, 1906-10-12
LOSE
LEFT LIMB
ACCIDENT TO HARRY SIMS WILL
PROVE MORE SERIOUS THAN
WAS THOUGHT BY HIS
MANY FRIENDS.
Life Depends Upon A%mputation and
Surgeons Performing Operation
This Aforementioned of Fire
man Kelly to Be Held Sunday and
Remains of Brakeman Meyers to
Be Sent to Lodge at Kansas City.

Thesurgeons having decided thatthe
only way of saving the life of Harry
Sims, one of the tremen so severely
wounded in the wreck between Ridge
and Aurora Wednesday night, is to
amputate the left leg below the knee,
and consequently the operation was
performed. The surgeons include Drs.
Stevens, Miller and McCollum. Mr..
Sims sustained a double compound
fracture of the left leg, the bones pro-
truding through the flesh and render
ing it practically impossible to save
the limb.
Had Easy Night.
Mr.. Sims spent a comparatively com
Portable night, complaining at 5 4 o'clock
this morning of severe pain, but DR..
Stevens believed that but for the Sc
rious condition of the wound on his leg
at the point of the fracture his condi-
ton was more hopeful than on yester-
day. II he rallies from the operation
as the surgeons hope he will. he will be
taken to Denver for treatment at the
hospital when he can make the jour
ney.
James Rasmussen, the engineer who
sustained a slight scalp wound in the
wreck, is about and practically well
from the injury. He will resume his
position.
Bodies Brought to Laramie.
The remains of four of the victims
of the wreck were brought to this city
yesterday afternoon, late, and taken
in charge by Mr.. Stryker, the undertake
er. The body of Mr.. Meyers, the brake
man, was prepared for burial n will
be sent tonight to his former home at
Kansas City, Kas., in charge of Mr.. w.
w. Toothaker, a friend of the deceas-
ed and a brother member in the Kan
sas City lodge of the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen. A telegram al
received this morning from Ed Lund,
the ~financier of that lodge, directing
this action.
Trademarks Mother Located.
The local lodge succeeded in locat-
ing Mr.. Meyers mother, who is Mrs.
W. S. Everett of Kansas City, Kas. A
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she urged her son to return, as there
was plenty of work in that city for
him. He has a brother William. Mr..
Meyers had insurance in the brother
hood, payable to his mother.
Kelly Funeral Sunday.
The funeral of Mr.. Kelly will be held
from the Catholic church at 2 O'Clock
Sunday afternoon undar tba oucricec
of the Knights of Columbus. This is
the first death sustained by Laramie
council, Knights Of Columbus. The
~pallbearers will be selected from the
members of this organization and the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen.
Father Burke of the Catholic church
will conduct the religious services.
local lodge of the American Order of
Protection n was about to give up
his membership. 1t was with some re-
l%uctance he paid the dues of the lodge
for October. The policy of s 1000 held
in the order was made payable to his
mother. 1t was taken out before his
marriage and he expected within the
hthI lew udyS 10 nave II transferred 10
his young wife.
Communicating With Brethren.
Members of Rocky Mountain divis-
ion, Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men, have entered into communication
by telegraph with members of the di-
vision at st. Paul, and it is probable
the remains will be sen to that place,
where the parents of the dead man re-
side.
Verdict of Coroner's Jury.
The verdict of the coroner's jury at
Ridge was to the effect that the acct
dent was caused by a misunderstood
ing of the train order between En-.
gineer Strong and Conductor Stone,
One Is dead and the other is almost
heart broken at the accident. The &C.
ton Of the jury is condemned by rail
road men generally in this city.
Engaged To Be Married.
The Denver Post of yesterday after
noon had a picture of Thomas Her
storm, one of the firemen killed in the
wreck at Aurora, together with the an
nouncement that he was shortly to be-
married to Miss Minnie Evans Of Rhyo
lite, Nev., formerly of California. HI
was ~ years of age.