The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-06-25
ORTN
BARKER
SUFFERING
May Lose His Leg as Result
of Breyman Team Running
Away.
Brought to Albany Via Lyons
Where a Consultation Was
Held.
He BraveIy Went to the Res
cue of His Friends When in
No Condition TO Do So.

Orin Barker, manager Of the Grand
Opera House, and a prominent Odd
Fellow Of this city, who was injured in
the runaway last Friday, was reported to
be in a dangerous condition Monday
evening and was today taken toLyons on
a stretcher and conveyed to Albany on
the Corvallis & Eastern train.
Sunday afternoon bis leg began to turn
black and DR.. Byrd Of Salem decided
Monday that il would have TO be ampu-
tsted to save his life. The Odd Fellows
order Of Salem sent DR.. Byrd up to
Mehams Monday evening. A. T. Gil.
bert went up with his carriage and took
q. NJ. Parmenter along as a special nurse
for Mr.. Barker. VIM. Claggett went
with DR.. Byrd, and Claggett and Par
menter carried Mr.. Barkor to Lyons
this morning on stretcher.
The accident occurred Friday at 8 80
p. M, less than half mile this side Of
Mehama. The team was a new one but
supposed to be perfectly gentle. Break
ing the doubletree left them pulling the
rig with tongue town. In this way they
ran until the tongue struck an obstacle
aud overturned the carriage with
Mr.. and Mrs. Breymsn underneath,
both badly bruised, and Mr.. Barker
thrown into a fence corner He was
flung about twenty feet and his leg was
broken badly above the ankle, both
bones completely twisted off. 1t was
here his most terrible injury is thought
to have resulted from his trying to get
up and go TO the rescue of Mr.. and Mrs.
Breyman who we're calling for help.
Trying to 90 to their relief Mr.. Barker
made the break much worse and IL is
thought severed the arteries, the broken
and splintered bones piercing through
the flesh and bloodvessels. Mr.. and
Mrs. Breyman both sustained severe
bruises and internal injuries, but Mr..
Barker was thrown clear over the
dashboard aud completely stunned, but
as soon as he regained consciousness he
struggled manfully TO get to the carriage
and relieve his friends who are quite
advanced in years and were in pitiiul
condition, he not knowing but that they
were worse off than he was. In this
heroic effort to get IN them he hurt him.
self worse than the original fracture,
and the physicians who set his broken
bones probably did their best but the
limb will probably have to be sacrafced
TO savs his life. Mr.. and Mrs. Breymen
left Mehana at one o'clock today with
A. 7, Gilbert for Salem.
After arrival at Albany a consultation
was held and il twas decided that Mr..
Barker could be taken TO Salem for the
amputation. On arrival here he was
placed in one Of the open street cars, pro-
yided especially for him and taken TO the
Salem hospital where the operation will
be performed this evening. A large
crowd Of MIR. Barker's friends we're pres
ent when the train arrived and there is
universal feeling of sympathy for him in
his misfortune.
II lie the judgement Of DIR. Byrd that
Mr.. Barker's limb will have to be amp
utated between the knee and the thigh.
rs the lower part of the member is
entirely dead and turned black, Mr..
Barker has shown great pluck since the
accident, and has at times shown as
little concern about the whole matter az
though someone else we're hurt.