Show erom FROM wednesdays 1 17 FATAL RESULT KE WIiL willvr Vr SWIFT DIES ines FROM TIM THE EFFECTS effects OF uis ills ACCIDENT william swift the youna soung man who accidentally shot himself last sunday bunday afternoon i while out lin honting rabbits between sandy bandy and dr draper aper died last night at a quarter to 12 at his residence in the tenth ward he did not recover from the effects of the amputation of his hii left forearm nece necessitated ssi by the accident or rather from the inflammation which set in after wads due rlue largely to the mental excitement cit ement under which he was laboring labor i n the facts in relation to the accident are arc substantially as a already published he was standing in the doorway of a shanty where and party four in n number had bad been resting from their hunt when hisgun his gun which he held in his right hand with the tiie butt resting apon tapon over the muzzle was discharged as stated ile he exclaimed boys ive shot my arm off drive for town as fast as possible 11 they at once got into their wagon and came dir directly to the city khelu the injured man who was remarkably cool and calin calm went immediately to dr benedict who told him that his arm arnn would have to come oft ott below the elbow belli beins anxious to save it if possible he asked to have other physicians consulted also whereupon dr fowier fowler was sent for who on arriving concur red with dr benedict dr W F anderson was then summoned and he too agreed that nothing but amputation would do consequently the patient was put und erthe influence of chloroform and the operation was attended to as already related mr swift then went home bome aud and no till illi I 1 he ho walked into the house did ilis ills his wife know that anything had ith happened c e to hita him learning th the on auf L JU liw lim H bandaged arm sa sh it 1 audeh d it no not been dorthey for theY the thew W opportune arrival of john walsh his brot brother erin er in ln liw who did what he be could to altay alray their excitement the u amigh have been more serious for them both mrs swift has but recently recovered from her confinement she has twins five weeks old and the shock from husbands her hus hns bands mishap was terrible in her weak condition the thy deceased bore a good character the night before he went hunting huntin he seemed seemed to feel conscience smitten about goin off on sunday for such a purpose but lie he had promised a companion p of liis lits a toung young man named link his employers employer s sou son would I 1 go with him and allowed his agreement to outweigh his scruples he said to his wife saturday night 1 I hope it will rain tomorrow to morrow so we cant go ile he has three brothers in idaho and one at park city and the funeral will be put off till lil iii at 2 p in to enable them to get here it 1 will then take place at the tenth ward meeting meetinghouse house the deceased was born march 1853 in manna county south africa |