Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-10-02
ruARLEs MYERS AND HIS MOTH
I'd VICTIMS OF BAD ACCIDENT
ON HARPSTER ROAD.
BOTH SUSTAIN BROKEN NECK
Neighing of Imprisoned Horse Attracts
Help to Scene of Double Tragedy
Funeral Held Yesterday.

Mrs. Mary E. Myers and Charles A.
A. Myers, her son, met tragic death
at lonely spot on the Harpster grade
Saturday afternoon when the four
horse team and wagon they were driv-
ing went over the embankment. Both
Mrs. Myers and her son were instantly
killed, each sustaining broken neck.
Out of long list of accidents on
mountain roads where drivers take
myriad chances of injury or death it
is doubtful if this county has ever
known a more terrible of shocking
demise than that recorded in the Myers
catastrophe. The mother and her son
were alone when the accident happened.
Their Hfeless bodies were found about
5 clock in the evening, after darkness
had fallen, by William Sorweide, whose
attention was attracted to the spot by
the neighing of one of the horses. No
one will never know the details of the
accident or the exact time it happened.
Had Balky Horse.
Mrs. Myers and her son were moving
their household effects from the Frank
Ferris place to Harpster and intended
| to move soon from Harpster to Lewis
ton to reside indefinitely. Upon leav-
ing the Ferris place they had some
/ little trouble with one of the horses,
an animal given to balky proclivities,
land Mr. Ferris, after assisting them in
getting the team started down the road
Towards Harpster, came on to Grange
vile. This was the last time the
mother and her son were seen alive.
About five hours later Mr.. Sorweide
came home from town and while un-
hitching his team at the barn heard the
Myers horse neighing in the brush
|aown below the road grade. He in
|Vestigated and found that the horse Is
natter strap had become entangled and
was fastened to the wgon. The other
norses had broken free from their
harness when the rig went over the
|grade.
Mr. sorweide Immediately spread
|tne news of the accident and AMONG
|o1ners Sheriff Eimers was summoned.
ne officer went directly to the scene
|ol the deaths but as all circumstances
|so plainly pointed to an accident no Of
|licial action was taken. Undertaken
ofanah was also summoned and he
|'0oh charge of the bodies at once.
Both Killed Instantly.
u IS thought likely by those who are
|aequainted with the case that the lad
'au MS mother had more difficulty
WIN the team after leaving Mr.. Ferris
Au 'nat the boy lost control of the
-Oises with the result that the whole
C'' went over the grade. The point
Ae,e 'ne accident occurred is not re-
Aued dangerous by travellers on the
u IL appears that Mrs. Myers was
.'own against a tree and killed in
u',y' The boy, besides sustaining
ofoken neck, was found pinned under
A., 'oao with a fractured arm and a
pisiocated shoulder.
mrs M yers was 90 years of age. She
ill.,. husband, G. w. Myers, of this
o. W. 'nree sons and four daughters. The
kS.s 's are Grover Myers of Lewiston and
k,na Son and Will Of Grangeville. The
suffers are Mrs. Plemon of Two Riv-
ans "asnington; Mrs. Hipke of Port
H. MRS Foster of weiser and Mrs.
kr.. Bryant who resides with her
NJ kDand On the prairie near Denver.
,.. - oostley and Louis Costley are
ksv k'nefs of Mrs. Myers. Charles
d s, the unfortunate young man; was
Heath. 50 - 'ne time OF his
kbe 49,. a"erai was held yesterday from
blv. .''a' Christian church, Rev. Van
~e ,. preaching the funeral sermon to
lnd o. sa.nering of sorrowing friends
v. si'et'stricken relatives. Interment
Evs,. aad at Fairview cemetery. Mrs.
lhs .els was a member Of the Chr;.t;.n
,ho 'a a. OF the city and, with her SON
with her, was held in high
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