Clock on
Saturday morning. December 9TH,
1895. Aged, 81 years. The
deceased was born at Burnham,
Maine, June 18th. 1888, and
settled in this. county in an early
day, and has been engaged in
hotel keeping in Bonanza for
many years, where he had won
many warm friends. Mr.. Dodge
was an honorable, upright and
warm hearted man, and had a
kind word for all, and the tender
est sympathy for the destitute
and needy, and was never known
to refuse any one food or lodg
ing. A highly esteemed citizen
has been called away without a
moments warning-yesterday in
in health and strength and to-
day a corpse-how sad ? The
deceased leaves in Challis to
mourn his loss-a wife and a
daughter-Mrs. A. G. Bomar, a
son; two brothers-Elden and
Alonzo Dodge, and a sister, Mrs.
A. Buffers. The deceased suf-
fered untold agonies, and was
unconscious at the time of his
death. The relatives have the
sympathy of the entire commu-
nifty in their bereavement. The
funeral services were held at the
Congregational Church in this
city, Sunday afternoon last at
1:30 o'clock, Rev. G. E. Mason
performing the ceremony. The
services were largely attended.
There is no DEATH An angel form
Walks DER the earth with silent tread
And bears our best beloved friends away
! And then we call them-dead.
On Wednesday night last Mr.,
Phillip Branca was brought to
Challis, a victim of an explosion.
He was doing assessment work
on a claim owned by himself
near the Skylark mine, and had
put in five shots, and after light
ing them had started to get out
of the tunnel, and was about 4C
feet away when the first shot
went off. This shot stunned
him, but he managed to get to q
point where there is quite curve
in the tunnel, and thought ht
was safe, but another shot wen
off, and he was struck by a fly
ing rock which glanced and hi
his left arm. The arm was
struck with such force by the
rock that it was shattered in {;
horrible manner above the elbow
DR.. Jacobson was called and saw
there was only one thing to do
and that was to amputate the
arm above the elbow, and tina
operation was performed by the
Doctor on Thursday morning
Mr. Branca survived the opera
ton. andis getting along Yer,