The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-03-11
Especial to The Herald.)

ogden. March 1O.--A fatal accident
occurred this evening at the old gravel
pit, a few rods west of the deaf and
dumb school grounds. Four little girls
were buried by a cavern of the bank.
Two of them were killed and two res
cued alive through the presence of
mind of two other little girls and the
energetic work of Frank w. Metcalf,
superintendent of the deaf and dumb
school, assisted by a number of others.
The dead girls are Adena c. Williams,
aged Is. and Mildred Williams. aged 3,
both daughters If Oscar w. Williams,
a cOrnice-maker, residing at 2022
Quincy avenue. The injured girls are
Annie Chapland. aged 9, daughter of
Thomas c. Chapland. who resides at
2022 Liberty avenue, and Ida Holland,
aged u. daughter Of August Holland,
2049 Ballantyne avenue. These VIII
probably both recover
How it Happened
The accident happened about s
o'clock. There were six little girls
playing at the foot Of the gravel bank,
which was about fifteen feet high. Two
of them had just started home. Their
names are Martha Schatt and Leona
AtA wv H. LLlEN 4idu ENllt but a llLAlE Glo-
lance when they heard the C+her chill
/ dren scream, and saw the bank cave.
| They ran back, and, seeing a portion OF
| the body Of the Holland girl, scraped
| the sand off her face so that she could
| breathe, thereby saving her life.
! The spot is in an unfrequented local
/ ity, but Superintendent Metcalf hap
pened TO be passing not far distant. and
came over, attracted by the girls
screams. He set to work and sent the
| little girls for other help, which soon
came. Mr.. Metcalf eXtricated two Of
the bodies, the Chapland girl being IN
conscious, and the Holland girl not
much hurt.
Bodies Recovered.
The other bodies were also soon got
out, although they were buried deeper
than these two. The older Williams
girl lived a short time after being taken
out, but the baby was quite dead.
Mr.. Metcalf promptly telephoned
from the deaf and dumb school for ply
sicians. Drs. Powers. Baker and Cor
don were at the scene almost before the
work Of rescue was completed. All at
temptS Of resuScitatiOn of the two Will
liams girls failed. but the Chapland
girl was soon restored to consciousness
and taken home. likewise the Holland
girl. A brother of Ida Holland arrived
at the scene in time to assist in digging
out two of the bodies.
The two girls, Martha Schatt and
LeOna Brown, say that the other chill
dren were scOOping out the sand from
near the bottom of the bank when the
cave-in occurred. and this is corrobor-
ated by the Holland and Chapland
Urls.
The grief of the Williams family
when the two dead bodies were brought
home was pitiful in the extreme. The
two taken were the eldest and the
youngest of the family.
Sheriff Layne went Immediately to
the scene and investigated all the cir
cumstances. An inquest was not deem
ed necessary, but at the request of
MIR. Williams one will be held. Justice
Wardleigh impaneled a jury, composed
of T. G. Morris, w: L Porter and Elijah
Larkin, who viewed the remains. and
then adjourned 10 meet again tomor-
row morning at II o'clock ct Larkins'
undertaking establishment.