The Glenwood post. (Glenwood Springs, Colo.) 1897-current, 1919-08-16
SOLDIER TAKES
HEADER FROM CYCLE

Last Monday morning U. 8. soldier
in uniform, and wearing on his arm
the stripes indicative of overseas ser
vice, called at the office of the Glen
wood Post and related queer and sad
story of his experiences in connection
with the great war and subsequent to
the signing Of the armistice.
1t was easy to see that the man was
suffering great bodily pain and was in
need of immediate attention. Therefore
the editor took the fellow to H. G.
Overlook, chairman Of the Garfield
County chapter Of the American Rel
Cross. Mr.. Overlook, realizing that it
was canteen case, took the sufferer
to the chairman Of that department,
Postmaster H. W. Smith. Mr. Smith
soon had the man in the Glenwood
sanitarium where DR.. Koran was called
to administer to his needs.
The young man gave his name as
Andrew E. Edison and said he was
born in Lancaster, Pa, but had been
living in San Francisco for several
years prior to his enlistment in Uncle
Sans service. He and his only broth.
or were sent overseas and his brother
was killed in battle in France. His
mother died in San Francisco last
March of the flu. After being mus
tered out Of the service at Fort Sill,
Arkansas, he went to West Virginia,
where he was married to a nurse whom
he had known in California, and who
had also been overseas in Red Cross
service. He and his wife then went to
Detroit where they Planned to make
their home. Edison secured work as
an electrician and his wife took up her
work of nursing. Everything was
looking bright for them and they were
very happy, when his wife, while
nursing q severe case, became infected
and soon died from blood poisoning.
Discouraged and heartbroken, the
young man started west on q motor
cycle, intending to go to California
where, in spite Of the absence Of rela-
tives, he imagined he would feel more
at home among friends and acquaint-
ances Of former days.
When short distance this side of
Hartsell, in the South Park country,
Edison took the wrong road and later
found himself at Fairplay. When he
discovered his mistake he tried to get
back to the Ocean to Ocean highway
and in doing so he encountered some
very bad road and finally the edge Of
the road slipped out and he was pre-
cipitated over . steep embankment
where he says he remained, partially
unconscious, for nearly three days
when he was able to muster up suni-
cient strength to drag himself to tho
road, where he was picked up Sunday
morning by passing autoist who
brought him to Glenwood, reaching
this place Monday morning.
Edison says the last he saw Of his
machine it was going one way and he
was going in an opposite direction.
The gasoline tank had taken fire and
he thinks the machine was badly
wrecked. He was without food or wa
ter while lying In the gulch, and he
doubtlesa owes his life 10 his excellent
physical condition which enabled him
to endure the hardship without serious
results.
When he was examined here it was
found that he was suffering from dis
located shoulder, which the good samar-
itan who picked him up had partially
put in plaee, ono ankle was badly
sprained, his collar bono and two or
three ribs were broken and his body
had suffered numerous bruises.
Edison was able to leave Thursday
evening for Provo, Utah, on . ticket
furnished him BY IL local Red Gross.
He hopes 10 obtain work from the
Southern Pacific railroad, BY which