Show FULL FORTY FEET W H atwood meets with a severe accident on saturday last mr walter H atwood a resident of south cottonwood salt lake county in company with iw several others was waa putting up say hay at dry creek south of f sandy he was putting up the frame with which to handle the hay and the poles which were about forty feet long w were ere in their places and the wire r 1 rope stretched and fastened mr atwood went up the ladder to put on the clamps so that the poles would not slip on the rope Thin thinking icing tie the wire would hold bold the poles he removed the guy ropes before starting up just as he reached the top the ithe poles coin commences mencel to slip and down the whole framework came mr atwood clung to the poles for about twenty five feet and was about fifteen feet from the ground when he heard his son call to him to jump and he did so 60 he alighted on the ground tree from the poles but toe the force farce was so great as to break both bones of the left leg ond end one small bone beai near the right ankle A wound was made in the right heel which bled for about twenty four hours bouis mr atwood is a heavy man weighing over pounds and the fall has shaken him up very badly causing intense suffering ering doctors and armstrong attended him and made him as comfortable as possible under the circumstances what added to his discomfort after the accident was the fact that he had bad to be carried nine miles in a heavy wagon to his home |