Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-12-04
RUN DOWN BY A CAR
An aged Lady Meets With a Terrible
Accident.
WHEEL AMPUTATEs ONE FOOT


a most distressing and lAmsntablo
acciden. occurred ~ the corner Ioi
Third East and Fourth South slree,s
about 1916 .. IN. today. Tho victim
lie Mrs. Dorothy Duillu, an aged lady
Of about seventy years, who now lies
at ~. MarNs hospital in a very crlu.
cal condition, with her left foot cut
of about four inches above tho ankle.
rhe particulars Of the sad sfiair, as
near ~ could DO cleaned, are as follows
At the time mentioned, car No. A. Of
the Salt Lake Rapid Transit com.
pSny was plying it, way lsA,twRrd
on Fourth South, with George Lang
don Of $40 west, Third South street as
ilH motofman, and Walter Dioken
who resides on Sixth South, between
Third and Fourth West, "a Its conduc.
tor. When about eight feet from tho
corner OF Third East, Motorman Lang
don noticed an aged lady totteting
across the track and he at once rang
tho gong and threw on the current,
although at the same time, he know IL
would be impossibls to stop the car In
that short distance. The old lady
seemed TO become dumiounded and
stood on tho track molionless, whom
the molorman, seeing tue peril she
was In, summoned all his presence Of
mind and leaning over the ifont Of tho
car, gtAiped the unfortunate lady and
threw her entirely on theltrAok. Lying
PROSTATE on the ground, the woman
stretched out one OF her limbs, which
went across tho rail, aud the car
pasted over u, sevoring her foot from
nor body.
Al the point In question, there Is n
touble track, who,s tho cars pass each
other, anu just a the accident hap.
pened, car IL, going west, came along.
Into this the unfortunate victim was
placed, whining with the pain, and
was quickly conveyed to the corner OF
state ana Second bouth streets, whore
medical aid was summoned. An.
o. ithetlos were applied AMI the patient
made W comfortable a. possible
under the circumstances. The
ambulance from 81. Mary'A Hoe
pilal arrived shortly aiterWRrd, and
this the lady was placed and conveyed
TO the hospital.
Tho scene which presented itAeli as
she was being removed from the car 10
the ambulance, was ono which would
make the strongest heart shudder.
There, lying on u slreteher, was Mrs.
Dorothy Dufilg, who a few moments
before was lettering 10 her humble
home with her market basket on her
arm, and who had fallen victim 10 a
most unfortunate accident, Her
features were covered by a thick coat
ing OF mud, into which poor Mother
Duiiln had been thrown, when her
limb was torn from her. Ths ply
siolnns In attendance expressed grave
fears Of the wOman's recovery on nc
count OF her advanced aye, but every
thing that could DO was being done to
make tue unfortunate ~ comfortable
~ possible under the trying ordeal.
The residence OF Mrs, Dutla IL given
A. No. 1872 east sixth South street.
Tho mUtorman states that ais view
OF the old lady was shut OF by the OBJ
slruCtiOn u tho salt Lake Meat COM
pany's wagon, which was In the vicln-
ity NJ the time, ana that had he
teen ten isot further away,
tue accident would have been
aysrtod. Hs says the car was going
atA very slow rate Of speed ~ be was
trying to "kilp time when II occurred.
He claims TO have had eleven yeaTs
experience In tho busiuOHs, but has
only worked for the Rapid Transit
company since Nov. l6'h last He.
however, worked for the company fivs
yeaTs sgo anu has also bsen In tho
employ OF the City Street Railway
company.
the conductor was non-commlttal
and seemed 10 be- pretty badly
scared. He IN about seventeen
Year, Of age and has been In
The employ OF the company about
three months. There was bus ono pas
ssnger on the car at the timr-James
Ashmsn OF 854 south Ninth East, anu
the names Of tbs parties who were wit
neSssg 10 the lAmentable affair are M
iollOwE James Hopkins, ST. west
North Temple; II. q. Mcneil, 1853
west south Temple; Milford Sohoppe,
83l south Third East: Douglass M0nau,
"a east Fourth South; and Charles
Leybolt, 4lO east Fourth South.
The motoTman aud conductor were
escorted TO the police station, Tut were
later released. As the NEWS went 30
press, Mrp. Dutiin had not yet recov.
cred from the SHOCK, but was resting rs
easily as could reasonably be expected.