The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-19

AMPUTATI0N LIKELY
If SHE SURVIVES
Steering Gear of Machine Re.
fused to Work When Sharp
Turn Was Reached.

Mrs Heber NJ Wells. wife OF eX-Gov-
ernor Webs. who was seriously injured
IN an automobile accident al the Eagle
Gate early Monday morning. is at the
l.. d. S. hospital In a critical condition,
and IL is by no means certain that she
Will recover from the effects OF the ac-
cidenJ In all probability her left leg
will have TO be amputated. even should
she survive.
DR.. s H. Pinkerton. who is attending
Mrs. Wells. said Monday evening that
his PATIENTS condition. produced by shock
and loss of blood. was exceedingly seri-
Gus. AT late hour Monday night il
was stated at the hospital that Mrs.
Wells was slightly improved.
Large Blood Vessel Broken.
Mrs wells's leg was not broken. as at
first reported. Instead. she was struck
back Of the left knee by a sharp, three
cornered prolectile on one OF the stone
pillars OF the Eagle Gate. This proJec-
tile cut a deer cash In the hesh, cutting
and lacer9tine the MUSCLES and bursting
a large blood vessel. The loss OF blood
has been something frIshtGul.
Or. PinkeVton worked with Mrs. Wells
from about ; O'Clock In the morning until
late in the afternoon Monday Even had
smCutation been decided upon NaS nee
essary. II would have been impossible.
owing 10 the condition OF the patient
during The day. 10 have performed the
operation. Other than the injury men
TONED and few cuts and bruises Mrs.
Wells did not sustain any serious
injuries. Examination developed that she
was not hurt internally.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Richards. who were
in the automobile with Mrs Wells. are
not badly Injured. II is reported that
Mr.. Richards shoulder is broken. but
the members OF his family insist thai
he is not seriously hurt.
Had Been To Red Butte.
The full story of the events leading up
to the accident were told Monday Mr.,
and Mrs. Edward Ferry. Mr: and Mrs.
Of Chicago Mrs " weils. s r 'e.0 6. scbram@ rS%
and John S cri;chiow went out sunday
evening 10 the residence OF MI and Mrs.
WILLIAM Reid In Red Butte. Hollow in two
they started 10 return. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ferry. Mrs. Trahne and Messrs. Critch-
low and Schramm started first in one
ards. Mrs. Wells and Mr.. TrahRe to re-
turn in the other which was Mr.. Rich
ards's machine.
The steering gear OF Mr. Richards's
machine had been working badly all day.
and refused TO work at all for nearly an
hour after the first automobile party had
and asked Mr.. Ferry 10 bring out his
automobile TO take the party home but,
before Mr.; Ferry could start. Mr.. Rich
ards telephoned that he had repaired his
machine and could operate It all right
The Ferry residence was reached in
safety, and Mr.. Trahne wss dropped
there Then Mr.. Richards started down
Brigham street with his machine. and,
E according to all stories, went AT a high
rate OF speed. When the Eagle Gate was
reached he tried TO turn north on State
street, but once more the steering gear
refused TO work properly. and the ma
chine ran sauarely Into the big STONE pill
lar. Al the occupants OF the machine
were thrown out The upper part OF the
machine was n wreck. hut otherwise jt
was not badly smashed up.
Bee Hive House in Danger.
The way the machine was headed il
would have bounded into the yard OF the
Bee Hive house. had II not come in con-
tact with the big stone pillar OF the Eagle |
Gate. II was going straight in the di- |
rection OF the east wall Of the Mormon |
prophets residence.
Much sympathy is expressed through
out the city over Mrs. Wells's condition |
and the fact that she probably will be n |
cripple for life. Her maiden name was |
MISS Emily Kaz. She married Governor |
Wells during his last term as chief eX- !
ecutive of Utah.