Bisbee daily review., 1907-11-20
Torn TO PIECES,
Miner AT LAST
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Fred Anderson, Who Lost Both
Eyes and Was Wounded All
Over By Blast Is Relieved
By Death Angel,
phoenix Democrat.)

phoenix Democrat)
Death ended the terrible sufferings
nj Fred Anderson % O. On e>'~1r>-l. 49,.
morning Anderson is the second vic.
tim of the recent mine explosion in
the Banker mine, near Wendendale,
in which W. NJ. Sayre received in
jnries that resulted in his death in n
few hours.
Anderson has made one OF the
bravest and hardest fights against
death that the nurses in the Sisters
hospital have ever Witnessed For
weeks he has lived without the sight
Of either eye, and with his body ter.
ribly bruised and lacerated.
When first brought to the hospital
the attending physicians feared that
he could live but a few hours. As h
continued from day to day the chance
Of his recovery became better, and
the first of this week ii was thought
he would pull trough.
So hopeful were the physicians OF
his recovery against frightful odds
that they were planning to save 10
him the sight OF one eye, its condi-
ton indicated during the past f5Nx
days that the sight might be restor I'd
Anderson was more hopeful taan he
had been.
Early this morning the patient Re-
gan to show signs of sinking and IL
physicians were summoned. They
worked with him during the morning,
but he continued to sink, growing
weaker until death eased his suffer,
ings at $3.50 o'clock.
With his companion, Anderson was
working in a tunnel OF the Bunker
mine. They had just started to fire
a round of holes when, because of a
defective fuse or some reason not
clearly understood, one of the holes
exploded, the others following short
~ after.
Andersen was further away from
the explosion than his companion, and
though terribly injured, managed to
crawl out OK the tunnel, where he
was found by miners attracted by the
explosion. His companion was knock
ed senseless, being thrown. upon a
pile of rock. where he lay helpless
and received the full effect OF the sue
ceeding explosions.
When found at the mouth of the
tunnel AndersonS first words to his
rescueTs were to enter the tunnrI anu
rescue his partner, who needed as
sistance worse than he did They
went in as directed.
Anderson and Sayre were brought
to Phoenix at once and placed in the
Sisters hospital, the latter dying
shortly after without recovering con
! seriousness. His funeral was held al
WickenEUrg, his brother coming from
| there to Phoenix with him.
Hardly a square inch on the face
and front of AndeTsOn's body was moi
! bruised and torn by the small parti
Giles of rock hurled in his direction by
the explosion. 1t was necessary for
I the physicians to remove one of his
eyes shortly after he was brought
here. the rest OF his face being sad
/ Iy disfigured.
DR.. Wiley stated this afternoon thar
never before since he began to prac
tice medicine has he had charge OF
a patient whose vitality eqUalIed tina,
| Of Anderson He refused to take OPT
ates. prefeTTiug to suffer great agony
When first brought here Anderson
cOuTted death, begging the nurses &c
/ let him have a gun and end his SUI
ferings. Recently he became more
hopeful and wanted to live.
The EGm2ins haEa- haan-alanld- in
! charge of Easterling & Whitney. who
| are today telegTaphing 10 friends and
! relatives before deciding what dispO
! sitiOn to make Of the body.