The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-07
TWO KILLED AND
THREE INJURED
Ore Train on Copper Belt Road
at Bingham Runs Away
Down the Hill.
FINALLY JUMPS THE TRACK
SECOND FATAL ACCIDENT WITH
IN A MONTH.
Especial to The Herald.l

NOpecldI 10 Inc HERALD
Bingham. March. 6.-The second acct
dentwithin month occurred on the Cop
per Belt railroad at 3:45 this morning.
just above the lumber yards of the Utah
Copper company.
Dead.
j. c. Lynch, engineer.
E o. Wyatt, fireman.
Seriously Injured.
J. w. Fry. brakeman.
S. G. Phillips. brakeman.
Slightly Injured.
]. W. MCGEE, conductor.
The train, in charge of Conductor Me
Gee, left the Commercial mine at BIS
a. m. After leaving the United States
bridge the train became unmanageabie
and started TO run away. The conductor
noticing the increasing speed gave the
engineer d stop signal. Apparently the
air refused to work and Engineer Lynch
threw the reverse lever. The train con-
tinued to gain speed and when the ONO
Copper company's mine was reached. was
racing at the rate of forty miles an hour.
"DoubIe Reverse Curve"
This point is considered the steepest
and most dangerous of any part of the
road, and for a distance of 500 yards is
interpersed with sharp curves. compriS-
ing what is known in railroad parlance
as a double reverse curve. The three cars
of ore jumping the track, plowed into
the mountain side, the coupling gave way
and the engine continued on down the hill
and striking the next curve, left the
track peculiar part of the accident is
that the ties and ground from the point
where the engine left the track to where
it lies distance of forty-three feet
there is no indication whatever that an
engine had passed over this spot. leav-
ing the impression that 1t was actually
hurled through the air.
Both Enginemen Killed.
The engineer was caught under the
firebox and lived one hour and twenty
five minutes after the accident. The fire
man was instantly killed. His head was
lying directly under the mouth of the
bell, and was split from the righthand
corner of the mouth to the left ear Ihe
roomers at the Utah Copper boarding
and. spreading the alarm. called some OF
the miners from the Utah Copper com
pany's mine and set to work to release
/ the imprisoned engineer. Although suf-
fering excruciating pain, MIR. Lynch re
! tanned consciousness and gave clear &C.
count of the accident His statement
in Part was that. receiving a 'washout
signal, he tried the air which had no ef-
feet on the speed CT the train He i'm
nediateIy threw over the reverse lever
and appUed steam. Continuing he said
that from the action of the engine II
seemed that the force of the steam strip
ped the cog gearings which practically
means that the engine was helpless as far
as the steam power was concerned Ac-
cording also to his statement he gained
control of the engine after 1t broke loose
from the cars and to this may be at
tributed the cause. of his death as botf
he and the fireman had prepared to jump
but the action of the engine gave them
hope that they might be able to save Il
from destruction, and they stayed with
ii moment too long.
Died Under Engine.
Mr. Lynch died at SIS and the body
was released at about O'Clock. The
bodies were removed to the undertaking
parlors of Frank Heffernan- 5. G. Phil
| lipps and J. W. Fry were removed to the
offices of DR.. Smedley and Varnatta
where their injuries were attended to and
their suffering relieved. They were taken
to ST. Marks hospital on the local morn
ing train Phillips wounds consist OF
severe burns on the hands. face and body
He was on the front footboard of the
engine and received the burns from the
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