Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-19
Part Of Runaway Train plungcs
Over a Steep Embankmcnt
AZ Bingham.
BRAKEMAN BOYER BADLY HURT
Fortunately the Cars Kept the Track
TIL Vacant Loo Was Reached,
Reducing Damage.
lsnoclnl 10 tho oNrNa.ol

Bingham Utah, June 10. -'llrakemOn
w a, Boyer who was hurled hundred
feet over a steep ombankmont with two
ears " the Copper Belt railroad IN u
runaway train accident sunday after.
noon, N recovering from his lnjuroh
They are no longer regarded ~ faa'
and unless complications set In Mr.
Boyer VIII soon be- we'll on the way TO
recovery IN addition Ia severe mus.
Gle bruises the brakeman N SUFFERING
from a fracture Of the skull
Residents Of bingham who saw the
runaway train strcuking through the
town At a 30.mllc clip untll II struck
the ore cars AT the ohio copper come.
pany's mine aud then reverse backing
up the hlll again M almost the same
speed, today express great wonder That
the lamago was not many times great
or At the point whore the two cars
left the track with Brakeman Boyer
there happened 90 be- u vacant 10, be-,
low on the ears ana iholr ore woulo
have crashed into the heart Of the resi-,
doucc district sharper curves NAV
would have thrown the cars into resi-.
doncos, can be found all along the track,
but II CHANGED that this one lucky
place was selected by the runnways for
their leap
SIMILAR OCCURRENCE,
Two years ago, m q similar runaway,
the town escaped damage IN the snmu
way, the ears leaving AZ another point
whore a vacant lot happened 10 be bcs
low II appears from examination o.
Ia. Isa l.Il Ian.
the forward ilangcs ~ the first ear Wero
ground of IN pounding around sharp
curves. Had II not been for this oo-
curronco the train would probably have
remained intact TO the end Of its via
run The ears into which the engine
crashed ana was brought 10 u stand
sim, were spintorod INTO kindling wood
while the two cars Of the runaway train
which went over the ombankmont veto
not injured after leaving the track,
They are the iron clad "gondola" ore
cars, lullt 10 maui heavy loads of min
oral
CAUSE NOT KNOWN
Just how the runaway was caused Ia
not known, Engineer j. McCubc was
at the throttle and Fireman - A.
Engla was IN the cab when the Train
started down grade from the water
lNllh O'Nl NV llNU 'hNV'l NNlllhUN
mlnr, Engineer MoCnbo Immediately
reversed hls engine, but this reversal
did not take effect until after the colt
llslOu mile below, at the Onto copper
complny's ore bins. when u high tntv
Of speed had been accumulated about
500 feet from the end Of the run, TN
two rear cars, loaded with Boston Con
ore loft the track, rolling down the
,0.foo, nonk, and carrying with then,
Brakeman Boyer when the collision
occurred Engineer McCabc was hurk1
from the cab into an ore bin, sustaining
severely painful buI not dangerous
bruises The fireman had jumped wh"l
the nrst cars left the track. ana the
collision lett the engine without 4
crow. lls reversed loVer immodletcR
took effect ana the train started back
up m bin without guidance General
Foreman NJ w. Malone npproclalInR
the situation, took after Che runaway
ana ruOcoodcd IN boarding the engines
pilot he then climbed through INC cab
window into the cab and brought TN
runaway 10 n slandHilll
Conductor ivan Wolfe saved hlmsc'l
10y jumping before the cars were
dltohod