The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-06-10

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tonight Is not draped in mourning
instead of gaHy .bedecked with banners
and noisy with brass bands. waving
and sounding a welcome to 1900 Wis
itOrs. members of the United CONNER
ciaI Travellers association and their
friends. Not a dozen of Logan's guests
know how imminent was the danger
and how narrow their escape from what
would undoubtedly have proved one OF
the most disastrous wrecks in the
states history.
Engine Broke Down.
Had the break in engine No. 80, the
first of the two locomotives that hauled
the special out of salt Lake City this
morning, occurred a dozen minutes be-
fore it did only providence could have
saved the train from being ditched. one
| of the shoulder supports of the right
pony truck on the forward engine broke
Just as the Ogden yard limits were
reached. The locomotive was proceed
ing slowly at the time, and Engineer
Wolfgang brought her TO standstiH
at once. Without the passengers know
| ing what had happened, the disabled
engine was uncOupled and sidetra cked-
AS soon as the Union depot was reached
!
| end
I'm mighty glad this thing didn't
| happen when we were hitting I'D
/ thirty-five mile clip on the way down.
| said one of the train crew while the
| special was waiting i'm ogden. If that
weak spot in the truck had given way,
and the bar had hit a switch. we would
have been ditChed sure. When il broke
/ and dropped we were COINS slowly and
/ the track was smooth. so II just Skated
! along. However. if we had been going
| fast at some other point when the
1 break occurred, and that rod had struck
( a swith-weH. I'm glad 1t wasn't that
way, that's all
Warmly Welcomed.
| Laying aside. however what might
/ have happened and dealing with &C
( Qualities the trip from Zion to Logan
was the greatest ever. and the well
/ come extended the visitors on their ar
rival was ditto. When the special
pulled out of Salt Lake City with thir-
teen coaches in charge of D. R Gray OF
/ the Oregon Short Line, there were 900
on board. Threatening weather bad
I haIved the expected number of eXcuT-
/ siOnists- but what the party lacked in
! size il made uD in noise and good ma
/ ture. There were wee and young COM
/
who would sooner miss town than a
/ :. G. T. outing. The 'drummers' were
/ there from those whose tender age pro-
/ hibited aught but liquid nOurishment
/ to those who by inclination and habit
/ were in the same fix
Jolly Good Fellows.
/ The special made a gay picture as it
! raced northward with colOrs flying from
/ the engines and cars and the occupants
4 likewise decorated
The special reached Ogden at 9.45 a.
m. taking on fifty passengers some OF
{ the Jolly ''drummerS' were just begin
( ming to feel in good spirits by the time
I the Junction City was reached They
l were surprised by the natives cake
| walking up and down in front Of the
1 Union depot. Plenty of time was given
/ the travellers to show their prowess as
there was a wait Of thirty minutes
Reception Committee.
/ At Brigham City the special was
/ boarded by a reception committee from
! Cache county, to say nothing of del
! egatiOn of fair maids Those IN the
! committee were Joseph OdelI, chair
man: Mayor L. W. Robinson of Logan.
! G. w Lindquist. W. 3. Preston, jr-, and
/ Leo Campbell
/ The trip was uueventfuI from Brig
/ ham CITY to Logan. although the sight
! of khe Bear River canyon sent a SILVER
/ or two down the spines Of those who
1 knew Of the break to engine No 80.
| and who wondered what would have
! happened had it occurred at that point.
Song of the Drummers.
/ When Logan was reached there were
! 655 passengers aboard the special With
! the arrival at the Cache county cap
! itaI the "drummers" got busy with the
{ nm
J We should smile and we won't go back
( for quite a while. and when we leave
/ youII all be sad. were the L. G L, ana
/ I guess we're bad
The welcome extended the zoo Wis
/ itors from the south and the 200 who
| arrived earlier from the north was IN
| preCedented. The visitors were made 10
! feel at home before they reached Logan,
| as the members of the reception COM
mittee attended personally to the seCur-
I ing Of accommodations
Rain in the Afternoon.
/ A heavy thunderstorm was the only
| thing that tended to mar perfect pleas
4 ure of the United Commercial Travel
! ers' celebration here today Rain &C
| CURED in the middle of the afternoon,
| and as the chief programme Of amuSe-
| ment was scheduled for that part OF the
/ dav il was largely spoiled About 1000
| strangers are in the city today and the
| prospects are there will be four times
| that many tomorrow unless the rain
continues approximately 100 people
| came I'D on the L. =. t special, and
! about that many more came in from
| Idaho and points north as far as Rex
| burg. The special was late and visitors
| were not cared for until well along in
| the afternoon.
! A horse parade. in which the finest
| animals Of the county were displayed,
was the first feature OF the programme.
/ and il was witnessed by a great thTong.
| The ball game between the bankers
| and clerks was stopped in the fourth
| inning BY the storm. with the score
| standing 6 to in favor of the bankers
| The races were greatly interfered with
bv the storm but the brOnchO busting
contest was held. Tonight balls are pc
ing given in all parts of the city IN
honor of the visitors.
| Prominent citizens from all parts Of
the state and from southern Idaho are
| here in large numbers. The glad hand
is held out to them everywhere ana
| they say they are having one Of the
| times of their lives. But everybody is
expectantIy awaiting the MORROW, the
real day of the celebration
GOOD ROADS CONVENTION
| poise Ida June q.-The state Good