Salt Lake Tribune | 1904-07-10 | Page 9 | Race Against Death, Grim Reaper Wins

Race Against Death, iss Reaper fins Weiscr Physician Called to Perform Operation -for Appendicitis, but Arrives Tco Late. Special to The Tribune. WEISER, Idaho, July 9. A race against death was run between this city and Meadows last evening, but the grim reaper won. At 5 o'clock Dr. J. R. Numbers receiver a telephone message mes-sage to come to Meadows Immediately, as Dr. Rlggs was very low with appendicitis, ap-pendicitis, and arrangements had been made for a special train on the P. & I. N. railroad to Council, sixty miles, and relay horses from there to Meadows, where the doctor was wanted to perform per-form an operation. The doctor left Welser at 5:30 o'clock and arrived at Council two hours and eighteen minutes min-utes later. He left Council at 9 o'clock and arrived at Meadows before midnight, mid-night, but found Dr. R'ggs dying and did not perform the operation. Dr. Rlgg9 died at 9 o'clock thl3 morning. He was a well known resident of this county for many years. He leaves a mother, six brothers and a sister. He will be buried at Welser under the auspices of the I. O. O. F.