Arizona republican., 1905-12-02
THE ROAD TO ROOSEVELT
A View of That Thoroughfare From
 Theatrical Standpoint.

about a week ago with a company of agreements in Mesa, Roosevelt Globe and possibly several towns in the southern part of the territory, returned to Phoenix Saturday night late Roose- welt being the only date the campany was able to fill. The reason for the company's cancelling it's dates was the disagreeable weather encountered and the flood in the vicinity of Roose . welt that made travelling to Globe from that point an impossibility. Tho Mesa date was cancelled owing to a storm in that city on the night of their appear ance.
 Besides the company's hard luck in the way it was treated by storms a runaway on the road from Mesa to Roosevelt added to its grief. An &C., count of the affair was at the time of the accident printed in The Republican as detailed by a Roosevelt corres- sopned who learned of the affair only from hearsay. The published account said the runaway was due to careless ness on the part of a man who was riding in the seat with the driver, who after the driver had entrusted the lines to him on alighting from the stage had tied them to the brake beam and he too alighted.
 This version of the affair Mr. Mars ton takes exception to and says he was in the seat with the driver up to the point of the runaway and when the stage stopped got off to the ground first and left the driver in the seat. He was followed to the ground, he says, by the driver who left the lines in the hands of no one; did not even set the brake nor take the precaution of stand ing near to the horses heads. The true story of the affair will no doubt be brought out in an action which MT. Marston will bring against the stage company for damages his wife having suffered, resulting from the overturn- ing of the stage. This suit MT. Mars ton says will be filed in a few days in the district court of this county.
 The damage sustained by MT. Mars ton was cut on the scalp. The com pany played two nights in Roosevelt al though the first night it was billed to appear 1t did not show by req son of tho fact that it was late in reaching the town.
 The ride after the accident occurred from Fish Creek to Roosevelt MT. Marston described yesterday as being one he will never forget no matter to what age he lives nor what narrowing experiences he may live to encounter. It will be remembered that the road along the section that would have to be travelled is narrow and often run ming close to the edge of embankments that drop over some hundred to two hundred feet. Along this road the stage found its way. The night was pitch dark and a rain was falling. The driver told MT. Marston he had never driven over the road before which fact added very little to the quieting of MT. Marston's nerves already strung to a high pitch by the runaway of a few hours before. To add to the serious ness of the situation two men who at this time were riding in the seat with the driver were in a frenzied condition having consumed a quart of squirrel brand whiskey just after leaving Fish Creek.
 They kept insisting that the driver should go faster. The driver insisted they were going fast enough and Mars ton about this time cared very little if the whole outfit tied up for the night and waited for daylight. The trip however ended without mishap further than the first accident due to the run away. The fact that the driver was making his first trip over the road will be referred to in the petition MT. Mars ton will file in his suit for damages against the stage company.
 Charles F. Berger, manager of the Doris theater and Mrs. Berger were on this Roosevelt outing and Mrs. Berger when she righted herself after the overturning of the stage was black and blue and confused. MT. Berger says that a trip over that scenic route is worth any mans while but he cannot see why any man should want to make it more than once. In his opinion it was fortunate for all concerned that the accident occurred where it did. There are, said he, many places along the route much worse. He saw several where if the stage had overturned there was no apparent reason why it should not roll for thirty days or more
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