Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-08
KILLED BY A
PASSING TRAIN
Joseph Atkinson and Granddaugh
ter Are the Victims,
DRIVING ACROSS THE TRACK
Accident Occurred az Provo on the
Rio Grsnde western Llue-Two
Others Narrowly Escape.
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Provo, Aug. S,--A terrible accident oc-
currred last night about 10 o'clock at
The Rio Grande Western track on Cen
ter street, west of the city whereby two
people lost their lives. Mr., Joseph At
kinson, father Of Mrs Hyrum +, Thorn
as Of this city his two granddaughters,
Lucy and Lulu Thomas, aud Miss An
ME Sterling of Spanish Fork canyon,
were driving home from the Lake re-
SORT IN a surrey The old gentleman
was driving and when he had crossed
the San Pedro track one of the girls
noticed a train coming from the north
on the Rio GranGe track, Immediately
ahead OF the vehicle, Crhe two tracks
run parallel and very close togetheD.
The girls called out 10 MI Atkinson
that the train was coming, but he did
not seem to understand that II was on
the track In front of him, and looked
behind along the track he had just
crossed. The horse continued It's course
and crossed the Rio Grande track inn
mediately IN front Of the engine, which
struck the surrey and completely de-
moishod t. Mr.. Atkinson and Lucy,
who were ON the front seat were
thrown to the ground and dragged some
distance, When the old gentleman was
picked up lie was extinct and the girl
was unconscious. They were placed in
tne caboose OF the train and taken to
Provo, TO the nome Of Mr. II, +. Thorn
as, where medical AID was summoned.
II was found mat Miss Lucy's skul was
DroAen ana she Giea at O'Clock TINS
morning Mr. Atkinsons injuries con-
sisted OF broken skull ana neck rne
other two girls VINO were IN the bacK
seat of the surreya jumped before beng
STRUCK by the tram ana were not hurL
The horse escaped uninjured.
4dr Atkinson was bS years OF age and
for many years reslaent OF spanish
Fork. lie was on Visit 10 his daugh-
ter here. Miss Thomas was 10 years Of
age. she was an intelligent, amlaDle
SUI and ner oeatn brings great sorrow
20 her relatives ANA a large circle Of
young fri nus.
The tram was cattle train and II is
Baid w gart,es neac by az the time OF
the accident, that 1t whlstled before
reaching the crossing but the confusion
incident to The number Of buggies close
by and the tact that AIR Atkinson was
a stranger and entirely un0cqualntcd
with the situation, prevented han IRON
taklng the necessary precautions 70
save MS life IL Is not known whether
an inquest VIII be held.
sHERIFFs OFFICE ON FIRE.
This morning about I o'clock Albert
Selck, who sept IN the office OF the
sherin In front OF his house, was awak-
ened By experiencing an intense heat.
Nyen he awoke he noticed that the
room was full OF smoke and fire was
coming from the cracks In the door OF
the private office adjoining. re imme.
diately notified the lire department and
t,.e me was put out without any delay,
The private Office was pa ny scol Cned
and a hole was burned through the petit
tion into the county treasurer's office.
The furniture was destroyed as were
also number OF official documents
The loss outside Of the papers will
amount to $500 The originfof the fire is
a mystery. Mn Sclck Gains he put out
all The lights before going TO bed II Is
thought, however, that the electric light
must have been left burning on the
desk and that the papers We're gnted.