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Show ssrwii WIFE INJURED IN ACCBT Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Blair were seriously se-riously injured last night in Ogden canyon, by being thrown from a buggy, bug-gy, into an open ditch where workmen work-men of the Portland Wood Pipe company com-pany arc placing tho new water main for Ogden City to tho artesian wells. Mr. Blair received a severe cut across the top of his head and was otherwise other-wise injured, and Mrs. Blair suffered a broken right arm, a sprained ankle, the ligaments in her legs were badly strained and sho was otherwise Injured. In-jured. The accident was witnessed by Georgo Folkman, a watchman on the work, and ho, with some passing au-tomobilists. au-tomobilists. went to their assistance. They were carried to Pine Crest hotel part of the Wilcox camp and Dr Pidcock, who was In the canyon, was summoned. News of tho accident was received in Ogden about fl o'clock by Mrs. John Culley, a daughter, and she and Mr Culley immediately proceeded pro-ceeded to the Wilcox camp. The Blalrs were driving slowly along tho canyon road, just east of the power dam, when an automobile approached and Mr. Blair tried to reach a point where the machine could pass. Owing to the bad condition con-dition of the road, which Is cut with construction work, the sudden hurrying hur-rying up of the horse caused one of tho buggy shafts to break, frightening the horso and a runaway followed, upsetting up-setting tne buggy and throwing its occupants oc-cupants headlong Into the open ditch - |