Healing of Bishop William Hyde's head injury
Published October 5, 2026 at 1:44 AM
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Millennial Star Research
Bishop William Hyde of Cache Valley was severely injured in the left side of his head by a kick from a horse while working on the railroad. His life was initially despaired of, but he recovered after administration.
Fuller account of this event (the complete account as preserved in The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 31, No. 6, 6 February 1869, p. 94):
Bishop William Hyde, of Cache Valley, was severely injured in the left side of his head by a kick from a horse, while working on the railroad. His life was despaired of, but he recovered after administration.
In Their Own Words
“About three weeks ago Bishop William Hyde, of Cache valley, while engaged on the railroad, was severely injured by a kick from a horse, on the left side of his head; for a time his life was despaired of, but I am pleased to say that he is now in a fair way to recover. — Millennial Star 31:6”
Sources & References
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 6 February 1869 (Vol. 31, No. 6). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1869-02-06_31_6 (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high) Complete account: The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 31, No. 6, 6 February 1869, p. 94 https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1869-02-06_31_6
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