Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-02-02
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~4..r.!l..,y,i.;:.. Mr.. Murphy hit h.>
home ami ,,i,c,,,!cd to the olympia
T1vat,r. 81 which he j. owner and
mlua.cr. Like every cautious bus
iu,~> man. during t It times o.: tiaAn-
cial st,inEcacy Ire i called upon t.
pare down cx?cns in every quarter.
He therefore dispensed with the ser
vices uf 4 w.ttc hman at the theater and
occupied Il room there himself, that he
might IT, on the ground IN case OF any
disaster or coniasrauon.
lie left his home at about > O'Clock
Saturday evening and proceeded di-
rectiy to the theater. HE passed IN at
the front door, projected through the
h'tHAuo to the stage, winch he was
Obliged to cross IN order to pass up the
rear stairway to his room above. In
the stage floor Is trap door opening
to the property room below, and this
had been mcautiously LETT open by
some one who had been at work in the
building during the day. This opening
lay directly in his path as he crossed
the stage. Without warning and en-
tirely unconscious of the awful danger
before him he walked directly into the
trap and fell with full force to the floor
below, a distance Of fourteen feet.
As nearly as can he ascertained this
was . ID r.. NJ. Mr.. Murphy's weight
is go pounds. The character of his
bruises show that he fell upon his left
side, and with what force, the distance
and the weight OF his body sufficiently
demonstrate.
In state of Inconsistencies and
semi-consciousness he Law all night, ap-
parently in the same position in which
he fell. Sunday morning Mr.. Muir
phy did not appear for his breakfast as
was his usual custom. His absence
excited comment, but being the Sab
bath it was supposed he was taking an
extra hours rest and his family did
not feel any alarm. Charles Carroll.
his son.in.law, who was at Mr.. Muir
phy's home. suggested that he would
walk down to the theater and ascer-
tain il he was there. Before he ar
rived however Cbarles ORANGE. WHO
has charge of some of the stage work.
entered the theater nm the lower floor
where Mr. Murnbv laid The entrance
of Ar Oranoa oroused tho ;niu,ed
man and he feeblv called to know. as
that Won Cbar,evqu Charley answered
it was. and at once fastened to his side
and incurred what was the matter.
IL don't Know; help ne up, Char
lev" was the reply.
In an instant. Mr.. Orange graspcd
the situation for be saw the omen tran
above and he needed no further infor-
nation IN annr;se him of tho terr;ble
fall Mr. Murnbv lad taken
Holm WAC summoned ond the in;ured
man removed to his home and the
family nbvs;c;an. DR. Newell sum.
moned
Tho ;niur;es are of q. ser;ous and of
a very ALARMING nature Rnt the
skillfnll and constant attention Of his
nbvs;cian and unceasinp nursing of
the family and friends has nlaced him
bevond the DANCER limit. and he will
recover
OF course Mr.. Murpbv has no re-.
membrance of that terrible fall. All
through the long, cold night he Law as
one in dream, at times reviving only
enouoh tn believe he was safe and
sound in his own room. He has suf-
fered hut little main since the accident.
While it is a dreadful ordeal for hu-
man being to he compelled TO PASS
through. it almost seems that there ia
Divine wisdom in the p1ayision that
one should be rendered unconscious of
his condition and Injuries until sucb a
.;n,o ,ho ,,;, 10, 10 .o,;ouo1 -.
~ " VII. POI" va" W 'eo'o" "
1t is in time OF trouble that one
knows best the number and sincerity
of his friends. When Mr.. Murphy
shall have recovered it will be a per-
sonal consolation to him to learn OF
the sorrow the accident caused in the
community where he has lived and
labored SO long and of the anxious in
quiries that hourly came to his home
seeking the word ofhope that the end
of his busy and use(ol life had not ar
rived.