The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-21
SMASHED TO sPLINTERs.

Our baggage did not fare much better and
was exposed to the rain, which didn't help
it any.
The engineer and fireman escaped with
out serious injury, one of them being
slightly scalded The baggage master and
brakeman were in the baggage car and they
were quite as fortunate The saints in the
first coach came out of a turned over, com
pletely wrecked car with so few injuries
that their escape really looked miraculous.
One sister had her shoulder blade broken,
and some of them had their feet and heads
cut and bruised slightly.
The second passenger coach stood almost
on end-perhaps at an angle of 60 degrees
one end being on the end of the bridge and
the other down in the water against the
abutment. That end was crushed to splin-
tiers, and the saints, seats, baggage, etc,
damned down into the shattered end of the
car Amid all this confusion we were
pleased and thankful to say that the people
CANE OUT ALMOST UNsCATHED,
Durant and Miss Adelaide Allen being the
only ones who were seriously hurt, the
formers left leg being badly bruised, and
the latters left arm being broken near the
shoulder.
The doctor came from Lynchburg, three
> miles distance, as soon rs possible, and did
what he could to alleviate the sufferings of
the injured. and advised that they be left
for about three weeks to recuperate.
BY II the next morning we were all
taken on board d special and the fragments
Of our luggage were gathered up and taken
10 Lynchburg. where we were transferred
10 another train
After making the necessary arrange
ments for leaving Elder DUrant and Miss
Allen in charge of Elder John Shelton and
Miss Patience Bennett, under the care of
the doctor, at the expense of the railroad
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the company would send them home and
nay all their expenses as soon as they were
able to travel, we started once more on our
Journey but with decidedly less composed
nerves than might have otherwise been.
We cannot say anything in favor of the
cars provided US, but we managed to get
along very well till we were within about
two miles of Memphis, when we were
ONCE MORE SHAKEN Up
nv being run into by regular passenger
train, and the rear part Of the hind car was
derailed, frightening some of the people in
that carriage so badly that they were almost
sorry they ever left England.
From Memphis we weae more
comfortably provided for, and on
our arrival at Kansas City we
were met by Mr.. Henderhot, who
did all he could for our comfort and pro
vided splendid lot of coaches to convey
US to Pueblo, WHICH HlduS UIle odlHJS Ieel
much better.
From Pueblo we were provided with
good cars to complete our journey with, and
were all in hopes Of our having done with
our adventures but such was not the case.
Arriving near Costle Gate station, in Cas-
tie Gate canon, the engine became disabled
and we were detained for about six hours
and half. which seemed to drag very
heavily, as we made up our minds to be in
Provo fully two hours before we left our
camp Finally an engine came to our re
lief and we were soon at p. V. Junction,
wi ere all those who booked for that place
left US, and were met by their friends and
conducted to their
FINAL DESTINATION.
They were all feeling well in health and very
thankful that their journey was so near
ended Charles Bennett left US at Price.
Mr. lillian and Mr.. Haige met US at Plea
SAINT Valley, bringing the sad news to
Mr. VIM. Grimsdell and his granddaughter, |
Miss Emily lillian, Of the death of the
latter's little eight-year-o old sister.
We had not left p. V. Junction long be- |
fore we came to another stop, waiting for
another train. The wait was long and
tedious, and on inquiry we lean ID that IL e ,
wires were down andwe could not get or
ders through, the only thing, Elder Kelson |
dryly remarked, that could possibly hap |
pen TO us to detain us, all other means be-
inc eyhauSted However we are thankful |