Miraculous Healing of H. Argyle after Wagon Accident
Published October 12, 2026 at 5:28 AM
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H. Argyle was hauling hay from Bountiful to Salt Lake City in 1890 when his horses bolted. He was dragged and then crushed by wagon wheels, suffering broken ribs, and spinal and arm injuries. He was taken to Deseret Hospital where doctors declared he would not survive. He was administered to by Elders, and his parents requested prayer in the St. George and Logan Temples. After a second administration, he felt the bones move back into place. By the next day, he was sitting up, free of pain, and soon after walked to visit Elder White, causing great surprise to the doctors who could not explain his recovery.
Fuller account of this event (the complete account as preserved in The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 57, No. 7, 14 February 1895, p. 109):
Brother H. Argyle, of Bountiful, was hauling hay from Bountiful to Salt Lake City, and when near the city his horses took fright and ran away. He was thrown from the wagon, and the wheels passed over his body, breaking several of his ribs and otherwise injuring him internally and in his arm and spine. He was taken to the Deseret Hospital, where the doctors said he could not live. He was administered to by the Elders, and his parents requested the Saints in the St. George and Logan Temples to pray for him. After a second administration he felt the bones move into their places. The next day he was sitting up, free from pain, and in a short time he walked to visit Elder White, to the great surprise of the doctors, who could not account for his recovery.
In Their Own Words
“On the 24th day of May, 1890, young Brother Argyle was hauling a heavy load of hay from Bountiful to Salt Lake City. He had proceded as far as the Folsom residence, a short distance north of the warm springs, when the horses became frightened and started to run away. In his efforts to hold the horses the driver was pulled down on the double-trees, where he hung by his clothing. In this condition he was dragged a distance of about fifty yards, when his clothing gave way and he fell under the wagon, both wheels of which passed over his body, breaking all his ribs, and seriously injuring his spine and arms... Brother White and five other Elders came. Brother White being mouth in prayer, commanded, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, the bones to move into place and reunite, and his body to be made whole. The following day about eleven o'clock, to the suprise of all, he arose to sitting position, and then turning upon his right side and leaning upon his right hand and elbow, he smiled and remarked that he had no pain. He further stated that at the time he was administered to he felt the bones raise and come together, and knew that he was made whole that instant. — Millennial Star 57:7”
Sources & References
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 14 February 1895 (Vol. 57, No. 7). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1895-02-14_57_7 (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high) Complete account: The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 57, No. 7, 14 February 1895, p. 109 https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1895-02-14_57_7
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