The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-11-01
S, T, ALEXANDER STRUCK
BY A FALLING BOULDER
Particulars OF the Fatal Accident at Victoria Falls
to the WeI-known i1onouIan..-Had Fore
bodins Of Disaster

Further particulars of the death OF Mr. Samuel r. Alexander
received in letter by his daughter Annie
Victoria Falls On Sept 9TH Mr. Alexander and his daughter
Bulawayo and thence rode the grave Of Cecil Rhodes
Matapao The air cool exaratng but Mr. Alexander
seemed little depressed and said that he felt fobodng of
disaster In the evening they took the for Victoria Falls
and there arrived the following morning
In the afternoon, Sept Sth) they walked take their
Alexander again spoke of his fore
bodgs and carefully informed his daughter where find his letters
credit and the tickets for their the steamer to leave
Capetown for England on Sept 2S.
The morning o'clock they crossed by cable over
the cam the Zambes obtain better view of the Falls at
the opposite shore They observed that constructing
foundation for bridge and throwing rocks and earth into the canyon
but they thought nothing of it. Finding trail leading into the
ravn called Palm Grove they descended by it. at IL o'clock to
the falls from below Mr.. Alexander much interested in
comparing Falls Niagara He thought divided to
grand very beautiful The trail very rocky, but Mr.
Alexander skipped ahead like boy calling to his daughter to
follow
They had Just cambeed great bouders look
terminus the waterfall when they observed small rocks
falling down the precpce about 25o feet high directly above
They instantly turned and the daughter ahead Looking
she leaning railing watching herself and her
father When they had about so yards and seemed TO be out
leaning against rock eight feet distant observing her Some
thing caused her look and she boulder about three
feet thick bounding toward her 1t seemed likely by at
little distance but striking rock veered and struck her fathers
foot and she found him writing the ground She called to the
above for help ard him. Three of them quickly
rived with bardas and Mr. Alexander said to his daughter
"his ends Annie; old stand
ton The bound up his foot and bore him bamboo hut
ridge and there they waited for doctor Mr. Alexander
said to his daughter rs this dream realy? and again
glad that l. and that struck When the
doctor arrived he dressed the and stopped the bleeding which
had been prouse Mr. Alexander then borne strecher
by six negroes his daughter walking by his side the home of
the doctor He suffered much and complained of They
walking deep sand through dary of burnt brush
and the distress of his daughter made slow progress Mr.
Alexander finally carried into neat little bamboo house
the doctors PREMISES and there the amputation performed
with administration OF coroorm and with the aid OF white
assistants The daughter remained with him during the operation
and continued with him afterwards alone while errand boy
outside the door Once the doctor and administered
strynne hvpodermicalv but Mr. Alexander gradually grew
weaker and died at half past the morning, Sept
The funeral conducted by Mr. Sykes the Commissioner
Livingstone miles Victoria Falls and burial
small graveyard which fenced with bamboo and onamented
with large shade trees.