Show escalante man loses hand in accident tuesday errington heaps 33 of escalante had bad his left hand and wr wrist 9 t so badly shattered from the accidental ci discharge of a gun tuesday that it was necessary to amputate the hand when he was brought to the hospital at richfield wednesday morning for treatment the accident happened about thirty miles from escalante while mr air heaps was out on tho the range he had placed the gun a 32 calibre rifle on the ground while he released a cow from a ledge it discharged into his hand when he picked it up by the barrel mr heaps rode horseback to escalante where he was given first aid and then brought here |