The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-06-30

Charley to the city, where he told
about Battams' plight and where he
could be found.
His Spine Dislocated.
Smiths ambulance was secured and
several men went to where Battams
lay. He was brought in and taken
to St. Vincent's hospital, where Doc
tors Rinehart and Lindsey made an
examination. They found the lower
part Of his body paralyzed, caused
by a dislocation of the articulation OF
the third and fourth cervical, and
also evidence of internal hemorrhage.
Owing to shock it was deemed mad
visable to do more than afford tempo
rary relief to the injured man and
arrangements were made to operate
on him yesterday morning, the inten-
tion being to place him in sling and
reset the dislocated portions of the
vertebra.
Battams was conscious and talked
..
be in little pain and was confident
of his recovery. In the evening he.
was visited again by the physicians
and told them how the accident oc-
Cured. When they left him he was
cheerful and made some joking re-
marks about himself Toward morn
ing he began to fail, however, and
died about o'clock. He was con-
| scious to the last and said that his
injury was the result of an accident.
In consequence of this it was decided
| tnat an inquest would not be neces-
sary.
| Night Of Anxiety.
When Battams and the boy left the
Erwin ranch at Roundup word was
sent by telephone to Mr. Burton of
their coming. After they left Buckey's
he was called again and Mr.. Buckley
informed him of their departure from
there. They were expected to arrive
about 9 or 10 o'clock and Mr.. Bur-
ton was down town to meet them.
When they failed to put in an appear
ance at the expected time, Mr.. Burton
began to grow uneasy and placed him
ey. The latter was surprised when
1 told that Battams and the boy had not
reached the city and said that they
had been gone long enough to have
enabled them to complete their jour-
ney
Mr.. Burton secured a team and
several of his friends did likewise
and drove, in the direction they knew
the two would come. With but little
difficulty they struck the trail made
by them and followed it through all
it's windings While the search was
still on the boy was brought to town,
which was about 8 o'clock Sunday
/ morning.
The nights experience had COM
pletely unnerved the little fellow and
was with the utmost difficulty that
he could relate his story and then
only piecemeal The wound in his
hand was found to extend from about
the middle of the outer edge of the
palm to almost the tip of the small
finger, where the bullet made its
exit None of the bones was broken
and only short time will be required
for the injured member to heal.
4 Battams' Brother Arrives.
AS soon as the full extent OF Battams'
injuries was ascertained telephone
message was sent to Erwin's ranch
and courier was dispatched from
there to the Asbridge & Battams
ranch to notify Mr.. Asbridge and also
brother of the injured man. The
brother, Glare, arrived yesterday
morning.
William Battams was about SO
years old and one of the old settlers
of the county. He was of English
birth and single.
The body was removed last evening
to the Burton residence, North Thir.
J, tieth street, from where the funeral
will be held tomorrow afternoon at
2 o'clock.
Cut flowers for all occasions con