The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-10
TWIN BRIDGES AFFAIRS 0
ON THE BLIND BAGGAGE
Turner Fell Off and Got His Leg
Crushed.
ALL NIGHT UNDISCOVERED
An Iron Constitution Was All That
Kept Him From Death-1t Was
Terrible Fight to Keep
Awake.

Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Dillon, Nov. S-Carl c. Turner met
with a most unfortunate accident near
Grayling, 16 miles south of here, Mon
day night. He is a cook by profession
and halls from Des Moines, Iowa. He
and his wife were en- route to Butte,
she riding in the passenger and he on
the blind baggage, for money was
scarce with them and it stood them in
hand to save in whatever way the OPP
portunity presented itself.
All went well with them and the trip
was being made in good shape until
about midnight Monday night, when,
through the 'chillness of the night,
which numbed him and made him
sleepy, he was forced to loose his hold
and fell off the platform. In some
manner he fell under the train and the
wheels of the cars passing over his left
leg, severing it between the knee and
ankle.
This was about midnight, and the
night was bitterly cold. stiff breeze
blowing steadily down the canyon and
chilling him to the marrow. All night
long he lay there in the darkness, help
less, his iron constitution alone stand
ing between him and death. Shortly
after daylight the south bound passen-
SCI Gdiile ny, anu III the nope OIL at
tracing the attention of the engineer
he held up in the air the bleeding
stump, with the foot dangling to it by
few ligaments, as signal of distress.
But the engineer did not see it and the
train sped on, leaving him in his mis-
cry and lonesomeness.- Shortly before
the northbound train, due here at 1905,
passed he was found by Walter James
and George Stewart, who tagged the
passenger and the unfortunate man
was brought to town and placed in the
county hospital, where the mangled
limb was amputated, the operation be-
ing performed by DR.. Bond, the county
physician
Mr.. Turner had made an agreement
with his wife that when she reached
Butte she was to find place to stop
and then to hotify him through the
postoffice where to find her. In the
hope of locating her the postmaster and
chief of police were telegraphed to, and
it is expected that she will arrive in
Dillon this evening. Mr.. Turner bore
up under his trouble bravely, but al
most broke down when telling his story
t the depot yesterday. He said it was
the hardest battle of his life to fight
off the terrible drowsiness which kept
stealing on him throughout the night.
But he knew full well that to go to
sleep meant to die, and he threshed is
arms and hobbled around as best he
cOulQ I'LL nelp 1lndlly came 10 MS res
cue. and thus kept his blood in circu-
lation and life in his body.
A few evenings ago the members of
Company E, First Montana infantry,
United States volunteers, held a meet
ing at which it was determined to make
arrangements to perpetuate the organi-
"a tion of the company. and a meeting
looking to that end viii be held in the
near future. .ror, d.,
M. A. Fyhrie was elected as custo
dian of the keys to the city of Dill
lon and the elegant banner presented
to the boys on soldiers day" Among
the trophies brought back from the
Philippines by the company is a six
inch shell. A silver plate has been put
upon it and the following inscription
is being engraved thereon: Presented
to the Citizens of Dillon, Montana, by
Company E, First Montana infantry,
U. S. V. Found in San Lazora ceme-
terry, Philippine Islands Fired Over
First Montana Infantry. U. S. v. by
U. S. Monitor Monadnock, Feb. o. 1899. .
AT the next regular meeting of the
city council the shell will be presented
to the city, with the compliments of
Company E, as a memento of the war
in the Philippines. ~
Beaverhead county can boast of the
richest Chinaman in the state. His
+ name is Thomas Haw. is an old-timer
of this section, pays $64719 taxes this
year and comes nearer being an Ameri-
can citizen in practice than many who
have that right. He Is engaged in the
sheep business, and is well known and
liked throughout the state.