The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-05


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Riding with his body bent over the
handle bars of his bicycle, and hurrying
to return to the office after run, J. S.
Burleson. an A. D. T. messenger boy, 20
years old, ran into a delivery wagon
yesterday afternoon a little before
O'Clock, and sustained injuries from
which he died about an hour later at
the emergency hospital in the police
station. The accident occurred on West
Second South street, near Main street.
A delivery wagon owned by Hemen-
way & Noser, and driven by Harold
Evans, had stopped on the south side
of Second South street and then started
across the street to make a delivery.
Evans saw BurlesOn coming west at n
rapid rate, and saw that BurIeson did
not see him. He attempted to turn in
order to avoid the messenger. but was
too late. BurlesOn struck one of the
shafts with such force that it pene-
lAditu liAo CtiSSt " Il utDln VI several
inches, entering just above the left nip
pie and tearing its way into the peri
cardium.
Lifted Into Air.
The unfortunate boy was lifted into
the air and then. slipping slowly back
ward, fell unconscious into the street.
The accident was witnessed by a num-
Der of bystanders, and several ran to
the lads assistance. He was picked up
and carried into a hallway next to J.
A. Pollock x Co.'S offices. Blood gUsh-
ing from the Jagged wound in his
breast, left d great red mark across
the sidewalk and stained the hallway
as he was carried into it.
Doctors Beatty, Whitney and ". L.
El1erbeck, who were called to treat
him, soon saw that nothing could be
done for him. An examination of a
superficial character showed that the
injury was necessarily fatal. The boy
never regained consciousness, even I'M
der the powerful stimulants admins
tered to him. Within a few moments
the police ambulaI ce arrived and he
was taken TO the emergency hospital.
where further efforts to revive him
We're made, but without effect. He died
shortly after 4 o'clock.
Driver Held RIameIess.
Evans. the driver OF the wagon. was
deeply distressed over the accident.
though witnesses declared that he was
in no way responsible for it. He said
that he had come from West Second
South street, driving along the south
side of the street, and stopping a few
feet from the point of the fatality to
make delivery. Having concluded
this, he started across the street I'm
his wagon, to which was attached a
single horse. The animal was walking
and under perfect control.
As he crossed the north street car
tracks, Evans saw BurlesOn coming.
and realized that Burleson, because he
his bicycle, did not see him. Il tried
to turn to avoid him." Evens went on.
but 1 could not swing in time He
struck the shaft with such force as TO
almost throw the horse on its launches.
and to break one of the straps of the
harness." The shaft that pierced Bur
leson's body showed red for distance
of more than foot.
John Van Houten, who was standing
where he could have an unobstructed
view Of the accident, and who helped to
pick up the body of BuriesOn. cOrrobO-
rated Evans. He said that if Burieson
had been sitting upright on his wheel
he could not have failed to see the
wagon and so would have avoided in
jury.
At the A. d. T. offices in the Atlas
block it was said that BuTlesOn came
here from Kansas City several months
ago. and had been employed practically
ever since as messenger. He had no
relatives here