Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-08-10
ARCHIE ANDERSON
 MEETS HIS DEATH
Run Over by Engine
 Near Depot.
Arm and Leg Crushed and Death Follows AmputatiOn-Deceased
 Was a Respected Citizen.

Last Wednesday night about 500
 one of the saddest accidents took place that has happened in this city for a long time. Archie Anderson, one of the most popular young men of Yavapai county, who was employed at the railroad machine shops, was riding on the steps of one of the engines that was switching inc the yards and had looked back to speak to some one whom he had just passed when he struck a railing that is around the platform at the yard store house. The blow dazed him, aud losing his hold on the engine he fell Io the ground and in some manner his right leg and arm fell across the rail, the big drives of the engine passing over them and crushing them 'iE horrible manner. He was at once picked up and an express wagon which was standing near was called and and he was taken as fast as pos sible to Mercy hospital where Dr. McNaIly, the railroad surgeon, and three other surgeons were summoned. As soon as they saw his condition they were satisfied nothing could be done to save his life and his wife was sent for with all haste. She arrived a few minutes later and the wounded man, who realized from the first that he could not live, greeted her and asked to have the baby brought ct once. The baby was sent for but by the time it arrived the surgeons had placed the sufferer under the inufience or auesthetics and begun the task of re- moving the crushed limbs in the hope of saving his life. For three hours they worked with him and wheE they to restore him to conscious ness it was seen that the loss of blood and the terri ble shock had done their work and although he partially re- gained consciousness he soon passed away and his sufferings were over.
 His body was taken in charge by H. M. Maus & Co.,, and prepared for burial. His relatives in Los Angeles xere teIegraphed for but owing to the washout on the Santa Fe they could not arrive in time for the funeral, which took place Friday afternoon, and were later wired not to start.
 The funeral was one of the largest that has been seen in this city for a long time. Services were held at the Catholic church and that building could not begin to hold the people who came.
 The deceased was one of the promi nent members of the Volunteer fire department and that organization turned out in large body. The hose cart of the O. K. company was ap- propriately draped in black and white and the casket was carried in the cart which was drawn by about fifty mem bers of the company, all in full uni form. This was very pretty and touching tribute to their departed member. The funeral procession was led by the members of the A. O. U. W. lodge, of which the deceased YVES master workman at the time of his death and an honored mem Der. Tie Eagles band followed after the A. O. U. w. and with muffied drums, played a funeral dIrge. Besides the thirty or forty carriages there were hundreds of people went to the cemetery on foot, determined to pay their last sad respects to the memory of a noble man who had been cut down so sud denly in the very bloom of his man. hood when all seemed so bright and hopeful for the future.
 Besides the members of his own family he leaves a wife and baby daughter to whom the sympathy of the entire community has gone out in their terrible loss.