White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-23
WAYNE DEAN PROVES
UNY|ELO|NG SUFFERER

Wayne Lean. young man about =
years Of age was accidentally shot II
lie shoulder by bullet from a :
ca,iber six-sheoter on the Carter ranch.
IN Hunter valley. last Tuesday. TIE
young r,ar WIS brought To Ely and
placed In the county hospital. where
ihe bullet was removed last Thursda >
by County Physician Dr. A. !. Adams.
rom ;hc account Of the accident As
told h Young Dean II appears thai he
had traded the gun 10 the daughter of
&. =. Carter for a pony and he and tic
young girl Ind been examining II. after
which sho proceeded To put The loaded
weapon away on shelf. when In some
manner the gun caught on al object
and was discharged. sending The bullet
through TIE top Of Deans shoulder.
as he was bending over birdie he
was repairing.
rhe Carter ranch i obout thirty -nNs
miles distant from Elf and IL. Carter
got his saddle horse aud immediately
started for ElY where ne arrived It
about 3 o'clock II the evening. lie told
of ths accident at the shcfiffs office
and Deputy Mclean and George Robin
son started in tbo sherins car FOR the
ranch. Tie trip was made as Tar a.
i:utte sallov. where The heavy snow On
the summit prevented further travel -
the car. AMI thu deputies returned 10
the city. The next day ". Z. bradley.
who osrs ranch ir Butte valley. So
cured a sleigh aid a team of horses and
started FOR the Carter ranch. The trip
was made Ia fast time and the wounded
man was loaded into the outfit and the
start mede fer Ely The team was
driven hs Jake stark. while Mr. Brad
ley attended L. the wounded man. Who
VAS suffering severely from his wound
and paralyzed IN the lower portion Of
his body as a result Of the shot. Mr..
EIAdles in speaking OF tho return trip.
which was made through n heavy snow
storm. said that Young Dean was ono
"f the ''grittiesi men he had ever
seen. Many times the young fellow was
saved from loosing consciousness 10y the
application OF eampnor To his nosirils.
Tho party arrived Ia Ely at nisht and
the wounded man was At once taken to
the new county hospital. where he re-
eeired his first medical attention.
As soon as the unfortunate young
man arrived in Ely. County Physician
Adams took charge Of the case. Tie ar
ranged with pr. !. \. Wallace t. take
x-raS pictures TO determine the ioea-
tion of the bullet. In this Dr Adams
placed two fine wires also forming the
letter y. on the back and these were
fastened with adhesive tape 80 that
when tie bullet was located by the
picture measurements could be taken
and lnclsion made ~ the proper ppint
The paralysis WIS definite and when
the picture was taken the bullet wa
found to be In the precise point of in
tcrseciion Cf the wires. The patient
was Immediately pIepai ed fot the OF
GRAFTON and Thursday the bullet was re-
moved. The x-rny showed IL 10 have
taken course to the left from tn,
right shoulder. where II entered. and
slightly downward. until II lodged In
tho spinal column
When seen by a representative of the
Ncws last night Dr. Adams said that
his patient was slightly better Con-
sidering the seriousness Of the injury
rapid progress could not even be hoped
Tor. bat the attending physician said
that the young mans excellent physical
condition Immediately prior To the ae-
cidont was in his favor. He In being
given the best possible attention and
nothing known to medical science or
skill Will he spared To save his life.