Show FALLS FROM A TWENTY FOOT PRECIPICE was climbing in water falls canyon when fall rendered him un conscious for many hours from fridays standard david scott aged 14 son of alexander scott ot porter avenue was painfully injured by falling over a twenty foot precipice in water falls canyon afternoon the lad narrow lv escaped serious injury and was in an unconscious slate for several hours young scott in company with arthur bevans lawrence watson and carence english lads of about the same age went to the canyon yesterday afternoon to enjoy the sights and do some mountain climbing whilo they were climbing up the mountain side scott in some way lost his footing and tell down a twenty foot precipice striking on his head and leg As quickly as they could his companions gained the alda of the boy to find him in an unconscious condition with several deep gashes cut in his head one at the base of the skull and which slightly fractured the skull bone blood bowed freely from the wounds the other boys became thoroughly frightened when they could not revive scott leaving him lying where he tell they bun led to a house a mile or so distant and secured aid after which they returned scott was still un and he was picked up and taken to his home dr E I 1 rich was called the lad regained consciousness some time afterward and an examination re suited in tho physician pronouncing els wounds very painful but not of a serious nature the escape of young scott is considered little short of a miracle as the place into which he tell is lined with jagged rocks |