Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1905-09-09

Prescott last Saturday where he was
met by Mrs. Haigler and they re-
manned there until day before yester-
day. They would have returned sooner
but for the damage that occurred to L
bridge on the line and as it was, they
were obliged to walk across one a lit
tie this side of Prescott.
It will be remembered that Mr.. Haig-
Ter left here in June for Kansas City
with train load of sheep belonging to
Mr. Yaeger of Flagstaff. When he
q cached Florence, Kan, he got off the
train TO talk to a relative. The train
started before he was on and in board
ing il he met with an accident that
cost him his left arm. Brief mention
OF the injury was made in this paper
at the time and in conversation with
the writer yesterday Mr.. Haigler gave
the particulars.
The train was a long one and he
knew that if he waited until the cabOose
passed him it would be moving at =
good rate of speed so he attempted to
catch, one of the foremost cars. He
grabbed the handhold of the car, which
by that time was moving pretty fast,
but one hand his left one, slipped and
he was thrown almost under the wheel,
his left hand across the rail. The car
wheel passed over it, crushing the
hand and the arm almost to the ell
bow and passing so near the rest of
his body that his hip and shoulder were
both bruised by contact with the wheel.
Had ne been a few inches further UNI
der the car he would have lost his life
instead of an arm. He also received
a slight wound on the neck but nothing
of a serious nature.
1t was some six hours later before
! he "a fa1 in n n
on examination there by the company
surgeons it was decided that there was
no hope of saving the arm and it was
at once amputated just a little above
the elbow. Mr.. Haigler was confined
/ to his bed but four days but was I'M
der the care of the hospital authori
ties for six weeks, the last ten days OF
that time, however, he was on leave of
absence and was visiting a brother IN
the southern part of the state. Re-
turning from this visit he was dis
charged from the hospital. He speaks
in the highest terms of praise of his
treatment while at the hospital. Every
possible consideration was shown him
as is SHOWN all who are brought there
and Mr.. Haigler says that there are
many patients. While he was there
there were no less than twenty-five and
many of them IN much worse shape
than he. Nearly every day there was
an addition to the membership by some
unfortunate being brought in for al
| operation. Only the best and mos
| competent physicians and surgeons are
| employed there and a man who is in
| jured on the Santa Fe railroad in tina
section of the country is assured tbs
very best of care until his recovery
and best Of all at no expense whatever;
! the company pays every cent.
| After leaving Topeka, Mr.. HaiGlei
went to Denver, Colo, where he spen
| some time visiting a sister after which
ne came direct to Prescott. Aside from
the accident he says that he enjoyed
| the trip Immensely and stopping t
think now how much he has to b.
thankful for in that he only lost al
arm when he might nave been fatally
injured, he does not know but perhaps
he enjoyed the trip a little more thai
had the accident not occurred. At an.
rate he is well and hearty now ant
glad to get back to Arizona.