Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-09-10
TRAIN CREWS.

AAe-AAAN NAeA@Nos
Passenger Engineer, Abraham
Hatch: conductor. S. II. Douglas.
Freight: Engineer. Charles Deyine;
conductor. George Young.
Traffic stopped over Short Line
from a. m. 90 ? p. m.
Track not seriously torn up, and
easily repaired.
Preliminary survey throws blame
on freight crew, which had long train
Of empties ON main line when passen-
ger had right of way.
Three miles north OF Salt Lake and
one mile south OF the Utah Packing
company's new plant, a head on coll
lision between Oregon Short Line train
number s. south bound. and an ex-
tn freight train going north occurred
at o'clock this morning.
Both engines we're badly damaged al
though not demolished. and with the
nearest cars on both trains were set
on fre. Although the chemical en-
CINE and steamer from Salt Lake
were sent out on the first relief train
it was impossible to stop the flames.
and the cars, with all woodwork IN
both engines, and large part Of the
coal supply was burned.
The collision was not at fun speed.
IT occUred on a perfectly straight track
IN broad daylight, and the efforts OF
both engineers 10 stop their trains
seemed 10 result In about equal speed
for neither engine was jammed. and
while they stood headlight to headlight
so close that even a slip Of paper
could not have been put between
mem the face Of neither was battered
or smashed. The freight engine drlv-
sls were raised slightly from the track.
The tender was damned into the cab.
hut the train crew escaned death from
lhis source by jumping just before the
engines came together.
CARS BURNED.
The tender. ana mail car on the pas
senger train were demolished and
burned The rest Of the train was de-
iHlnad and pulled away In time 10
save To from the flames. and Il is now at
G siding in Woods Cross The freight
VAN. which consisted OF 45 empty cars
hlI a car OF honey, was likewise pull
~ away by "A switching engine from
Lake. and IS now Ia the north
sait Lake yards.
WRECKERs AT WORK.
Work on the burning wreck COM
1 n.enced al 10 o'clock when "a Southern
4 iaDinc wrockinE train began work on
pm. north end OF tho passenger wreck
sol special train from Salt Lake
furnished a water supply which was
carried through hose lines 20 tho burn-
engine from IRE department no. 2 I'm
'A'msuishing the flames.
FIREMEN TO SCENE.
a relief train which left Salt Lake
~ o'clock carried a steamer nom
if department No. 4. under Capt Ay-
iahd. and chemical engine with "A
me horses 90 both pieces OF ap-
Ihlus being left in Salt Lake Tho
.tIIer was useless on account Of the
nolenesa of the water supply bus Inc
'..nlcal rendered valuable service
iN' passengers from the wrecked train
l' transferred to "a RIO Grande sue-
hL ana brought 40 Salt Lake when
'N'l arrived at about $3.50 o'clock.
CAUSES or WRECK.
Il Two causes are given for the wreck.
,H Gen aupt j. n. Davis OF me ID
49, ROAD went out on the first relief
. as did olso Mr. Dunn auperln-
n..,.. ni motor power From an
s.ncy telegraph station arranged
l. main wires, Mn Davis telo-
ilWN lo Vice President Bancroft. tho
ut thc wreck In giving me
he stated that a preliminary sur
h.ttrsiei lhat the freight crew had
eari. ou me main track. which
ssoa,,.- to me souih-hnuni
'e'i' which Ia regular train ana