The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-20
SKULL FRACTURED
Lee H. Battle in a Criti-
cal Condition.
Result Of Collision of Buggy With
Street Car. F. N. Weston Also
Hurt. Educational and Other
News.
News.
(SpeciaI 20 News and Observer


Greensboro. N. c., Aug. 19.-While
Lee II. Battle, cashier of the City Ma
tional Bank, and L. M. Weston, archi-
tcct, were driving down Westlnarket
street this morning, their horse sud
denly dashed across the street car
track Immediately in front of car 60
ing twenty miles an hour. Both were
hurled from the buggy, falling on the
hard street Mr.. Battles head struck
the pavement and his skull was 1rac-
tured, physicians attending him saying
he is in d, comatose state vet, but CIV
ing no statement as to his exact con-
dition. Mr.. Weston was badly bruised
and lacerated and his collar bone
broken. The vehicle was completely
wrecked, but the horse, aside from
being skinned up, was little hurt. No
blame attaches to the motorman or
conductor OF The car as the accident
was Cl'aI.y unavoidable. Very Sat
concern is felt for the injured men,
especially for Mr. Battle, whose con-
dition at o'clock was reported crit
ical, the only consolation given by
physicians being that in cases like his
it took some time to await develop
ments before giving definite opinions.
Mr.. Battle, besides being cashier of
the bank, is foremost in many other
financial enterprises here, and is prom
inent in banking circles all over the
country having been once president of
the North Carolina State Bankers AS
ISOLATION.
The accident occurred in front of
the residence of p. ID. Gold, Jr, and so
near Mr. Battles own residence he was
taken Immediately there.
Physicians say Mr.. Battles condi-
II ioh
he is very dangerously hurt. He has
aroused from stupor to a certain en-
tent and they think there is an inn
provement in his general condition.
1t was feared that there was an inter-
nal fracture but this fear is dispelle'l
Blood gas been coming from his right
ear but his situation is not SO alarming
as it was this afternoon, and there
is a decided ground for hoping thIt
he will recover, the doctors assert.
Architect Watson is doing very well
McEwing Dying.
Col. r. " Hackett, of Wilkesboro,
who was here today going to Raleigh,
reported that Jesse McEwing was said
to be dying at the home of his brother
in-law, Dr. Turner. when he left. This
young man, the son of eX-SheriH Nc
Ewing of Wilkes, was sentenced to Jail
at the last term of the Federal court
ON a plea of guilty of blockading Ii
uuor He was allowed the freedom
Of the town by the taller and went out
once too often, being next heard of
sick with typhoid fever in Texas He
was brought back before he was too
sick to travel and by advice of the
court authorities was taken to the
home of Ills brother-in-law Doctor
Turner, instead of 10 the Jail. He has
been carefully nursed, and it was
thought that he was convalescent, but
relapse set in, from which it is said
he could not recover. Yesterday, by
consent of Judge Boyd, on Geographic
request of the sheriff, his brother.
Robert McEwing, who is in Jail serv-
ing 4 sentence for the same offense
was permitted to go to the bedside OF
the dying man. 1t Will be remember
ed that the sheriff Of Wilkes was in
dicted by the last grand jury for per-
hitting the escape of young ewing,
and that more recently the jai!er was
removed for allowing privileges con-
trary to Federal regulations To other
prisoners ever since the Indictment. !
Secretary of the State Audubon So
ciety, T. Gilbert Pearson, has secured
suite of offices in the new City Ma
tional Bank building and has appoint
ed Miss Leila StyrOn, OF New Bern, as
bis stenogra pher and office assistant
L. fcdTSOll HIS just iClulnCu iiOi'
n trip on the eastern shore and reports
that people theer are delighted with
the value of the law. BY protecting
the breeding places Of sea birds, he
SAYS the numbers have enormously in
creased in two seasons. Last year
over 1000 birds were reported as
raised on the beach, where there were
rot more than 5000 before the game
wardens began their work of patroll-
ing the grounds during the nesting
season, The fishermen are especially
proud to see the birds coming back in
such numbers, contending that they
bring back the fish.
Mr. Charles l.. Van Noppen left for
New York yesterday to place in his
publishers hands copy for the first vol
| ume Of The Biography of Eminent
! North Carolinians'' formerly denomi-
mated MEN of Mark" This volume
will appear about the first of October.
| 1t will contain sketches of sixty noted
| men who lived prior to 1850 and sixty
who were on the stage of prominent
| action subsequent to that period of
| the States history.
State Normal College Matters.
There was a meeting of the execu-
| five commiteo of the State Normal and