Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-18
THE MoToRMAN's STORY.
Thrilling Tale Of One of the Most
Exciting Rides of Recent Date.

Although the accident occurred at
$3.50, II was 1890 before the street
car company secured an Ineligible ac-
count of all that occurred. Supt. Read
after gathering the facts, authorized
an interview with the motorman and
conductor. who We're respectively,
Allen Burt and Donald Mcdonald. Ac-
cording to their statement, there were
two passengers on the car Mrs. Chap
man and Archie Cameron, young
nan who lives Mt 1872 II street The
car left Main street as usual on the
trip east, but had only gone as far as
state street when great cloud Of dust
on the track at Third East street lndi-
Gated that something was wrong.
THE next instant" said the motor
man. Il realized that It was run
away car | shouted TO the conductor
What shall we do?' and he shouted to
turn back and get out of the way. He
jumped off and changed the trolley
saying repeatedly; Everybody out
get out, everybody 7 ran to the front
with my controller and as / aid So |
noticed that the old lady had not left
the car. We had to start Immediately
for the runaway was right on our heels.
| couldn't slow up for her TO get off,
but just stood and changed my gong
and prayed that she would take
chance and leap before the collision,
Just before we got to the Wilson hotel,
the crash came. We saw II gas un-
avoldable. The gravel car had trav-
eled two and half blocks while we
were going n half block. A second
before the collision, / got out on the
foot rail TO drag the old lady out, leav-
ing the power on. and when the coll
lision came / leaped TO the ground,
she being still on the car and the
power stu on, The conductor leaped
also at the time the cars struck, and
what happened after that, except that
we both followed the runaway on the
construction, car, which next came
laundering down the track, l cannot
say"
YOUNG PASSENGER TALKS.
His face, hands and clothes from
head to foot covered with dust and
Crime, a plucky youngster by he name
OF Archie Cameron, living at 1872 VI
street followed In the wake OF the rum
away trying 10 save the woman by
means of lusty yels.
He was the only other occupant OF
the car when Mrs. Chapman's horrify-
ing experience began. The boy was on
Car liz at state street when ne heard
the motorman and conductor yell for
everybody to get out of the way of
runaway car,
i kind OF thought he was joshing,"
sold young Cameron, and didn't pay
much attention, but the next moment
| realized that we We're going I'm the
opposite direction and the motorman
and conductor had changed ends. And
we were going some, tool There came
the load OF gravel right behind us,
and | must have turned white ns
sheet, The oil lady was paralyzed.
rushed up to her and tried 20 drag her
to the platform to make her Jump OF,
because | saw what was coming, but
she was terrified, and wouldn't bulge.
She lust chung TO the seat like grim
death, and she was too strong for me.
About when we got to the Wilson, the
cars weren't two feet apart, and I
jumped, | got mine alright. | surned
seven or eight somersaults, but here
] am, and amt hurt a bit. I wonder
how about the old woman. Gee, that
car was going.
i've got two suits OF clothes on H.
too. I've got to follow II lp In
hurry"
And Archie continued his dash to-
wards the Rio Grande station.