Show I r FATAL 4 ACCIENT JIail Carrier Skidmore the Victim of a Runaway HIS SKULL CRUSHED IN 4 NOT EXEC TO LIVE THOUGH THE NIGHT + Taken t the Holy Cross Hospital A Very Popular and Exemplary YongMs a Wife and Two ChidrenH Associates Mou One of the Oldest Caier I Samuel Randolph Skqrore jr a I mal carrier residing at 24 Sout Ninth East met with a runaway accident I ac-cident at 4 ococl yesterday afternoon that will probably prove fatal He is lying Uncnscious ot the Holy Cross hospital wit a great hole crushed Its hiS skull from which a norton of the I brain oozed out Las night the phy slcan in attendance stated that his 1 chances for recover are very slm Mr kIdmor was driving his mal 1 I I t ill I 1 JI + Jt j + F + I + + l + k1i 4 4 + JWIbiIJJA + 4 + + 7 + + + + < + + + + + 4 MAIL CARRIER SKIDIIIOREL + crt down Wet Temple and when within a third of a block from Second South he appled the whip to hurry up the horse The animal commenced to jump and plunge and became unmanageable un-manageable The driver did his bet fo hold back and brIng him under con trl but was unsuccessful The horse dashed toward an express wagon twenty feet ahead bringing the heels of the cart up over the hub of the wagon throwing the light vehicle in the all Skidmore fell over on the east sidO against tt wagon coming from the south his head striking on the asphalt street with such force as to crush his skul A crowd of spectators who witnese the unfortunate acc dent rushed to the assistance of the injured man He was picked up un concious and cared to His drugstore drug-store by Policeman Dan Dillon E H polceman CaIster W G Sear E G ODonnel and H K North Dr Hensei was called in and gave medical attention The right side of the skull nas crushed in a frightful manner and brains were oozing out Dr Toot was summoned and the physicians prepared the unconscious un-conscious man for removal to the Holy Cross hospital The frightened horse carried the cart down the street pausing a moment at the corner and ten taking head for I the eat side of the Doh building hitched belonging where a hay wagon was longing to S Torthlngon of Pleasant Green The horse struck a hayrack and burst a blood vesselwhiie the I cart was nearlY demolshed The animals ani-mals rnditon required itto bc shot I wl1ih duty nas performed by Ofcer Roberts Robers I At the hospital an examination of the injured man was made by Dna I Rot Hannaman and Hensel A per ton of the skull four inches long and lone Inch wide was removed from the 1 crushed part and about a 1neglassful I of the brains of the right lobe was taken out The patent became more sensitive but remained in an unconscious uncon-scious condition and but little hopes hope-s entertained for his recovery Mr Skidmore was about 30 years of ole and quite well Itnown in Salt Lake where he has passed most of his life He has a wife and two children His father is S H Siddmore 51 251 South Ninth East At the postofce he was spoken or very kindly as one o thc best carriers in the service He is als one of the oldest hang commenced as a carrier on May 1 1888 His route lay north of Second South and east or Eighth Eat He wa No 8 carrier |