The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-30
LOST THEIR ONLY SON
Lathrop Dunn Wallace Killed by
Baseball.
HE DIED IN A FEW HOURS
A Hot Liner From the Bat Struck
Him in the Back of the
Head-The Boys Were
Practicing.

By most singular, most distressing
mishap which happened Friday evening
to Lathrop Dunn Wallace, Mr.. and Mrs.
r. B. Wallace of 513 East Mercury
street We're deprived of their only son.
While practicing with the High School
and Butte Business College baseball
clubs he was struck by batted ball and
SO badly injured that he died in few
hours.
Young Wallace was a member of the
High School club, which is in training
for game with the Helena High
School team next week. The boys. with
members of the business college nine,
had practice Friday evening on
vacant lot near the Clarence hotel
Lyman Royce, the well-known young
mail carrier and bicyclist, was batting
to the field and young Wallace stood
behind him to catch the ball as it was
thrown in. Royce CHANGED to bat up
little f1y, which only went a few yards
out, and Wallace ran out to catch it,
He secured the ball and, turning
around, said to the batsman, "Ill pitch
you one Suiting action to the word,
he pitched the ball to Royce, who struck
it with fair swing of his bat and
with great force. 1t was the hottest
Kind of liner, so hot that Wallace did
not care to try to take it, but instead
attempted to dodge. He had but an in
stant's time and merely bent his head
down. expecting the ball to pass over,
but he did not duck low enough and the
ball caught him in the back of the head
just back of and below the left ear.
Instantly blood started from the nose
and his companions knew he was badly
hurt They helped him to his home and
DR.. Cowperthwaite was summoned. The
boy remained conscious. but was sink
ing rapidly when DR.. Cowperthwaite
arrived. The physician recognized at
once that the youth was probably IA
tally injured and at once summoned
Drs. Murray and Norcross to his assist
ance. The three physicians consulted
and did all that medical skill could do
to save the lads life, but the skull was
fractured at the base and the brain
badly injured. There was no means of
stopping the escape of the fluids
through the fracture and the learned
men and the unfortunate young mans
family We're compelled to sit by and
watch his life slowly ebb away He
remained conscious to the last and
bravely endeavored to console his
heartbroken mother. father and sister.
l'He passed away at half-past 2 o'clock
in the morning. The mother was at
tending the Crttenton meeting at the
Auditorium and knew nothing of the
sad mishap to her son till she returned
home from the meeting. BY that time
it was certain the boy could not live
and the fact was broken to her as gent
ly as possible. Her grief was something
distressing in the extreme.
The death of the unfortunate boy was
one of the saddest chronicled in many
a day He was just coming Is and was
one of the most promising of this years
graduating class of the high school ETe
was exceedingly bright and very popu-
lar among his choolmates.
The bereaved family has the heart
felt sympathy Of wide circle of friends
and acquaintance, who deeply regret
the strange mishap which carried off
the young man before his time.