The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-06
is CLOSE TO DEATH
JOHN r. ELNEBORG IN CRITICAL
CONDITION AT BETHESDA
HOSPITAL
SKULL Is BADLY FRACTURED
Peculiar Circumstances Surround
His InjuFy-TOId Friend That
He Was Thrown Ont
of an Office.

John P. Elmborg, forty years old, and a
/ we'll known resident of st. Paul, is at
Bethesda hospital in a critical condition
as the result of injuries claimed by him
to have been received under peculiar cir
eUmstances. The doctors attending him
refused to talk about the matter last
night, but it was given out on good au-
thority that he is suffering from frac-
ture on the left side of his skuh and that
as q result his right side is partially par
alyzed. sos h.. see
+ according to the story told by Messrs.
Thoorsell and Thaung last night Elmborg
has been a resident Of st. Paul for the
past eighteen or twenty years. He was
in the real estate business until 1891, when
he was injured as he was alishting from
an East Seventh street cable car He
sued the city railway company, and in
his complaint alleged that, as he was get
ting on the car, it was started with a
jerk and he was thrown to the ground,
sustaining a fractured rib and breaking
the lower bone of his right arm. He
pleaded his own case, and it has not
been settled yet The case was carried TO
the supreme court and has been pending
ever since.
Two or three days ago he appeared be-
fore a judge OF the district court and
wanted an order to show cause why the
company had not settled, and was told
to serve notice ON the company-to appear
at special term Acting on this advice,
he accordingly went to the Office Of Mum
& Thygescn to serve the necessary pa
pers. According to the story told by
Messrs. Thoorsell and Thaung Elmborg
claims that when he got to the office in
Newspaper Row an employee met him
and told him that Mr.. Thygeson had told
him to order Mr.. Elmborg out if he ever
came to the office. Mr. Ellnborg alleges
l. CHI
and that he struck sharp edge of the
door with the left side of his head and
was slightly stunned for a moment. He
walked out, not feeling much the worse
for his experience, and went to the I'M
dertakng establishment of ThoorseIl &
Thaung, where he told the above story.
He complained of a pain in his head
but appeared to be all right until in the
afternoon, about o'clock, when he told
Mr.. Thaung that everything appeared to
be circling before his eyes, and a few
minutes later he fell to the floor.
Fell to the Floor.
He was helped to his feet and revived.
but few minutes later he again fell.
Mr.. Thaung, realizing that something
must be wrong with the man, told Elm
borg to lie down wfTile he went and sum-
moned aid. Mr.. Thaung went to his resi-
dence but when he returned Efnborg
was gone. A few minutes later DR.. A.
W. Miller teIephoned Thaung and in
formed him that Eimborg was at his of
flee in a serious condition and ought to
be sent to a hospital. Mr.. Thaung i'm
mediately went to DR.. Millers office but
Elmborg did not think his case serious
enough to go to hospital and Thai1ng
took him back to the undertaking rooms
Elmborg,s who was at one time well
off, is now poor, and Mr. Thaung was al
a loss to know what to do Elmborg
had been at the undertaking rooms but a
few minutes, however, when he was
stricken with another attack and this
time he fell from a chair on which he
was sitting to the floor. He was speech
less and all efforts to arouse him were
of no avail. This was about 5 O'Clock
and Mr.. Thaung Immediately tried to
reach several physicians by phone and
finally succeeded in getting DIR. Lund-
holm to come and attend the injured
man. When he came he found that the
mans right side was partially paralyzed
and that his skull was fractured. He
quickly had him sent to Bethesda hos
pital where DrsIA. w. Miller and A. w
Dunning were called into consultation.
1t was finally decided to perform an
operation on Elmborg this morning
Later DR.. LiIndholm decided that he
would not perform the operation this
morning, but would await further de-
velopments Elmborg rallied yesterday.
but last night it was stated that his con-
dition was critical.