The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1909-07-09
MIXED Up IN A RUNAWAY
Maj. A. M. Anderson Meets
With a Very Painful
Accident.
GETS A COLLAR BONE BROKEN
The Excitement and Subsequent
Damages Occur at Rail
road Crossing.

Maj. A. NJ. Anderson met with
painful accident last Saturday after
noon, which easily might have resulted
far more seriously Maj. Anderson is
the right-Of-way man for the Great
Northern railroad. and had been in
Oroville off and on for fortnight en-
deavoring to close up contracts with
owners of land over which the Oroville-
Wenatchee branch must be built be-
tween this place and the north line of
the south half of the Colville Indian
reservation, on the east side of the Ok
anogad river. This business required
him to make frequent excursions down
the river, and Saturday morning he
started out for point some thirteen
miles south of Oroville, accompanied
by Jas. f. Forde, with John Lee as
driver. The gentlemen were success
full in their negotiations. where they
expected to encounter considerable
friction, and started home in high
spirits. The trip was devoid of Incl
dent or accident until the party reached
the very center of town. Where the
street crosses the railroad right-o way
are several parallel tracks. The team
had crossed all but the last trac, k com
ing north, when section hand came
along pushing handcar. The horses
took fright and whirled sharp around.
Mr.. Forde attempted to assist the driv-
er when the lines parted. The alright
ed animals darted off. Mr. Forde was
thrown out of the rig on one side. and
Mai. Anderson either attempted to
Jump or was thrown, out on the other.
Mr.. Forde escaped with only a few
slight bruises. but Maj. Anderson was
less fortunate. He struck on rail,
sustaining what proved to be on eX-
animation fracture of the right col
lar bone. He was also much shaken
up, and at first it was feared that he
had suffered internal injuries. He was
assisted to the passenger depot, and
Dr. f. S. Beale summoned, The doc
tor pronounced the hurt to be as stated
above, and dressed the injury tempor-
arily A special was made up and
Mai. Anderson was taken to Grand
Forks for treatment, and from thence
continued on to his home at Spokane
He bore his suffering with remarkable
fortitude, and felt thankful that he es-
capped without more serious injury, for
had he struck his head on the rail he
would probably have been killed. Al
ter dumping out the passengers the
horses continued their wild flight for
about mile, the driver sticking to his
perch. The team at last ran into the
Stanton correl and stopped. Neither
the driver, animals or vehicle sustain
ed particle of damage,
Mai. Anderson is exceedingly unfor-
tunate with horses. Some two years
ago he met with a frightful accident
in the shape of a runaway near Chelan.
At that time he was driving 10y him
self. The team became unmanageable
ami the major was thrown OUT among
the rocks. He was horribly injured,
one being knocked OUT: He was com
pelled to almost drag himself con
siderable distance before he could OBJ
tain assistance. He was laid up for
weeks, and for days his life hung by
thread. If this last experience does
not make him timid about driving be-
hind horses then he has far more nerve
than the average man.