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Show TWO ACCIDENTS AT CLAY BEDS o Two accidents within flvo days occurred at the tclay bods west of Lehl tho past week resulting In compound com-pound fractures to as many men. Friday Charles Gray was rolled down an embankment and partly burlod in a cavoln and on Tuesday Elwln Deck, 21, sou ot Superintendent Alma Dock, received a double fracturo ot tho right leg when a cor loft tho track and struck him. Doth men aro In tho Lehl hospital. Mr, Gray was picking at an over- hanging., bupch. ot clay when quite a doposTt camo looso and striking hlra rolled him to tho bottom of tho pit. Ho was rushed to tho Lohl hospital whoro tho x-ray and examination disclosed dis-closed that .ho had recelvod flvo frac-turos frac-turos of the polvls, a dislocated hip, a brokon noso and numerous bruises. Ho will bo unablo toroturn to work for throo months. On Tuosdny, whllo gathering up tho tools". Elwln Beck was struck by a car which loft tho track. Ho received a doublo farcturo of tho right leg. It will bo aomo six weoks beforo ho Is nt work again. |