The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-02

message to The Missoulian from
Drummond tells of the way I'm which
the news nj the death of Mr.. and Mrs.
Mcdonald was received
Special to The Daily MiHsnulian
Drummond, Aug i.-Confu.gation or
the report that J. ~. MeUonaii had
been killed in the wreck of Satm day
on the Occur d'Alene electric line We
received today The first news was
/ brought to Drummond this morning by
the daily papers, but all OF them had
the initials wrong. stating that A. II
| Mcdonald had met his death. 1t was
| hoped for time that there was a
mistake somewhere, but later in the
( day kilograms from Occur d'Alene con-
I firmed the news reports and told Of
Mrs. McDonald's fate also. Both were
we'll known and highly esteemed rest
/ dents.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Mcdonald were born
and reared In Bruce county, Ont. and
soon after their marriage moved I"
{ Duluth, where they lived for eight
/ years. II was in this city that they
/ met the M&ngler family. whose guests
I they were a the time of the aCcidcns.
I When the Mcdonald family came tn
/ Montana. Mr. Mcdonald entered the
/ employ of the Northern Pacific. First.
/ he was stationed at Bonita. where he
was employed as pumper. After sew
1 eraI years at Bonita, Mr.. Mcdonald
/ was transferred to Bearmouth and
! from that town to Drummond. he COM
/ ing To this place about five years ago.
Mr.. Mcdonald had received leave
of absence and. with his wife, was
on his way tn the Alaska Yukon Pa
/ cifie exposition. Both had heard tina,
/ the Mangler family had also come west
and was living in Spokane. and, NOT
even knowing the address Of their
/ friends, stopped at Spokane tn find
/ them. Yesterday "A messagee to friends
/ In Drummond said that happy re-
union had been effected and that both
/ families We're enjoying themselves
greatly.
! The news of the accident and the
report of the death Of their parents
came as n crushing blow To the chill
/ dren, relatives and friends of Mr.. and
/ Mrs. Mcdonald. but to none more
/ cruelty than to Miss Flo Mcdonald. Il
E daughter, who knew nothing of the fate
of her father and mother until she re-
turned late this evening from u fish
ing trip. made with number of young
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs Mcdonald leave two
/ daughters, Mrs. Frank Morse and Miss
Flo Mcdonald. both of Drummond. NJ
Wyie of Drummond and |. II. Wyle Of
/ Hamilton are brothers of Mrs. Melon
/ aid and Alex Mcdonald of Butte Is Ii
brother of Mr.. Mcdonald
( Spokane. Aug. 1.-The number Of
dead as the result of the head-on col
Iision of two electric trains on the
Occur d'Alene & Spokane railroad last
evening totals l. and the number of
injured about 1o2. with 40 cases seri-
Gus. The wreck occurred at Caldwell.
Idaho. ii small station % miles east of
Spokane. Many persons from eastern
states were on the trains. having come
10 Spokane To register far the Indian
land opening.
The Dead.
The official list Of dead and injured
was given out tonight. The dead:
ORVILLE PUTERHAUGH. Elkhart.
Ind.
W j. HOUSE. Scotia. Wash.
WILLIAM wONSETTE. Harrington.
Wash.
4. T.. WHITLEY. Memphis, Tenn,
WILLIAM WARD. Wenatchee. Wash.
JOHN VERNE. springfield. Mo.
nALLIE GOLDEN. Spokane.
W. \. DAHLQCIST. EstervilIe,
Iowa.
J. c. cox. Medical Lake. Wash
J. u. M'DONAiD. Drummond. Mont
MRS. ]. u. M'DONALD. Drummond,
Moat
FRED M'GARRY. Spokane.
Missouls Man Hurt.
Among the injured arr many Who
live i'm states east uf here. Their names
as given in the official list follow:
Daniel Carmuds. i6l9 Union avenue.
Chicago. double fracture of left leg
and internal injuries; +, \. Waters,
Pleasant Lake. \, D., both legts
broken: Guy Tombleson. MuIlenvilie.