WILLIAM SAYRE
Arizona Republican Newspaper
October 24, 1907
William Sayre died yesterday morning about 4 o'clock at
Sisters Hospital from the injuries he received the day
before in a mine near Wendendale. The body was taken
in charge by Easterling and Whiteny and will be sent to
Wickenburg this morning for interment tomorrow. Mr.
Bunker left this morning for Prescott on business at
the company headquarters. Fred Anderson, the other
man injured was operated on during Tuesday night or
as soon as Sayre had been given attention. It was
found that he had a slight skull fracture and the
wound in his knee was not so bad as had been feared.
After the operation he was but feebly restored to
consciousness. He did recognize Mr. Bunker to the
extent of responding to the grip of the Federation of
Miners but his conversation was very limited and soon
became irrational. His condition yesterday was
considered very precarious.
Will Sayre
Arizona Republican Newspaper
October 22, 1907
A frightful incident, pitiful in its entirety, heroic in many
of its features and possibly to be followed by fatal results,
had its beginning yesterday morning shortly after midnight, by
the accidental explosion of two blasts in a mine tunnel,
seventeen miles from Wendendale. The victims of the accident
are Fred Anderson and William Sayre, who were brought to
Phoenix yesterday and are now in Sisters Hospital.
The incident occurred on one of the properties owned by the
Harcuvar Copper Company which has offices in Prescott and
Philadelphia at a camp that was started a little over two
months ago and is under the superintendence of H.K. Bunker.
The tunnel is in the hillside approximately 135 feet away from
the camp. The two men named were working alone on the night
shift and had been on duty since 7 o'clock in the evening.
About 1:30 am someone at the camp heard yelling from the
direction of the mine and the men in camp went to the tunnel
opening as quickly as possible.
Arriving they found Anderson lying on a work bench on his
back. He was conscious but blind and suffering. As quickly
as possible he recited that there had been four blasts
prepared and that two of them had prematurely exploded.
He had managed to grope his way out in the darkness and
did not know the fate of Sayre, whom he urged them to look
after at once. They went in the mine and found Sayre lying
on a muck pile and brought him to the surface. By candle
light they saw the men were frightfully, if not fatally hurt.
Sayre was conscious and spoke to Bunker but a few minutes
later he began to talk in a way that showed his mind was
wondering and he did not know where he was.
Anderson known as "Shorty" was fearfully cut up and bruised
all over the body.
Bunker ordered that no work be done in the mines until an
investigation had been done and dispatched a boy to
Wendendale on horseback to summon Dr. F.H. Cartmell and
this young man and his horse made a record that even Paul
Revere would be proud of. It took him just one hour and
ten minutes to cover seventeen miles and the first five
miles of the road is very rocky.
As soon as possible two wagons were brought from camp and
the suffering men placed therein and started for Wendendale.
The party had made about nine miles when Dr. Cartmell met it
and a halt was made to examine the condition of the injured.
Mr. Bunker had brought a lantern but the moon was so bright
it was not needed. The two men were brought to Phoenix by
the first train.
At the hospital yesterday, Drs. Bell, Wylie and others
helped in fixing up the patients. Sayre's right arm was
amputated just below the elbow, his skull was trephine
and his right eye was destroyed. Sayre has refused to
take opiates for the pain but has never lapsed into
unconsciousness, being cheerful and communicative.
LUELLA SMITH
Arizona Republican Newspaper
October 23, 1907
Luella Smith died yesterday morning at the Arizona
Sanitarium of consumption after a long illness. Miss
Smith was a trained nurse and came to Phoenix several
years ago. She has spent every winter here since.
She returned only a week ago from a visit to the
north and east and was accompanied by her sister,
Mrs. Ellis of Prescott who was with her when she
died. Her parents reside at Chetopa, Kansas. They
have been informed of her death. No arrangements
for the funeral will be made until they have been
heard from.
MARCUS TOSCANDO
Arizona Republican Newspaper
October 13, 1907
As a result of attempting to take a prisoner from an
officer at Ray Camp, one man Marcus Toscando is dead,
another will probably serve a term in the penitentiary
and Deputy Sheriff Lew Mickey is alive today only
because of his quickness in handling a gun.
About 11:45 last night Officer Mickey while attempting
to arrest a Mexican was set upon by two other Mexicans,
Marcus Toscando and a companion who attempted to release
the prisoner. During the scuffle Mickey knocked both
men down and proceeded to lock up his prisoner. He had
gone about fifty feet when he heard two men running
after him. Hastily drawing his gun he turned and
was met by Tuscando who made a murderous lunge at
him with a large dagger which just missed him but
cut his belt in two.
The blow was delivered with such force that Toscando
turned partly around and as he did so Mickey fired,
hitting him in the left side, a second time he turned
and again Mickey fired this time hitting him in the
shoulder. Toscando reeled and staggered a few feet
and dropped. During the fight the prisoner whom the
officer was arresting escaped. Toscando's companion
also ran but was followed by Mickey who soon caught
him and locked him up. He will be tried for
resisting arrest.
Toscando was picked up by some men and placed on a
mattress awaiting the arrival of Dr. Edwin Ward who
was immediately sent for. Toscando's fatal ending
is the result of his revengeful spirit. Early the
day before he was arrested by Officer Mickey for
carrying concealed weapons, a dagger with a twelve
inch blade and was fined $60. During the day he
was in an ugly mood around the camp and watched
Mickey's every movement with the intention of
getting revenge.
WILLIAM WISE
Arizona Republican Newspaper
October 21, 1907
A telephone message was received last night from Wickenburg
announcing the death of William Wise, who was an old timer
in this valley and in the Wickenburg country. He was
living at the Oro Grande Mine, four miles from Wickenburg
and was in Wickenburg on Friday. Sometime on Saturday he
was found in his lodgings at Oro Grande, dead. An
inquest was held by Judge Wren of Constellation Camp
and the jury's verdict was that he died of unknown
causes, though there seemed to be no evidence of
foul play. He was buried yesterday in Wickenburg,
being laid beside the body of the late Henry
Wickenburg and other pioneers of that locality.
The dead man leaves no relatives so far as known
here except a brother and sister in Iowa from
which state he came to Arizona perhaps twenty
five years ago.
D.B. WRIGHT
Arizona Republican Newspaper
October 11, 1907
D.B. Wright who was injured in the runaway on Wednesday
afternoon died of his injuries at the Sisters Hospital
during the latter part of the night. The funeral will
be held today from the parlors of Easterling and
Whitney at 10 o'clock and the mains will be interred
in the Greenwood Cemetery.
C.S. MUSTARD
Arizona Republican Newspaper
November 11 ,1903
Word has been received in the city of the death at Long Beach
California on October 25, 1903 of C.S. Mustard, a former
resident of Phoenix for several years. He left here about
three years ago and went to California. During the latter
part of his residence in Phoenix he acquired considerable
fame as a hypnotist. His death followed an illness of about
six weeks.
