Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-06-10
HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.
lsbury D. GriosOn Of The "Irblns'
Terribly Ran5led,
Ills Lett Arm Crushed TO rulp and
His Right leg Badly BroAu.--
Ills Remarkable fortilulg.

I uunns ihh year hGpnehtu near the
big Union Paciac coal chute OF D.Oi
O'Clock this morning. The victim wac
Asbury b. Grcoson, ox.managcr o! the
driunct Salt Lake Tunes aad now
chief .vertlsiug collector Of the morn.
Ing Tribune.
Mr.. ericsson won't to the Office this
morning absut O'Clock as usual.
a li,,!o later he started for
tho Utah Soap company place Of
business Ia tho northwestern rarl Of
the city. On reaching The Union
Pacific d0pot, 1t is alatei (iboueh 10 is
not To..,ivciy KNOWN That hc pro.
cstdsl n1rinwari aloag the railroad
track. However, WHEN near The big
chu,g In tho coal yard his attention
was v1llsd 10 the switching OF train
on parallel track and lao turned lac.
ins southwark with a slight variation
20 the west. At that m'mout Zoe 1905
passenger train from the month came
around the curve a. hlgh rate OF
epecd nnd an Instant later struck Tim
Ia the bach, knocking HIN down and
mangllng HE lett arm and rightlog In
u frlghtiul manner.
The train was stopped as quickly
after tho accident as possible and a
stretcher aud express wagon provided
IN which the unfortunate man was
taken away.
A NEWS reporter soon learned Of
Mir. Greoson's misfortune aud set out
ut once TO gather parliculhe Of tue
dreadful accident. First OF an he was
informed that Mr.. Greeson was dead
and that his lifclesa body hal been
taken TO bis home, No. ~ + street, and
thlther the reporter went. lie hnd no
sooner reached the gate. however,
than no became partially convinced
that tho body had not arrived a. all
was quiet about the placs. Ia response
TO kn0oB nj the front door he received
a pleassut greeting from the lady who
answered the call and knew az once
from her composed appearance that
che had not heari the dreadful news.
The reporter, OF course, was obliged
70 iTame hAsty eNcus, as h his call,
ne no mad no desire u DO the bearer of
evil tidings. He had hardly finished
his explanation when the voice OF Mn.
Greeson was heard from within re-
qutsting him to step inside. lie hest.
tutingly uid 20 ON being again asked.
Mrs. GreUson was lying In her bed,
| pale anu III under the DOCTORS care
and she explained that Mr.. Greeson
] could Ice soun al tile Irt6uHc Office
| shortly before noon and az home "a lit.
/ tie lot r, ON his return fr lunch.
| All this time she waA perfectly Oblivi-
Gus az 10 the frightul fate OF her hus.
band and yet the NEWS representative
| iaucied he detected a slight sppfehOu-
siou In her mind that something wns
wrong and tearing that she Whl about
TO frame her suspicion into words Of
questioning aud lac quickly with
| uEew.
Al that moment Mr.. Groeaon was
being carried into tho 5lsters' hospltal
within block If his own home. In
leas than two minutes the NEWS 10.
| porter was at his side Ia tho surgeons
room. Ills iaoo was COlOrless, anu his
eyes were closed. lie soon opened
them, however, and seeing this reporter
he called him by name aud with ID
forced smile said, a. lac pointed with
the index nnger VI hts right hand 10
his lett arm, which lay crushed, LAGER.
ntei ana bleeding across his breast,
with fragments a bone OK posed, "LuOk
at II Old boy; isn't IL TOO bad2 IL will
have TO come Oh | know t,hut then-n
His words were cut snort by the
appearance Of DR.. Pukerton who said
teelingly, "GfCtsJn, NY friend, | am
sorry 10 see you here IA this condition.
| How did it uappen2"
al was struck by train. Say, doctor,
II Will have 10 come Oh, won't it?O
| (again pointing TO his arW),
"lts pretty bad urm," was the
doCtOr's Response.
Ten minutes later Dir. Greeson was
under An AntHth tic a. U hIs arm was
amputated midway between the elbow
/ aud shoulder, while uis crushed leo
hal been placed H. a mould aud ban.
daged with view to saving It.
During the few minutes VI prelimin-
AIRY arrangements 10y De. PmkeTton
aud Meachan before tlr surgical opst.
alton, Mr.. GrtesOn exhibited wonder.
ul calmuess, aud % M. Launan.
manager Of the ITibuHe, who had lust
arrived, he gave direction regarding
business matters. Being told by Mr..
LsnuAn 20 dismiss such thlngs from
mis- mind aud keep up bis gtlt, he re.
piled firmly yet resOlu,oly au he closed
his eyeHt 10 receive the ether given him
by Dc. Men ham, "On, | have plenty
Of knit, Mr.. Lannau." A few SECONDS
later aud he was unconscious.
The hearing Of Mr.. dreeson's right
ear, this one inclined slil htly towards
the engine which run him down WAS
somewhat Impaired ami Il Il thought
had his left side been nearest lt he
would have been spared the terrible
mi fortune which befel him. His
wife was informed Of the accident thls
afternoon aud her grief was hear
rendiDg. Latest advlcss from tins
hospital are 10 the effect that
the patient 10 doing M
well as can be expected un.
der the circumstances and that he
viii probably reciyer sufficiently In
the course OF couple Of months 10 be
cut again. The only thing to be- feRred
is the shock which will follow the
operation.
Mr.. Greeson has a strong constitution
and perfect health In his favor and
these viii prove important factors in