Phoenix weekly herald., 1897-08-05
A TERRIBLE DEATH.
Garrets E. Anderson Dies in His
 Wife's Arms on the Desert.

Garrett E. Anderson, of Nav York, who have resided in this city since leet March, left here in one horse pheston for Gave Creek where son, who is sui feFing from consumption, had been stopping for some bime. The old folks desired to surpvlss their son by visiting him without notifying him of their com ing. They went as far ss Mr. l. N. TsyloI's residence on the Arizone canal that night and remained there until yesterday morning at five o'clock when they continued their journey.
 Yesterday afternoon about six o'clock Mr. J. A Moore, 8 mining man on his way to Phoenix from Cave Creeks the tracks of a buggy about three miles shie side of Cave Creek. The tracks showed that the vehicle had turned around at that point and mads zigzag tracks acroes the road as though the horse wss without driver. He St once became followed the tracks about ten miles when he osme upon Mir. and Mrs. An cersou in bheir buggy. Mr. Anderson. who is about sixty years old, was un- conscious while his wife was but little better. He immediately stopped and gave Mrs Anderson soms wsteE from his osnteen but was unable to t1rce any water between the lips of MT. Adder son. The horse was about famished for water, and he nnhar messed him, tied che buggy bshind his wagon and drove as fast as possible to the Arizona canal and to abe residence of MF. Taylor.
 When Mr. Moore first met them MP. Anderson was breathing very heavily and continued to do so until near the residence of Mr. Taylor when Mrs. An dersou told him that her husband wse breathing lighter. When they stopped went back 10 assiss them from the csr- piege it wss found thet MP. Anderson wss dead. The shook pEostrsted Mrs Anderson and messenger was sent to Phoenix for 8 physician and under t6ker.
 pr. Stroud responded and found that MT. Anderson was beyond all possible aid having been dead some hours Mrs. Anderson YVES in precsrious condition end 1t was impossible to move her. The serrible strain OF heF system under the hot sun without water, and then to be suddenly bsFesved of her husband was more than her physical condition could bear. Dr. Stroud is OF the opinion that within | couple days she will have recovered sufficiently to be brought to Phoenix end possibly accom- pany the remains Of her husbRnd to New York for burial
 Mrs. Anderson made the statement that when they left Phoenix for the visit to their son et Cave Greek they sppFehe nded 70 trouble. They expect ed to return to their New York home early next next week and wanted to bid sheiY Son goodbye. They had made the journey nicely until Mir. An derson became embued with the idea that they were not on the right road This idea worried him and though with in three miles of the Gave Greek ste- sion, he did not know it and turned the horse around to come back to Phoenix. Fearing that the horse would give ont bsfoze they could reach the Arizona canal they gave him ell the water they had in the canteen which apparently did him little OF no good and he would hardly move. Alt day they were on the desert, most Of the tims without water end they could not keep the horse in the road. the animal being apparently stupid.
 Dscsased is a retired capissllst Of New York and followed his son here to assist his mother in caring for him.
 The body is being embalmed by tbe Phoenix Undertaking Company end vii be taken east for burial es soon as the wife is able to travel