Salt Lake Tribune | 1908-08-21 | Page 12 | Mrs. Annie E. Prait May Yet Recover

IRS. HUE E. PRATT i! YET RECOVER Condition of Woman Struck by AVandamere Car; Don Lcnzi's Injuries. Closer and more rigid examination Thursday developed that Mrs. Annie E. Pratt of Carbon county, who was struck by -street car Xo. 12S of the Wandamcre lino early Wednesday evening. Is suffering suffer-ing from coucusslon of tho brain, more than Internal Injuries, In addition to scalp lacerations and face and body contusions. Early Thursday morning, six hours after tho accident, Dr. J. C. Landenbcrger sewed Mrs. Pratt's ear back on nnd attended at-tended to her other Injuries. Although the Injured woman had not recovered complete consciousness at a late hour Thursday night, duo to the brain concussion, concus-sion, her condition was not regarded as necessarily alarming, her chances for recovery re-covery overbalancing those of death, it was claimed, Mrs. Pratt. It appears, was on hor way to W'andamero to meet a son when tho accident occurred, It is possible that she failed to hoar the approaching car. How she camo to attempt to cross the tracks dlrectlv In front of It could not be leurned Thursday, ns she did not recover consciousness con-sciousness sufficiently to make an explanation. expla-nation. Mrs. Pratt was hero visiting relatives, of whom she has a Inrge number, It was learnod Thursday, and not attending court. She camo several days ago. It is probable that her lack of knowledgo of the geography of the city was responslblo in part for tho accident. Mrs. Pratt is tho widow of Pcacum Pratt, who at one time owned the ground upon which Helper now stands. After her husband's death she entered upon coal lands In Carbon county, where sho now lives. She has five or six children. Dou L. Lenzl, son of Desk Sergeant John A. Lenzl, who fell off of street car Xo. 420 of tho samo lino und was run over, having part of his Bight foot crushed off, is getting along well. Ho Is Second Lieutenant of company D. High School cadets, and was temporarily emplovcd bv the city In surveying work near Brighton, Bright-on, having returned to the city Wcdnes-; Wcdnes-; day to supply himself with heavier clothing cloth-ing for on extended trip In the mountains. The car from which he fell, whllo kicking at a snarling dog, was crowded to tho guards, and this was tho reason he was riding on tho platform.