The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-05
LUNG IS PIERCED
BY WAGON SHAFT
John S. BurlesOn, a Messenger
Boy, Meets His Death on a
Crowded Street.
WHILE RIDING BICYCLE
HE MEETS COLLISION
Lives An Hour and a Half After
Being Taken to Emergency
Hospital.

John 8. Burleson, aged l9 an A. D
I. messenger boy, was fatally injured
by running into n wagon shalt on West
Second South street near Main street
Tuesday afternoon about 2:20 o clock.
He died about an hour and a half later
IN the emergency hospital at the po-
lice station. The shaft penetrated his
left lung, and, although he recovered
consciousness, he was beyond the hope
of medical aid
Burleson was riding j bicycle at the
time Of the accident. He had Just
wheeled around the Main street cornar
and was going west at rapid rate OF
speed He turned out to the left to
pass ii delivery wagon belonging to
Galloway. Hook x Francis, and failed
10 notice that a single wagon, belong
ing to Hemenway & Moser, wholesale
cigar dealers, was crossing the street.
Collision Is Violent.
AS he passed the first wagon, and be-
fore the driver OF the second one could
see him, Burleson ran squarely onto
the end of one of the shafts of the
latter wagon The shock of the COLI
sion was so great that the. harness at
tached to the shaft was broken.
Burleson fell unconscious TO the pave
ment, blood squirting from his chest. \
big crowd gathered. The patrol wagon
was hurriedly dispatched to the scene,
and Burleson was removed to the emer-
gency hospital, DR.. S. &. Paul, who
was summoned in a hurry. found that
his left lung had been pierced, and
that he was breathing through the
hole.
The shock Of the accident was so
great that the doctor dared do little
TO relieve him except to administer
stimulant. Burleson recovered con-
seriousness long enough 10 tell the of
ficers that his mother lives in Argen-
tine. Kans., and that his father is dead,
Then he relapsed into unconsciousness,
and while talking dclirlousv. died. DR..
Charles G. Plummer, who had been sent
for. arrived after death occurred.
Driver Is Exonerated
The Hemenway & Moser wagon with
which Burleson collided, was driven by
Harold Evans, a youth of about Burle.
son S age who lives at 1T5l South Third
East street, He was taken to the po-
lice station, and held until Assistant
County Attorney Job p, Lyon could in
quire into the cause of the accident.
Mr. Lyon concluded that there was no
necessity 10 hold Evans and that no
accident. There viii be no inquest
Chief of Police Sheets concurred in Mr..
Lyon S view of the matter.
Evans, when the accident occurred
had Just delivered package To a cigar
store on the south side of Second South
street, and was crossing to deliver
package to store on the north side.
All the witnesses agreed that he
was driving his horse at a walk when
the fatality happened, Eyans.says that
he had stopped his horse to let tho
Galloway. Hook & Francis wagon pass,
and that he had just started mp again
when Burleson rode around from be
hind the latter wagon and squarely onto
the shaft before he could stop his horse.
Lived Here Short Time.
Burleson came here about seven
months ago, and went to work for the
A. d, T. He worked as a messenger
boy until about a week ago, when he
was given a clerkshiP in the office, al,
though he did messenger work at odd
intervals He was returning from
messenger call when he met his death.
The body of Burleson was removed
TO O'Donnel G. Co. s undertaking par
lors, and the manager of the a. d. |.
wired his people Of his death. Burleson
roomed at 279 South Third West street