Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1915-04-03 | Page 12 | Fireman's Foot Crushed

FIREMANS FIREMAN'S FOOT CRUSHED Lieutenant II H. C. C Suffers Suffer Painful Pain Pain- fill ful I Injury r I II H. C McDevItt of or fire station I No Xo 2 r received painful injuries to his I right foot oot In front of the Atlas block blockon I on 8 Second South shortly before 6 o'clock last Jast night b by an automobile owned and driven h by A. A F F. Elggren Ninth avenue o ave nue Tho The accident occurred after atter an inconsequential fire In a n shoe repairIng repairIng repairing repair- repair Ing shop In tho the basement of or the Atlas block was extinguished I Lieutenant McDevitt and Capt Walter Wal Wal- Walter alS al ter S Knight of or station No 1 were bothIn both bothIn i In the wa way of or tho the machine The They tried to dodge and McDevitt 1 falling failing to get et out of the way wa two wheels passed over o his right foot root fracturing bones lJones and severely lacerating the flesh McDevitt Me- Me Devitt was rushed rushe to the tho emer emergency enc hospital at police headquarters Dr H H. B B. B Sprague attended him Later Laler he was removed to his home at Fourth hast East Mr Ir Elggren declares he was w driving slowly and that the accident was unavoidable un un- avoidable n