The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-24

jured, and has a compound fracture of
the skull. a fearful cash was cut over
his left eye, and the skull was crushed
SO that the brain was exposed.
Parker is also bruised about his chest
and arms.
The other unfortunate is Miss Lizzie
Hunter, Is years of age, who lives at
Lake Shore, Davis county. Her injur-
les are not so serious. She has a bad
scalp wound over the left ear, and
some small cuts on the arms and
hands. II is feared, however, that she
has some internal injuries.
THE ACCIDENT.
1t was about $50 o'clock last night
when Chief Devine called out all the
apparatus III the central fire station
for a trial exhibition run from the sta
ton to The Herald corner. The streets
were filed with people, but preDara-
tory TO the run the north side of the
street had been cleared. The drivers
of the engines and wagons had in
structions to keep on that side of the
street, and they did So But Chief De-
vine kept TO the south side of the
street. The chief had clear running
until he reached Main street, and here
he dashed his horse into an immense
throng of people, which fairly packed
the south side of First South street
between Main and West Temple. He
was followed by Assistant Chief Don
ovan, who came along in his two
horse buggy. 1t is said by people who
witnessed the accident that the chief
struck the people who were injured
with his rig, and they were after
wards RIM over by that of the assist
ant chief
FEELING RAN HIGH.
After the = ccident had occurred in
dignation ran high and all kinds of
threats were heard floating through the
air. The chief was generally censured
by the public for choosing such an &C.
casion for an unnecessary run, when
the streets We're so crowded.
There are hundreds OF people who
witnessed the unfortunate affair that
are willing to testify that the FIRE
chief failed to slack the speed of his
horse when he approached the crowd.
DEVINE TELLS WHY HE MADE
THE RUN.
The chief was seen by a Herald re-
porter and when asked why he chose
such an oc SION for a trial run, said:
= have talksi myself hoarse today
answering questions of people who
wanted me TO make a run of the de- /
partment. Last night a good many
wanted NE 10 make a run down Main |
street. but I refused to do so on ac-
count of the crowds Of people. To- |
night I ordered a trial run from the /
station to The Herald corner, and tele- !
phoned the police to clear the north |
side of the street"
ANOTHER CASE OF GOOD INTEN- !
TIONS.
When asked why he went on the
south side of the street where the
crowds were, the chief replied. L left
the station on the south side of the
street but I intended to cross over to
the north side before l reached Main
street. 1 couldn't do so on account of
the crowds crossing over in the way
after the apparatus had passed; l did
nay best to stop and did slacken up as
much as / could. 1t is fortunate that
| was ahead of Donovan or there would
have been more injured than there are
NO one feels this affair worse than /
do. 1t is the first accident l have ever
had"
CALLS IT AN OUTRAGE.
Councilman Stewart is one among the
many VINO give q different version of
n the University club when the acct
lent occurred and the way Devine
eame down into the crowd is an out
age. If he had kept TO the north side
If the street no accident would prob
lbly have occurred. L can't understand
Why he wanted to make a run tonight
or when he knew there were so many
people on the streets"
SPEED WHEN TOO
LATE
A L. Sadler, VINO resides al 264 West
south Temple street is another parry
Who was an eye witness to the affair.
lie claims Chief Devine did not slack
lp his speed scarcely any until after he
lad struck the parties that were in
ured. Sadler says lie was in the
rowd just about opposite the elevator 6
ntrance to the Mccormick block. He
laims he was only a few feet away
rom Miss Hunter when she was 3
-nocked down by Chief Devine's horse
nd ne was the first one to pick her up
adler says Parker was knocked down