The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-13

number of persons Who were passing
hurried to his assistance. He was in
great pain at first and was carried into
the corridor of the lower floor of the
state house and laid on a desk while an
ambulance was hastily summoned.
DR. c. F. Mennin=S was driving by
at the time of the accident and saw Mr..
Albaugh fall. He stopped and assisted
in making the injured man as comfor-
ia BILE as possible and went home with
him when the ambulance arrived.
When assistance came to Mr.. Albaugh
he seemed unconscious. but as he was
picked up and carried toward the south
door of the lower floor of the state house
he spoke and said he had not been un-
conscious, but the pain was so great
that he did not speak. He was very
cheerful and asked to be taken home
at onca-
7 ought to have known better" said
he than to have gone down those Slip
perry steps instead of taking the ele-
vator, as I had a similar fall on the
steps yesterday. I suppose 1 ought to
have hired small boy to tell me what
to CO.
He was without rubbers on his feet.
and said he never wore them
Upon arrival at Mr. Albaugh's resi-
dence, 1924 Harrison street, DIR. Men
ninger made an examination of the
fracture and found the large bone in ths
right leg broken just below the hip. 1t
is a very serious fracture and will keep
Mr.. AIbaugh in bed for several weeks.
five or six at least The leg was set ana
the injury dressed as quickly as possible.
after which DR.. Menninger made the fol
lowing statement concerning it:
The fracture is about serious as
a man could sustain. The femur. Oh
large bone of the leg, is broken just be-
low the joint, close to the body. There
were no other injuries, but Mr.. Al
baugh sustained a severe shock. from
which he is still suffering. He suffers
considerable pain. but is very stoical
and says nothing about it.
1T is absolutely imperative that no
one shall see him until he is much bet
ter. He must be kept absolutely quiet.
I know that he is an important factor
in the senatorial fight which is now on
but he cannot see anyone for some
time. and 7 would rather that people
would not call and ring the door bell. >
At 2:30 this afternoon it became neces-
sary to surround Mr.. Albaugh with hog
water bottles in order to warm him, as
his vitality is low.
DR.. Menninger states that the chief
danger to the injured man is in the next
few hours while he is recovering from
the shock. The shock was the same as
though he had undergone a severe sur
gical operation, and if the effects of It
pass off safely the chief danger will be
over.
1t is wonder that there have not
been more accidents on the state house
steps since yesterday morning. They
were covered with ice all day yesterday
and no precautions were taken to cover
the ice with ashes or sawdust. Today
they were not quite so slippery. a path
way of ashes having been strewn down
each of the approaches.
Chief Justice Doster attempted to go
down the east steps yesterday and slip
ped on the second step. He slid from
there to the first landing, down perhaps
fifteen steps.
L was not injured to speak Of said
Judge Doster today. but I was shaken
up considerably There were no ashes
on the steps and they were positively
dangerous.
Walter Reid, bookkeeper in the state
treasury, is scarcely able to walk today
as the result of fall he received last
evening on the east stems to the state
house. He slipped about midway of the
first fight and slid to the landing. His
back was badly wrenched. his hip was
bruised. and in trying to catch himself
! he sprained his arm and shoulder.