El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-22
". D. GREETFALLS
FROM ELEVATOR
While Trying to Rescue Ele-
vator Man at Sheldon Is
Thrown Down Shaft.


Can't ". n. Greet, Of the police de-
partment and Democratic nominee for
county clerk. was seriously injured
and Len Hay and Victor Ochoa. en-
7Ioves OF the sheldon hotel we're also
injured Thursday night at $50 o'clock
when the freight elevator in the rear
Of the sheldon building fell distance
Of % feet precipitating Capt Greet
and Hay into the concrete basement
Sarr- Tom Armstrong OF the police,
who was also on the falling elevator
escaped injury by EraspiuE hold OF a
sill on the side Of the shaft ana cl!nS
Ing 20 II. receiving ol-4 a sii7Lt
scratch on the right hip and wrench
Of the left foot Ochoa's foot was bad
" crushed.
Cant Greet was rushed 70 Hotel
rTeu Were he was placed on an oper-
atm AISLE and examined by DIS J.
" Richmond and r r Miller. ana
found to be in a serious condition capt
Greet sustained q broken I'D on the
left side. and IS believed To have re-
ceived internal injuries as he com
planned Of pains IN the abdomen ana
in the small OF his back Wnere ne re-
ceived a severe wrench ne dlso e
refved = slight cut i'm the back Of the
head Hay was talsO taken TO Hotel
Dfeu while OChoa was removed 10 inc
Providence hospital Hay IS believed
10 have sustained q fractured SAuli
and numerous bruises. while ocho3
had q badly crushed right foot. when
il was caught between the elevator
and wall
investigation Is Made.
a thorough investigation OF the &C
cident c0nductedby manager r Bert
Orndorff brought the exact cause 70
light Friday morning when Herald
reporter was taken over the building
by sir Orndorff and the accident eN-
planned. The first accident occurred
when Ochoa was en- route ID the fourth
floor on the elevator In some manner
his foot became crushed between 4
light truck used for hauling trunks
ana the ledge Of the shaft when the
elevator reached the third floor lte
called for aid and stopped the eleFa-
tor. being unable TO free himself from
the wedge which was slowly crushing
his foot request was sent 10 the
police station fOr pflSlclen ana an
ambulance. and il was answered by
Capt. Greet Sergr- Armstrong and A
J. Hall Democratic nominee for Justice
Of the peace. "a physician not being at
the station
Tried To Liberate ooHoa-
Can't. Greet. Seret- Armstrong and
Fav got out on the elevator and worked
TO lfber2te Ochoa. When the truck
b was lOosened with a crown bar after
handle had been sawed off. the eleNa-
tor. which was probably reversed oE
Ochoa when he was attempting TO I'D
crate his foot shot doU-nv ard taxing
up a bout p feet OF slack caple- Nnlch
is always on the drum ir the basement
according 10 Mr.. Drulorff- The cable
was not broken in any way, the hotel
man says When the elevator reached
a point Just below the second floor II
was caught iy the safety device the
sudden shock throwing Capt Greet and
Hay over the ledge into the basement
Sergt- Armstrong climbed down safely
Capt Greet strurk the gate OF the
elevator shaft a short distance from
the first floor and caromed into the
basement while Ear struck Iu the pit
Don't Tell Ny Wife"
Capt Greet when placed on the or
Grating table asked rhe physicians 30
tell him how badly he was injured,
and asked that they not notify Mrs
Greet that night as she w2s Ill Il
don't know now 1t happened. IL was
all 50 quick said Capt. Greet TO chief
3 7 ZabriSlzie. Il seem 70 be hurt
in the body as IL Is causing me- sreat
agOuv-