The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-06
KILLED:
ENGINEER HURT
Bad Accident to R. G. W. Train at
Park City.
GEORGE EDGAR LOSES LIFE
JOSEPH BYWATER BADLY IN
JURED-BALL PLAYERS HURT.
lspeeiaI to 10 HeraId.l

RARK CITY. July 5--Fireman George
Edgar was killed. Engineer Joseph
G. Bywater's thigh broken. and
several Logan ball players were badly
bruised in "A train wreck this afternoon
The Rio Grande passenger train on It's
way 10 Salt Lake ran through an open
switch in the yards. the engine over
turned Thanks to the engineers pres
ence of mind the rest Of the train was
saved.
The accident occurred LOCO feet north
of the local station The train was just
speeding up. Bywater saw the open
switch and applied the air, at the same
time reversing his engine He called 10
Edgar to leap and jumped as he did
so Edgar, caught in his run 10 the
safe side. was pinned against the FIRE
box door. From a broken gauge clouds
of steam envelOped him and slowly
scalded MIN to death. The injured ball
players belong TO the Logan team and
were on their way home They were IN
the baggage car changing their clothes
when the Jolt came. Trunks feH on
them. bruisinE several badly A wreck
ing train and a special were sent from
Salt Lake at once and the damage viii
be repaired by morning. Edgar's body
will be brought to Salt Lake tomorrow
Bywater is in the Park City Miners
hospital
8ywater Acted Promptly.
But for Byyvater's action a number
of the Messengers would doubtless
have been killed. According TO his
own statement the engineer with
his train running at the usual
rate of speed passed over the first
switch out from the Y and in the dis
lance of less than eighty feet he saw
the danger, put on the emergency
brakes, whistled for hand brakes. re
versed the engine and. calling for the
fireman 10 jump with him, left the en-
CINE just as the great machine tOppled
over and landed on its side down the
embankment-
The fireman. according to witnesses.
tried to get out but had too far to go
He was caught in the cab and pinned
under the broken tfmbers with his body
against the tirebOX door His body by
the force of the Overturning engine
broke the steam gauge and the eScap-
ing steam scaIded him so badly that
the flesh left the bones in many places
The SuddeuneSS of the stop or the pas
senger cars when the air brakes were
applied resulted in several passengers
being somewhat bruised Especially
was this so with several members Of the
Logan ball team who had been playing
/ in Park City and had finished the game
Just in time to catch the train. They
were changing clothes in the baggage
car. This car was partly filed with
heavy trunks and these were thrown
on the ball players
Ball Players Hurt.
Manager. Stoney was quite badly
bruised about the body, Darby O'Brien
had his left hand sprained and Thorn
ton suffered several bruises while the
other members of the team were more
or less injured
Immediately following the accident
a number of men rushed to render
what assistance they cOIi1, but were
all afraid to get too close lest the
steam from the overturned engine
II HI, T,r,rna h.
CINE, lying on its side, was running at
full speed on the reverse
George Spillman, a Park City ball
player, got down into the cab and shut
off the steam. At once the search for
the engineer and fireman began, the
former being found on the other side
of the track with a broken leg. but
the fireman could not be seen, being
buried under coal in the cab A short
search revealed his body. and as soon
Is possible IL was taken out and sent
to the undertaker's.
Edgar Leaves Large Family.
George Edgar, the dead fireman. had
been in the railroad business nearly
all his life and had spent over seven
years on this run.
Six children, all sons, and the widow,
survive George Edgar The eldest boy.
George, is in the Philippines, having
enlisted two years ago In tie United
States army Another son Is In Ca4s-
fOrnia. Those in SALT Lake City ara
James. John, Ray and Robert A year
ago little daughter died and was bur
led in this city.
Mr.. Edgar has a number Of rela-
tives, most Of them living N the Six
teenth ward. he had lived in Salt
Lake City a number Of years
Edgar is the second fireman TO meet
death on this line. the other man hRv-
ing been scalded to death through the
overturning Of an engine down near
the mouth Of Lambs canyon when the
road belonged to the Utah Central
company
Joseph G. Bywater is well known In
Salt Lake City He was q member
of the state legislature in 1898. and
- quite prominent among Masons-
His home is at 1868 Vernon avenue.
Salt Lake
Word Of the wreck was sent to Salt
Lake at once, and superintendent Vel
by Master Mechanic Hickey Wreck
ing Crew superintendent AIcCurdy. As
slstant superintendent Sloan and Claim
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