The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-08
THREE OF THE FOUR DEAD
Carl Sarchet Lives to Tell the
Story of the Sad Affair.
HEGSTRUM THIRD VICTIM
How the Men Started to Drink Wood
Alcohol and the Terrible Effects 1t
Produced-A Double Fu-
neral To-Day.

!, OF the four men who drank freely of
wood alcohol Friday at Moose lake,
only one lives to tell the story of the
sad affair Charles Hegstrum died
Sunday morning about / o'clock at the.
lake and his remains were taken TO
Philpsburg, where they will be buried
by the Granite Miners union, of which
organization Hegstrum was MEM
Der.
Carl Sarchet, the only survivor of the
quartette. arrived in Anaconda last
evening about O'Clock in company
with Thomas Fleming.
Yesterday coroner's jury composed
of A. Slaughter, ID. G. BroWneil,
Thomas Boand ID. r. Crosswhite, Ben
Casper and c. w. Haynes, listened to
testimony in the case of Joseph Short,
who died en- route to this city. The
witnesses were Al Stevens, J. E. Wal
ton, Thomas McGrath and Mr.. Dallas.
Their testimony differed only in minor
details from the account published in
the Standard. The most important
witness, Mr.. Sarchet, did not reach the
city in time for the inquest. However,
it is very probable that his evidence
would not have caused to be changed
the verdict of the jury, which was:
From the evidence given, the jury is
of the opinion that his death was
caused by an overdose of wood alcohol.
Last evening a Standard reporter
called at the residence of Mr.. Talbot,
where Mr. Sarchet is stopping. and
obtained from him the following
account of the affair that has set in
motion all kinds Of rumors. Mr.. Sar-
chet gives an intelligent recital of facts
connected with the disastrous event:
Last Friday Lacy, who had Just
come from Anaconda, was feeling the
effects of liquor having drunk to a
great extent while in the city, and he
showed evidences Of having drunk on
the return trip. He was feeling sore;
his head was bruised, showing that he
had probably fallen down while in
drunken condition. He asked me If /
had any alcohol. / said that | had, and
/ went to my cabin and got some-only
small amount, probably half pint.
This was in the morning. Walton and
William Mulholland We're there and each
If them took a drink. Later / sent
Hegstrum after more alcohol and he
brought back nearly a pint. Before
this ! had not drunk any, but said to
the boys: If this is good enough for
you to drink | guess I'll try some, too.
We drank all of that bottle, and soon
afterwards we prepared dinner and all
ate heartily, none of US being in the
least intoxicated.
After dinner one of the boys sug-
gested making some eggnog. So we beat
up a lot of eggs and sugar and when a
man wanted q drink he would put some
enough alcohol to make what he con-
siderd a fair drink of eggnog For this
Hegstrum and ! went after alcohol and
brought back about two pints. BY 6
O'Clock this amount was disposed OF IN
the mixture. About o'clock Hegstrum
ana l AGAIN went after more aleohoi,
ana TINS time got about tWo-thlrds OF q
pint. All or TINS was not drunk. l
drank none OF the last bottle Muihoi-
lana came IN ana TOOK drink from TINS
last bottle
We retired at about or 10 O'Clock
as was our custom. ! slept IN the cabln
with the other boys About : o clock IN
the morning Lacy and Snort were
seized with violent vomiting. rms
awakened me and | was at once selzed
with an attack OF stomach acne L
fortunately secured fellef III way the
others could not, and 10 this tact | owe
my lie. Inc other men could not throw
OH the drug, out the pam seemed 10
leaNe them allef Whlie. ABOUT
O'Clock, Wneh got UP out o. pea, l
kindied hfe IN the stove anu left the
boys sieeLlus, anu went 70 my caoli.
Went 10 beu again ana was aroused az
o clock ana loia lnai Lacy was dedd.
hurried pack 10 the eaDln ana iound
seNefal Oh the men OF me camp there.
Hegstfula Was quite SICK put snort
appeared TO pc as Well as L was. 1
was very weak ana unaple 10 90 any
thlng IN Inc way OF assisting III the
preparation TOT the removal OF Lacy
poay
iegstfum grew worse until ne died
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