Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-01
TAKEN TO |, D. S. HOSPITAL.
Serious az the Aeeldcst Was III
Doctors Say The Man Has a
Chance for Life,
WAS ROLLED ALONG THE TRACK.
Prompt Use Of Fender Saved Him
From Being Instantly Crushed 70
Death how II Happened

a most distressing accident occurred
at Second Fast and South Temple
street about 1890 o'clock this morning,
when Robert l,ocrtshor, a German agei
~ years, was struck by South Temple
street ear No, ~, and received serious
injuries
The unfortunate man, Who resides at
iAs north Sixth West street, and VIII,
had been working Tor the san Pedro
company, was at the point mentioned
looking for another Job, lie stepped on
20 the car track directly IN front OF a
rapidly approaching car but did not
hear the gong ring noisily an the ear
came along Motormnn n, e, RawHon
put ON the brakes ns quickly ms poesl-
BILE, but could not stop the ear IN time TO
rave Loor,shor The fender prevented
the man. however, from going under
the wheels, but he was dragged several
feet and then thrown 10 the side NJ the
track The ear was quickly stopped,
ANA tho motorman and Conductor r. j,
Parsons picked him up, placed him IN
the ear ana took him quickly Ia the
police station, The company hoAdquar.
tcrs was soon notified " the accident
| and officials and policemen Kept tho
telephone wires hot I'm search OF phy-
| sician,
BACK BROKEN,
The injured man was placed on
| table IN the officers quarters, and soon
| Dr pnmmor ana Dr Bohle were on
| the scene, Their examination disclos.l
| the fact mat Loortshcrs spine was
| fractured AT u point between the Shouts
dorN causing u complete dIslocntion ana
producing paralysis Of the lower limbs,
| Tho doctors worked with the patient for
some time and finally succeeded IN get
ting the spine IN proper position, tho
result being that the man was able to
move his legs.
TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL,
The unfortunate man was cut In four
| or i've places on the head and face ana
| hands and received bad brulso and
burn on his right hip.
MAY NOT RE FATAL,
From tho police station examination
| II could not be determined whether or
| not There were any Internal injuries.
| Dr. Pmmmor accompanied Dr. Rich.
| ards To tho hospital to complete the ox.
animation, Thoy stated that while tho
injury 10 the spine was most serious,
| II was not necessarily fatal hut that
! tho man would have 10 remain az tho
hospital for probably two months
STEPPED IN FRONT OF CAR
Tho accident was Witnessed by sew
ol0l persons, but none Of them was
| able 10 prevent IT, az II happened ~
quickly Loortsher had been talking
| WIN n irlond who was employed on
! the grading and nv the ear came along
ho suddenly stepped onto the track THO
| motormon was rlnglng the Rong at the
| time, hut l,oprtehol did not hear II ana
| before he could jump out Of the way
| the car struck him The cuts received
ON the head and face were the result
| of rolling on the rocks after his body
| had been freed from the fender Tho
| carmen are positive that nc no timo
| did the man 70 under tho car
DON'T BLAME CAR MEN,
No blame IL attached 10 Motorman
| RVNFnn or Conductor Parsons, us they
| have been In the employ NJ thc com.
pnuy for long time and ore regarded
| He trustworthy mon, Both declare that
| the gong WAS rlnpng pll the llmo, and
| that Lu1rlHhcr stepped onto the track
| Va quickly that II was a physical ms
possibility 10 stop the car In time TO
| gave the man.
At POLICE STATION,
While Mt mo police station the ln-
| iurtd man van IN great pain ana COM
! planned OF his back, but NJ no time aid
| he lose consciousness, not oven when
tho physicians put him under the
| stretching process ~ force the spine
| into proper posllon, After this was
done. ana Il was seen that tho man
could move his limbs the physicians
took great hope nv they had teUrod that
| the paralysis mghl ho permanent
l.ocrtHhcr ~ unmarried and has been
! IN this country for sumo tImo but
| speaks imperfect English lie has
brother here, and the latter has been
notified " the unfortunate afrulr At
last accounts l0erlthcr was resting