Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-02-03 | Page 15 | Ski Accident may Cost Youth's Life

SKI ACCIDENT MAY COST YOUTH'S LIFE Pole Snaps and Victim Is Speared; In Critical Condition at Hospital. While skiing yesterday aftern oon on the hi! s north of Fort Po-jglas, William K. Rl.ukr, 'JO years old. son of Alfred Bia'-kr. 'S P street, met with an accl-i accl-i dent that may cost lum hi? life, j According to the elder P la c ki e r. Ms I son. in company w:th Mij-s Helen pp:mb, lis; L street, was in the act of des.-end-ir.g a stepp hill, with Blackler "riding-" r.:s ski poi- when the latter suddenly .'-nap; ed. the front end of the forward half of the pole buryinc its-df m the snow a head and spearing the vour.g man on f h- jagged point at the nt b.r er.d- Miss Plumb hurried to Fort I'ouglas for afs:?taxice. where two soldiers accompanied accom-panied the young woman to the scene of the accident. The sc!dier carried youn-f Black ler to Miss Plumb's home, and T r - A J . Murphy whs 1 n m o n e i An ope rat' on be: n g necessar-, was taken to Holy Crss hospital, wiiere it was found that the broken pole had penetrated the lower abdomen. At a lar.e hour last night it was sa:d tlat his condition con-dition was critical, but that he has a chance of recovery.