The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-25
WONDERFUL RESCUE.
Feat Was Accomplished by Man Who
Made Wonderful Slide.

Ga Seour Cor. St Louis Republic)
Terrence Gilhooleyfof Mead was mar
ried today to Marie Dochblatter, and
the marriage came about in conse-
quence of a romantic incident in the
lives OF the young people. in which Mr..
GilhOole% by the use of great strength,
agility and presence of mind, saved the
life of Miss Dochblatter. with whom
however, he was unacquainted at the
time.
Mr.. GihOOley was conductor on one
of the cars on the Urban & Rural cleo
trio line. running from Mead and across
country to Pulsette, and some six
months ago, as the car was coming
down the steep hill into Mead, the mo-
tOrmdn was stricken down with heart
disease, and fell dead on the floor of
the Vestibule, wrenching the lever
around as he fell and thus putting on
the full power of the current just as
the car went over the crest of the hill
and started down the incline.
Mr.. Gilhooley was at the rear end of
the car, and before he had time to take
any steps to gain control of the situa-
ton he was thrown down by the mad
rush of three men to get out of the
rear door. and by the time he had
gained his feet the car was half
way down the hill and going at terrific
speed. Two passengers, one on each
side, were trying to get out of the win
dows, but the only remaining paSsen-
ger Miss DOchblatter, had tainted
away and lay helpless in her seat,
which was the next one to the rear.
There is a sharp curve at the foot of
the hill and high bank on the Oppo-
site side of the curve, and there could
be no doubt but that the car. on
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rails and dash at full speed against the
rocky wall of the bank, and probably
crush out in the impact the life of
every one aboard.
Forming in an instant the only pos
sible plan for the rescue of himself
and the helpless young lady, Gilhooley
seized her in his arms, and, standing
in the center of the aisle, he faced for
ward, leaning backward as far as JOS
sible, and throwing all his weight on
his left foot, while his right foot was
thrust forward down the aisle as far as
it would go.
Scarcely had he assumed this atti-
tude when the curve was reached, the
car had dashed straight from the rails
and hurled itself with great force
against the bank in front.
The force of the impact was such as
to crush the front of the car and in
stantly kill the motOrman Off he were
not already dead and to kill the two
passengers who were trying to esca pc
from the windows.
Gnhooley, with the unconscious bur-
den, felt the force of the sudden crash
against the bank as much as any of
the others, but, standing as he was,
erect upon his feet, with no impede
ment in front. he suddenly slid swiftly
forward as the car stopped. and, like
a boy sliding down hill on an icy side
walk. he shot down the aisle at terri
bic speed. the floor and the soles of mis-
shoes smoking with the heat generated
by the great friction.
He almost fell forward as the car
stopped, but by the exercise of Her
culean strength he Nanaged to keep
his feet. and as the great friction
across the floor gradually reduced the
speed of his sliding he was going only
at a moderate pace when the front of
the car was reached, and neither him
self nor Miss Dochblatter was a. all m
jured by the fall against the broken
front OF the car.