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Show PLUNGES FROM PIER, SERIOUSLY INJURED Salt Lake. Aug. 2"?. As the result of a dive from a p?r at Saltan- Into Ihe briny waters of Ihe Great Salt lake Sunday afternoon. Charles J Stenbom, clerk in the ol'llce of th superintendent of the Denver & Rio Grande railroad, lies at St. Mark's hospital with his lower extremities completely paralyzed. The accident occurred about 0 o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. St?nbom and several friends were in barbing near the northeast tier of bath-houses, which was built following the demolishing demol-ishing of jjMrt of the main tier during dur-ing a severe storm some time ago. Mr. St en bom, who Is an expert swlm-1i:hi- and diver, climbed onto the pier, about ten feet from the water, and dived Into tin lake. When iio arose lo the surface it was plain to be seen lhat something wa radically the matter mat-ter with him. He was unable to move .".nd called out that he was hurt Ills wife and friends in the party rushed lo his assistnnci .;ind he was taken to his bathroom, where it was found that he had lost the use of his lower extremities. While the wntr into which Sten- bom illvcl wiii less than four feet In depth, It Is said that a sign is enn-spicuouply enn-spicuouply displayed at that point, which says. "Depth of Water Six Feet." Stenbom evidently was of the opinion that he had plenty of depth for a high dive, anj he plunged into the water, striking the bottom with Much force as to caus-3 either a concussion con-cussion of the spine or a fracture of ihe spine producing paralysis of the lower extremities. One of the men In the patty telephoned tele-phoned to St. Mark's hospital and aske.J that an ambulance meet the incoming irain. on which Stenbom had been placed About 0 o'clock the railroad company's com-pany's surgeons. Doctors Dascom and Penjamln. made an examination of the injured man at the hospital, with I ho purpose of determining If pos-Hhlc. pos-Hhlc. the extent of his Injuries. They were unable to outline a fracture and will probably not be able to tell defl-nntely defl-nntely whether or not 'there is a fracture frac-ture of the spiii' until an X-ray examination ex-amination Is made. The surgeons stated thnt ihe par-u par-u fil paralysis may be the result of . concussion of the spine In which event Stenbom may be able to re-cover re-cover (he use of his lower extremities extremi-ties in a short time If there Is a fracture of the spine It is located just between the shoulders, as from thai point down Stenbom has lost all feeling and all control The Stenboms live at r.r.9 South Fourth East street and have a large circle of friends In the city. Mrs Stenbom Is prostrated over the accident. ac-cident. Stenbom baa been employed ler several years past by the Denver & Uio Grande and Is an cificieut office of-fice mau. |
