The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-08-07
EMMETT MAHON
DIES OF INJURIES
SUSTAINED WHILE DIVING
AT LUXAPALILA BEACH
ON THURSDAY
DIED FRIDAY p. M.
Head Struck Bottom, FractW'ing
Spinal COlumn.-Paralysis
ResuIted.-Funeral Will
Be This Morning.

A pail of sorrow came over this en-
tire community Friday afternoon
at the announcement of the
death of Mr.. R. Emmett Mahon, who
was severly Injured Thursday after
noon while diving at Luxapalila
beach.
Mr.. Mahon died at 1870 Friday af-
ternoon, about fi5.een hours aJ.er
sustaining the injury.
1t is believed his head hit the bot
tom of the stream and that his spinal
cord was injured and the spinal col
unn fractured as paralysis set-in over
his entire body from the neck down.
Mr.. Malfon had gone to the beach
with party of friends to enjoy the
cooling and refreshing sport of bath
ing. He was a good swimmer, though
Thursday was the second time he had
been in the water this season.
After having been in the water a
few minutes he went to the high
spring board on the West beach and
dived into the water A little boy
had given way on the board to him,
and watched him as he went under. He
stayed under an unusually long time,
but finally came up and was float
ing on the surface of the water when
swimmers nearby realized his con
dtion. Mr.. Earl Griffin was the
first to reach him, and Mr.. H. E.
King, who is good swimmer him
self, was the next to render assist
ance. He lifted his head from the
water and saw that he. was in pre-
carious condition.
With the assistance 'of several 9TH |
ers he was tenderly and gently, car
ried to the bank where every effort
to restore and recuscitate him was
employed. The work of bringing
him back to life was directed by Dr.
S. L. Hollingsworth.
efforts were made to restore the dy-
ing man. A physician and an am
bulance were summoned and Mr..
Henry Gunter hurried to the scene
from Gunter Bros Mr.. Mahon was
brought to the Mckinley Sanatorium
in a'l unconscious condition, and it
was several hours before he re-
gained consciousness.
A consultation participated in by
several physicians was held and
was decided to wire for a nerve and
X-ray specialist to come on the first
train. This was Friday morning af
ter it had developed that almost COM
plete paralysis had set-in. The un-
fortunate man had little or no use
of his limbs or his hody in any way.
He was rational and conscious for
several hours before his death and
talked freely with relatives and
friends and hospital attendants.
Early in the day Friday he sent for
Father Yoerg, priest of the Catholic
church, and the Father realizing his
condition administered extreme unc-
tion.
Friday morning snd up tos1:20 in
the afternoon he seemed to be get
ting along fairly well, and physicians
were hopeful of his ultimate recovery,
but realized that an X-ray eXamina-
ton was absolutely imperative in or
der to locate and determine the exact
nature of the patients injuries.
Suddenly and rapidly the death
coma came over him and in ten min
utes after the change for the worse
was noticeable he breathed his last.
Mr.. Mahon was about As years of
age and was q native Of Columbus
He was universally loved and esteem I
ed, and was popular with wide cir
Gle of frituds who knew him and /