Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-07-06
TRAIN WRECKED
BY OPEN SWITCH.
Fireman George Edgar Killed Out,
right and Engineer Bywater
Badly Hurt.
OCCURRED NEAR PARK CITY
Train Had Just Left for Salt Lake
when the Terrible Accident
Took Place.

onAcers, Of the Rio Glandc Western
system are today STRIVING 70 learn the
cause " an open switch IN the Park
cay yards which yesterday afternoon
cauFcd the wreck Of the regular daily
passenger train bound for salt Lake,
t0l the death Of Fireman George I'D.
gar Tho switch ~ located about 800
yards north Of the PARK City depot and
wos no, used In regular frame between
the time Of the arrival Of the passenger
train IN the morning ana It's departure
IN The afternoon II was found after
thc wreck, 20 bO swung open, with tho
lo.b lying on the ground nearby Sew.
tTUI theories are advanced, the one
iNu some Italian luboIcrs used the
switch and failed to close II, being the
most commonly accepted II ls alec
claimed thai malicious persons, on mis-
choyouH boys opened the switch after
fudWg II unlocked Yesterday 80
irgIght sWitchlng, II IL pn ul, has
occurred over the tracks since the duy
before the Fourth Of July
Immediately upon receipt of the
roNs " the wreck I'm Salt Lake last
rghl supL wolhy Master Mechanic
Hickey MrccRing crew Supl Me.
clrdN Aeet sun sloan ana claim
Agent Howard left Tor PARK CitN tax.
ing IL special train for thr passengers
tud wrecNng OUTFIT 20 remove the
track obstruction
the paefcngois were transferred 20 the
special on its arrival ana LEFT for this
city AT $3.50 o'cloth Tho wrcckor went
70 work Immediately and continued its
operations through the night until the
debris was finally cleared away ana
The track opened for train service Tho
main difficulty was IN llfting tho biz
engine which was turned on lls side
below the switch, but this was nnally
accomplished without a mlshup
ESGINEER's GOOD WORK
The people ~ Park CITY foo especial.
lp grateful 90 Engineer Joseph O. By.
water for his cool headed work IN stop,
pms the train, His effort saved the
iraln from a much moro serious wreck
and probably saved several lives OF pas.
tonRefs IN the baggage cars and front
coaches He saw the open switch
ahead, about 80 feet away from II. aud
ho at once Blgnnllod for tho hand
brakes, applied the air aud reversed
The engine, lie then shouted 10 tho
nreman 10 jump, ana left tho cab him.
ser Tho train had just lcft tN
depot and wan taking on us full speed
The reversed engine slowed down pow
crfully IN the last 10 foot before ltay,
ING tina rails, but the force was stll
tui'lciont 60 cause II lo turn overland.
ing on its side,
AsslsTANCE RENDERED,
Passengers IN the cars and employees
OF the yard rushed M once 90 render
what assistance thCy could The On.
ginocr was found lying by the side OF
mo track with q broken thigh but the
rrcman could moi M 'igt ho located
The engine was atolming backwards
with rs big wheels touring through The
mir and IN the dlrt, at run speed, and
fomo temerlty was required 10 enter tho
cab 10 shut M the steam. 0corge
fpIllman Of the Park city ban team
after some difficulty succeeded IN gct.
ting into tho cab and stopping lhc en-.
pino,
The search Tor the fireman, which
was thcn tnkcn up, soon succeeded IN
locating his body partly buried hS coal
rom the overturned tender and
burned by escaping steam from tho
steam gungo against which be- had
been thrown Tho body was removed
at once 10 an undertaking establish.
mcnt, while tho injured engineer was
taken 10 tho Park city railroad hos.
pit0h Ills injuries have been found
N const chiefly NJ broken les, witch
WI Keep him IN confinement for sew
Oral weeks,
IN the baggage en-, n number of I,o'
gan baseball players who had Just nm
lshod n game with Park CITY, were
changing their clothes, and some "
mem were bruised by collisions win
the heavy trunks which were thrown
about M the engine reversed Tho
baggage car followed the engine of
the rails, but ala not oycrlurm
THE DEAD FIREMAN
George Edgar, the unfortunate nrc.
man who lost hls Me- was n native
N Flfoshiro, Scotland, whore he was
born " years ago, lie had followed
l0llro0ding for many years and Was
highly ,ettuomod by all with whom he
had been associated. llo was n quiet
in0ronslyo man. u devoted husband ana
q Kind father aud hie shocking fate
bears heavily upon hlN wife ana faml'
W who were anticipating his return
homo when the noWs came OF his de-
mise
\ SINGULAR INCIDENT
Yesterday morning ON leaving for
his post VI duty Mr. Edgar as though
seized with a thought of hls lmpcnd'
ing fate tapped oo the windows Of his
homo and poorud through ~ The chil'
drcn little roall3InM perhaps that he
was glylng them u lnsL fond farewell
llls wife noticed the incident ana ros
marked about II 10 the lltllo folks but
ils significance did not occur 10 her uns
vi word onmo Of the fatal wreck
SYMPATHY EXTENDED
Mr. Edgar has u number Of broth
cls who follow ralhoadlnR ono being
nm engineer ON tho Short Line ana ln'
other an engineer on the san PEDRO
Tho deceased Was a member OF lnr
church of Jesus Christ Of Lotler'day
saints and lIyol In the flilh ward,
whore he had many friends VINO nm
Duroly eympathlsO with the tnmlly IN
ihor hercnNomcnt lie leaves u WHO
ana seven children,
Tho body VIII hc brought down from
PARK CITY this evening M which time
mo funeral arrangements VIII Do made
D...kau DI..,ap. nnd Unhl paeora