Warren Gould CHILD

                   Child #10 Warren Gold md. 2) 3 Feb 1858 Martha Jane Elmer. 3) 26 July 1870 Jerusia Jan Bybee. 4) 17 Nov 1903 Eleanor Caroline Pitt.

FIRST BAPTIZED SEPTEMBER 1847.

       "On Aug 1887 he acquired a contract with Ogden City to build a reservoir and the city waterworks to be constructed  of rock with cement on the inside.  They were blasting rock at the base of the mountain when an unexpected explosion occured.  The blast hit Warren in the face and threw him twenty feet backward.  His left hand wa blown to pieces and the right eye badly damaged.  His teeth were torn out, he lost his right eye.  His chin  and face had areas that were laid bare to the bone.

       He was placed buggy and taken home.  Four Doctors were called in to examine him.  After the consultaion they decided he would not live until morning so his wounds were not dressed, merely wrapped.  The blood, leaves, dirt, and gravel were not removed.  He remained in this condition for five days.  Doctor Benedict from Salt Lake City was called in, and he decided that both hands would have to come off.

       However, Warren strongly protested and said, "When both of my hands go, I will go with them."  His left hand was amputated and two figers on his right hand.  Leaves, sticks, and gravel continued to work out of his hand for months as it healed.  The family felt that through administrations, fasting, and prayers, he was healed.  Warren was fitted ith new teeth, an artificial eye, and strong glasses.  A hook replaced his lef hand.  His face healed so well there was hardly a noticeable scar.  It was difficult for him to write, but  he did write in his journal until shortly before his death.

       Warren spent a lot of time visiting friends and relatives, doing genealogy and Temple work.  He was still able to oversee and do some construction work on homes for others.

       Warren Gould Child Sr. died 17 Apr 1906, at the age of seventy one.

" Found in Pioneer Pathways, volume seven, Daughters of  Utah  Pioneers"

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