Salt Lake Telegram | 1948-03-22 | Page 17 | Man, 85, Loses 3 Fingers in Shaff Plunge

Man 3 Fingers Fingers- In Shaft Plunge Three fingers were cut of off the right hand of Peter Semmler 85 Bothwell st st. when he fell into an open freight elevator shaft b beside beside be be- side the Owl Drug Co S. S Main Monday at am a.m. He Hc was wa reported in good condition condition con con- at Holy Cross h hospital a 0 S a p pit I t a I 1 where he was taken by police am am- According to a drug company the elderly man fell about three feet into the thc shaft and became became be be- I be-I came entangled in the cable The shaft was Wa 3 being used by a driver for Garrett Inc V. W. South who was sending goods into nto the drug store basement basement basement base base- ment he said The p. p drug store said the driver was standing by the thc open shaft warning pedestrians away but Mr Semmler approached from the other side and fell into the opening before the driver could warn him