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Show WAGON PASSES OVER FT. DOUGLAS SOLDIER SALT l.AKK, Aug 2 While attempting at-tempting to stop a runaway of the team tic was driving Christopher Dlot-! Dlot-! zcr of Rochester, N. Y.. 2S years of age, was Severely injured at Fort I Douglas Tuesday, when one of the largo wagons used at the fort to haul freight passed over his body. Metzer, who !s a sergeant In C hai tery of the Seventy-sixth field arttl-! arttl-! lery, was driving tne wason. which waa heavily loaded, down a Blight Incline when the wagon tongue broke. The wagon rolled up against the mules and frightened them so that they ran awa In an effort to stop the frightened animals. Sergeant Metzer was pulled off the wagon and th. wheels passed oyer him. Ho was immediately taken to the post hospital, whero St Is believed that ho Is ln a dangerous condition. He Is suffering from a compound frae-tur frae-tur of the Jaw, a severe laceration of the left tmple and numerous cuts and bruises |