The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-10-24
MOST DISTRESS
ING ACCIDENT /!
Stage (Oa(h Turns Over, Badly
lajuring Three Lady Plssen,
9ers--An Unavoidable Atd,
dent.

IA ttfN Cast W1uuh hGutEk AtakG Il
Tuesday noon, when going down the
divide on the other side OF the range.
There we're some halt dozen passen-
gers on the stage, the male passen-
gers escaping with only minor |
bruises. The three lady passengers
were very badly injured. Mrs. VIII
liam Snow suffered broken collar |
bone, limbs badly sprained and min. |
or bruises; Miss Nenos burke broken
collar bone and knee badly sprained;
Mrs. Pearl Andrews Lev broken In
two places, nose broken and lip badly
cut.
A representative Of The Recorder
has taken the trouble TO interyiew
DIR. Whitwell who was immediately
called to attend 10 the injured and
one or two other parties who were on
the stage at the time OF the accident,
and they all concur In the opinion
that 1t was one of Those unavoidable
accidents for which no one is u
blame. There are several different
reports as TO the manner In which
the trouble occurred, but the facts
are as follows: When going down
the divide the stage was rough
locked, and every known precaution
was made To make the descent safe.
When just over the brow Of the hill
the shoe struck a stone, permitting
| the wheel TO jump out Of the shoe.
| Going up this side OF the divide
there are six horses attached 10 the
stage which are not changed until
the stage reaches Midway. No team
can hold the heavy coach going down
this steep grade, even with the as
sistance of the brake on the coach.
The driver managed 10 keep the
| teams In the road, even with the tire.
mendous momentum OF the vehicle.
When near the bottom OF the hill the
road makes IA turn, which was made
successfully. ii Is said the driver
attempted To run the horses into
patch Of brash. which wonlo have
tendency to check the headiong speed
OF the coach.
Al this point The stage struck u
rock and was overturned, Mrs. An
drews and Mis-. Snow landing under
the coach. 1t is evident that these
two ladies were attempting TO jump
when the coach turned over. IL IN
said that Mrs. Andrews grabbed her
+ little girl when about 10 make the
Jump but Mr.. Duclose who was ON
the coach, grabbed the girl out Of her
arms rs the jump was made otherwise
the chances are that the little girl
would have been killed.
The injured ones were taken 70
Midway, about a mile and half
from the scene Of The accident and
were made as comfortable as the con.
ditions wonlo admit aud DIR. Whit.
well was at once telepboned for. The
distance being near forty miles from
here the doctor did not reach there
until late In the evening, and the
accident occurring soon after the
noon hour. The injuries were
dressed and the patients made rs
comfortable as possible and special
conveyance started yesterday morn
Ing with Mrs. Andrews aud Miss
Burke for this place. Mrs. Snow
preferred TO remain a. Midway until
she IL better able uo travel. The in-
iurIes Of the two ladies' brought bere
were so serious that 1t was deemed adj.
yisable IN have them under the con-
tinuous care of physician. The
team arrived befe last night Dr.
whitwell coming through with the
injured women, keeping them under
the influence of morphine while max.
ing the trip.
Mrs Andrews Is the most seriously
injured. as her Ieg wss broken In two
places. the broken bones proiruding
through the tiesb, tesides the injur.
les to her face. Mrs. Andrews II
now at the home Oi Mt. sBd Mrs. y.
A. Hagen, aod Miss Burke was TAX
en- 10 ser home near town where tbeJ
, will have the hest Of care
While neither the driver nor th,
stage company are iB any manner Z,
blame for the accident, Jet the,
have given orders that the injured
parties should bs.e every possible
care and the company sould stant
: the expense Manager Horn ila
done everything postil,is for the relic
OF tie injured persons While tlsen
II an attempt in spme quarters y
Z bold sone one to blame for the scci
S dent. yet The passengers. 10 far a
4 we hare been able &c learn. eronerst
d the diver for any csfelessness- Thl
= moruing Mrs. Andrews and Mis-
J. Burke are getting along a. zeli .
Is could be expected, considering IN
e seriousness OF their injuries
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