Morgan County republican., 1913-08-07
Build silo. and then more of them,
until you have as many as you need.
A Serious SmaShvp
Webb. Idaho.
July 2o. 1913

You will be surprised to re-
ceive a letter from me. but I'd is not
able to write at present. A week ago
today he had an accident while haul
ing hay tina, resnlted in a broken leg
for him, a dislocated ankle for the
man who was helping him and three
pretty badly bruised horses. But
none Of them were hurt as badly as
Ed. His right leg is broken in two
places belpw the knee and his poor
body is one mass of bruises. but he is
getting along fine and we do not
think there will be any serious trou-
BILE. There are no internal injuries
and the bruises and scratches are
healing wonderfully quick. His
blood is in good healthy condition
or he wouldn't heal so quickly. He
is in the hospital at Lewiston and |
am at home keeping things running
on the ranch. was with him three
days and then | came home. |, is
SO hard to get anyone to look after
the place as it is just the beginning
of harvest here and every one is so
busy.
will try and tell you how the ac-
cldent happened. He was hauling
hay and the brake rod broke. letting
the wagon and load come against the
horses so hard that they were unable
to make turn on the grade and they
went over bluff about fifteen feet
high. Ed and the man jumped but
the lines got tangled about Eds left
leg and OF course he went over the
bluff with the rest. He got wedged
between two rocks and the line broke
or don't know whether he would
have escaped with his life or not.
The horses and wagon slid and rolled
about three hundred feet farther
down the hill Neither I'd or the
man were unconscious and Ed pulled
the mans dislocated ankle in place
SO he could come down the hill and
let me know about it. telephoned
for the doctor and some OF the neigh
bors and then went up on the hill |
with water and big wagon umbrcl-
la for Ed. The climb up the hill
hurt me awiully bu, | would have gone
II 1t had been twice as far. By the |
time ! got up onto the hill Ed had |
Crawled up into better place on the |
rocks but he was terribly faint and !
vas suffering pretty much. But
mother you don't know how much !
courage that man has got. He IS
Just clear grit through and through.
lie never complained single bit
and ! know he was suffering terribly. |
HIS iace and lips were as white as
this paper. He lost considerable |
blood from cut on The head, and
one on the right wrist had to have
three stitches taken in it. The acci-
cident happened about ten O'Clock
Tuesday, July 20 and on Saturday,
July 26, the cuts on his head and
wrist were almost healed up. The
doctor says it will be six weeks be-
tore he can be on crutchcs. The
bone came out through the calf of the
Lex and the footw TUNED up against
the knee. Ed said when he first
looked down he could see the sole
OF hls shoe. He Strengthened his
leg out himself and propped it up
with rocks until came then car
ried up some OF the hay and fixed
him as comfortable as possible
Then | went and untanglcd the hors-
es and did all could for them be-
lore came back to the house to de
rect the men who had, come by that
time. 1t was about four hours fro IN
the time he was hurt until thew got