The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-05-18
Farm Hand in Employ Wren
g. Greenough Thrown in
Front of Double Disc.
FAMILY OF FIVE LEFT
Accident Occurred About 6 p.
m, Death Following in
Less Than Hour.

Last Monday evening at about @
o'clock, John Ogden, about 40 years of
age, farm hand in the employ OF
Wren & Greenough, at Denver, was
thrown I'm front of double disc and
received injuries from which he died
about one hour later.
Ogden had been in the employment
of the above named firm for the past
three weeks during which time he had
been driving the same team, and on
this occasion, 1t is said was driving
the animals six abreast From the
meager information we are able to
CLEAN, it seems that Ogden was return
ing to the barn, as when found he was
on the roadside south and west of the
Denver flour mill. The team from all
appearances had been on the run and
had swung around in the opposite di-
rection and come to a standstlll So
far as known there was no witnesses
to the accident, but lady living in
Denver saw the horses going down the
road at a rapid gait without driver
and surmised that something was
wrong and notified E. j. Bennett OF
the -four mill Mr. Bennett went down
the road to the scene and found the
driver lying on the side Of the road
with his clothes cut and torn and
bleeding profusely and able to talk.
We have been unable to ascertain
whether the injured man was able to
give an account Of the manner in
which the accident happened, but it.
Is said he remained conscious until
a half hour before he passed away.
T. A. Bayless, superintendent Of the
light and water company, with his
helpers who had been working at the
Mulhall place, came along Just after
the tragedy had taken place, and ON
being informed Of the occurrence at
once notified Mr.. Kressley of Wren
4 Greenough's, and the injured man
was removed to the house near the
church and DIR. Rains OF this city and
DIR. Orr Of Cottonwood were summon
ed on a hurry up call DIR. Rains se-
cured Walter McAdams and his car
and departed at once, reaching the
place In about twenty minutes, just
ahead of DIR. Orr, but the victim OF
the accident had passed away few
minutes before their arrival.
AS nearly as can be figured out
the driver had crossed a rather high
bridge-high enough for stock to pass
under-and with his six animals
abreast 1t is possible that the outside
ones crowded and as the disc dropped
on the bridge on the down grade the
team became frightened and started
to run, throwing him inf ront of the
rapidly revolving discs. The disc was
q new one and the road being hard.
1t Is thought the injuries were more
severe than would have been infiict-
ed had the machine been I'm the field.
The physicians certificate stated that
the deceased came to his death from
shock and loss Of blood, and DIR. Rains
states that In his opinion there was no
chance of saving the mans life even
II the physicians had been on the
ground when the accident happened.
on account of the large arteries being
severed and the severe shock.
The wounds from which Ogden died
were severe indeed--on the right side
one of the blades made a cash from
the top of the buttock down into the
heshy part of the leg nearly a foot
long and clear to the bone, and an
other was found crosswise below the
left shoulder blade which had also
severed an artery. There were also
a number of abrasions over the body.
Immediately after Ogden had passed
away the wife and family residing at
Portland were notified and Underta-
ker Graham of this city was called to
take charge of the body which was
brought into town that same evening.
About two O'Clock Tuesday afternoon
a message was received from the wild
ow asking that the body be shipped to
Portland, which was complied with
by Wren & GreenOugh ON Wednesday
morning
The deceased leaves the wife and
four children to mourn the sudden ia
king off of the husband and father,
there being two girls and two boys
the latter being out at work and the
= girls aged 10 and 10 years.
d Mr.. Kressley engaged the deceased
5 at Lewiston after he had just arrived
. from Portland looking for work, and
at that time he stated that this was
his first job this winter, and from
! that statement it is supposed that the
! family is not in very good circum
/ stances.