The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-03
STATE NEWS
A C0ASTING ACCIDENT
Salt Lake Young LADY Receives
Painful injuries in Park
City.

Park City, Jan. 2.-LAst evening while
cOasting Miss Gay NewcOmb Of Salt
Lake met with a very painful accident
and one which viii disable the young
lady for some days.
The accident occurred on Park ave-
nue. a short distance north of the old
tramway and the surprising thing is
that the accident was not more serious.
Miss NewcOmb. Miss BarnicOtt and FL
len MOrtensen, Frank Rarnicott and
George Geiger were In the party and
had been spending the evening coast4ng
on a large schooner. They had made
several successful trips down the hill
and about midnight were taking the
last ride when the steering gear of .he
sled got out Of order and the entire
party were taken over the high en-
bankment near tower 80 Of the King
Aerial tramway, and all Of them injured
more or Iess. Miss Newcomb, being
near the head sled, was thrown under
the schooner as it fell and beside Il
sprained ankle and arm the lacy re
6eeived = severe cut on the forehead
which required several stitches to Dress.
The force Of the fall was so great THAI
the unfortunate young woman vas rem
;7ered unconscious and remained in that
condition for several hours. This morn
Ing DR. Ward, the physician summoned,
stated that the lady was cut Of denger
and 10 serious results were apprehend-
ed from the accident.
On Monday at Noon the new council
viii hold its FIRST meeting and elect the
I policemen ana other appointive officer
for The coming year. Under new or
dinance the number Of police officers
has been Increased and en- inspector Of
{ F1
sided for. These extra appointive pos
zfbilities together with a vacancy to I'LL
in the council. made necessary by the
resignation of ". D. Donoher, have Civ
en- rise 10 any amount Of speculation
as TO who the lucky ones VIII be.
Monday evening Miss AUvilla Clark
and company will be the attraction at
the Dewey.
She grand New Year ball given in
Maple hall last night was a great sue
cess. Something like 200 couples were
/ present.
The Alumni association of the Park
CiSy high school held their annual
meeting last evening The organiza-
( ton went to the dance in a body and
at intermfssion time repaired to the
Park city hotel dining room, Were a
I banquet was spread. The banquet was
an elaborate effort in the culinary. art.
land was thoroughly enjoyed by the stu
dents.
I The AIuuni association is rs yet a
small enc as but two clSsses have been
graduated from the higa school. How
ever. the thriving condition of the city
/ schools now promise that each succeed
1 ing year viii materially increase the
: membership roll of the organization.
! Prof William Janey was among the
morning arrivals.
2 NJ. NJ. Stewart. principal of the
: schools in Francis district, passed
through Park en- route home. after
spending the holidays I'm Salt Lake
! Miss Theodosia Harris came up to
PARK or the morning train.
! solon Spiro c. the Silver King Con-
J solidated Mining company, is in Park
today in the interest Of the property.
+ Mr.. and Mrs. OLAF Hansen, who were
married Thursday in Salt Lake, came
Yup to Park this morning and viii make
park City their home
Mrs. Jack Ryan came up from salt
Lake this morning.
Mrs. ". II. T. Allen returned from
q visit in Salt Lake this morning.
Miss Rose Goist came up this morn
I'M from zion.
! c. T. Mixer was passenger on the
Incoming train.
Thomas wnes left for Colorado this
/ afternoon.
! c. Snyder was on the outgoing train
today