INJURED IN A WRECK

A.P. Granger Severely Injured In a Railroad Accident at Rock Island Last Saturday Night

A.P. Granger was terribly injured in a railroad wreck Saturday night at Rock Island, just as he was leaving the yards, being on his way to his home in this city, having received a telegram stating that his father, E. A. Granger, was dying.

The coach in which he was riding was struck from the side by a double-header freight train going at full speed, just as they were leaving the yards. The rear car was thrown into the air and onto its side, and badly demolished. There were three persons injured besides Mr. Granger, one of them being Wm. Dodd, of Waterloo, but Mr. Granger and a young lady were the most seriously hurt. When the collision came Mr. Granger's head and right arm were shoved through a window, and as the coach was pulled along on its side for several rods before the car was stopped, his hand was dragged between the ties and coach. The bones in his thumb and one finger were broken, and his hand was terribly mangled. His face hit along on the cinders and roadbed, causing a two inch strip of flesh to be taken from his hair nearly to his eyes, and deep gash to be cut just below the eye. It required 17 stitches to close the wounds on his head and 27 for those on his hand. He was taken to the hospital where he was cared for, and on Sunday night he was given the consent of his physicians to return home, although they were loath to have him run the risk of making the trip home at that time, but he felt under the circumstances he must return home if possible. He arrived Monday noon, his father having passed away Saturday night.