Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-06
TWO STREET CAR
ACCIDENTS TODAY
Mrs. Anna Motir, an Aged Wo-
man, Run Down on Wanda
mere Tracks.
LEG BROKEN IN TWO PLACES.
frank Browns Right Foot Cut on al
AnlIlc---iioth Unfortunate Vic
TINS Taken to Hospital.

Two street car accidents occurred
today The drst happened pn ihr
Wandam1rc line shortly before
O'Clock and Mrs. Anna Motir an eyed
woman, was the victim Her lcg was
broken ia two places. Frank Brown
WAS the victim of tho second accident
His right foot was cut of above the
anklo. This accident occurred on
Brigham street. Both victims were
taken to the L. d. 3 hospital where
they arc noV under physicians care
Mrs, Anna Moth Who was seriously
and perhaps fatally Injured IN a stree;
car accident on Third South and Fifth
East streets at about 80 this morn
Ing, resides on Fifth East and second
South Mrs Motr was attempting o.
cross the street when an east bound
ear came along az modorat" rae
OF speed The woman became eNcit-
ed and lodged back and forth be-
tween a telephone pole and the car
ard hnallN got directly in front of the
car. She WIS struck with consider
able force ana was rendered uncon-
scious ltyc witnesses 80 the accident
hastened 10 tha injured women and
rendered what relief they could
She was taken to the l. d. :, nos
pita whore her Injuries were attend
ed TO- Information was received from
the hospital to the effect that IN. D.
q Landcnpergcr attended To the case,
The hospital officials said they did
not know whore the woman lived nor
could they give information as TO ne
extent Of her condition beyond the
statement that She had "a fracture.
DOCTOR is POLITE.
A "Ne,vs' reporter called IN Dr, J
c Landenbcrscr ard politely esltcd
him for the lcsired Information but
was cut of with the reply:
we do not care to publish those
things
had attended the injured woman and
could give us the particulars said
tire reporter
"Yes. / attended ia her but we don't
care 70 publish those things an
swered DandaahcrSer.
"The paper has 10 say something
about tho uccident and We want to
publish simply the facts" said the re-
porter.
'You cam publish anything YOU d.
please" snapped the doctor VINO hu-
mitted that he had attended the IN,
iured woman vet would not, or cpuiu
not. tell the extent ~ her injuries.
witness 20 the accident who might
or might not have known more about
the Womnn's Injuries than did thN
doctor who attended her. stated ihat
Mrs. Motir5 left leg was broken ny
byc places. ana that her arm was
also fractured
REPORT TO COMPANY
According TO the report turned In to
The company the car was l39 bound FOR
Wandamere, Conductor NJ. c, Nielsen
and MotoIman II, Rogers. The con-
ductor said he heard the motorman
ring his gong continuously, and on
hooking out ahead saw the woman with
a boys go-cart in aher hand walking
ahead beside the track. This was at
Fifth East. There was wagon APP
preaching ON the same side, when sud
denly the woman stepped right In front
OF the car. The south front step struck
and knocked her TO one side, when the
motoiman stopped the car as quickly
as he could. There were no passengers
In the car, and no one around who
could be summoned aN witnesses.
The woman was picked up and ear
ried into the nciEhborins residence OF
DR. Fisher whore she was cared for
until she could be removed to the L.
ID. 5. hospital
WET PAVEMENT CAUSE.
While attempting to alieht from a
Westbound South Temple street car be.
fore II came to a standstill Frank
Brown slipped on the pavement fell
partly under the car and had his right
foot severed near the ankle.
The accident happened at ! o'clock
today Young Brown, whose home Is
at lsS Third street was returning from
lunch TO his work In the shops Of the
Utah Light & Railway company on
Second East. The power was of when
the car WAS AZ a point several blocks
cast of where the accident occurred,
and as a number of the men were due
at their respective places of employ
mcnt at l o'clock the car was pushed
by them two or three blocks until mo-
mcntum was gained, At the corner OF
y and South Temple. MIR. Brown
aiiEhtcd from the rear platform,intcnd-
ing to cut through the block to tho
shop Tho sprinkler had Just passed
along and the pavement was wet and
slippery and the unfortunate young
man a moment later was writing 10
pain from "a terribly munglcd foot.
TAKEN 10 HOSPITAL.
The ear was stopped Within short
distance and Immediately the victim
was surrounded by friends who did all
they could for his relief A. carrIog,