Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-08-13
FATAL ACCIDENT.


Following l. clipping from recent
i,eue OF the Arizona Srrtr nus
on last snturi y, July 18th, Mr.
Joseph :. Giu.on, n well known tiiiz"h
ui CHA county, residing ntnf fayson,
whilst thfeshlng wheat ON e farm ui
Jas. Hooker, on Salt river, was ~ un.
fortunate a. TO SLIP aud catch his let
lep iu IN. cogs ~ the horsepower Of
The thteihrr. The 1mb WIS terribly
manrled nnd torn, rom u short uis-
taucc below the knee To the .i e. tie
was Immediately takeu o the fnmt @
Peter T.. Robertson, Hii1 a messtnEef
disIntrlied to Ca Ice for Df. COINS.
ii was lully ] 2 hHuis before the doc.
tor could react the'psuent nuu rrlitNr
MIN OF the agony ht suffered from tnh
injury. txtnnnina ihvpaVtnli
the doctor decided that the only hol
WAS an hmuuiaiiun hc'Dw the Knee. 10
thir Mt. tiit sou readily gave lis con-
semi. and, after due pfeyuI alton, the
leg was taken oil. Mr.. Gibson rallied
very quickly rom the operation anu
seemed ia good spirits, aud looked Tor
ward 10 the Affivni u his vile, WHO
had teen sent i0f urou ,he reception OF
injury.
II was then deciucd upon to bring
Mir. gihson OF glote, " here he could
receive the proper after treatment ui
the stnmp, 20 essential to the recovery
Of cases OF this nature. A wagon was
prepared with spring mattress when
ACCOMPANIED with his vie, two sons
aud Df. Dunlop, Mr. oil son was
thought /, Glube. lie stood tile hnfi
lrips6wtll that asuccetsiul termination
oil the operation whh looked TOT. Ihe
nmtutation Looked healthy anu every
Indication pointed to his Immediate
recovery.
The Improvement ia the oase con
tinued until Thursday morning, when
symptoms Of secondary shock set in, by
chiiis aud proiuse sweating. Every
tfiensutr wa taken 10 rally the patient
hut he gradually lost strength anu
courage. However, towards nlshtihi
he ieii into alumbef anu rested easily
until about midnight OF Thufsdhyi
when his bie' II & ueI n ne harder ahJ
he called for bis wife.
lie realized that his hour had come
anu wanted and ionged for tue pre-
sence OF the one person who hal bteh
ali IN MI to him throughout his busy
and industrious life. Amer his vile
came Into the room lac became less
restless and held her hHud until he
gradually sank into "the aieep that
knows no waking"
Too much cannot be said OF Mrs.
Gilson's courageous bearing through
ont the trying ordeal. She einyed by
his side aud nlnistettd % his wants
aud although cUgiizAut OF his ciititnl
condition, she bfaveiy aud heroically
showed whilst Ia IBIS presence n cheer
ftil ana hopeful face, ana ia words anu
actions end.avor.d 10 give him all the
encouragement possible.
The funeral took place OF
saturday evening last. In u
presence OF the hefeaved fini. y
aud large assembly Of ftienus
and acquaintance, Elder tog.
era Pronounced the funeral service
OF ths mormon" Church, aud
feellngiy alluded TO the deceatcd's
many good qualities and his 1rm MI.
hefence TO the "MormOn" faith. APP
preprlate music was rendered ~ the
volunteer choir. The services, both at
the house. and grave, were impressive,
and the greatest ~ nipathy for the sor-
rowing family was manifested by Those
present.
Mr.. Gibson was born In Sparklen-
burg, Monroe county, Miss on the
2ith OF October, lsii. When s.chilu
his father moved to Cottonwood, Utah,
and at the age Of IL be moved with Ills
father to Grafton, southern Utah,
where he married Ann Maria Paul, who
lived only short time. lie Afterwards
married Ruth Theobald aud In 1875 he
and his family moved TO Tonic Basin,
A rlzoAa, where he resided ut the time
Of his death.
His Kindness OF heart anu generous
hospitality will he remembered by
strangers M we'll as friends.