The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-10-27

Nine persons were injured and sixteen
others badly frightened Monday even.
ing at 6:45 clock, when 3 street car
bound for North Salt Lake. going at an
estimated speed Of twenty-five miles an
hour left the tracks at the intersection
of North Temple and First West streets,
turned upside down and landed directly
crossway of the street with crash that
could be heard for several blocks dis.
tant. No one was seriously injured and
not person had . broken bone.
When inc car left the tracks and
turned upside down, the twenty three
passengers and the motorman and con-
ducIor were shaken around like so manv
peas in a pod. The shaking up caused
no injury more serious than spralned
ankle aud cuts and bruises.
The inspectors and other railroad au-
rhorties who went 20 the scene of the
accident immediately, are of the opinion
that the mlshap was occasloned by
earth and rocks having been placed on
the rails. and when the car wheels
from the track.
Boys Are Blamed.
Motorman Cannon, who was con-
trolling the car, stated soon after the
accident that ne saw several bows run
from the street corner lust as the car
approached, but whether or not they put
the obstruction on the track which
caused the wreck Is 2 question.
The car had followed IT'S course from
Main street out on First South 10 West
Temple street. north TO North Temple
street and WIS running down the
ctraightaway track on the last named
street.
The very second the car left the
tracks Motormau Cannon threw on the
cir, but TO no avail. The car ran along
on the top of the roadbed for the dis
tance of q car length, and then the front
end dropped over the edge of City creek,
which runs in the center of North TEN
pie street, When the front end dropped
around aud the car turned 4 hall. circle
IN the air and landed upside down.
Motorman Cannon was thrown from
the front Yestibule down into the creek,
and In addition TO receiving n sprained
right ankle was thoroughly drcnched.
The other passengers were severely
shaken M and all those who were in
lured received cuts and bruises by be-
ing thrown against the sides of the car,
Persons living in nearby houses. hear
ing the crash, hurried from their homes
and rendered excellent service in taking
the people from the wrecked car and
caring for them until Drs. Landenber-
ger, van Cott, Plnberton and Calder
wood arrived.
Disposition of Injured.
Cannon, the injured motorman, was
taken to the L. D. s. hospital in the
police patrol, where he remained cou-
pie of hours. and was then taken to his
home at pa North First West street.
Mrs. j. W. Pike. who was probably
the worst injured OF any OF the passen-
gers. was taken to her home at Second
North and Third West streets in ST,
Mark s hospital ambulance
The others injured were cared for bv
the doctors aud sent home in Carriages
j. W. Seldom and Carl Horne, living
at 317 and 32l West North Temple
street, respectively, saw the accident.
and, together with Mr.. and Mrs. A. !
Dinwoodey. Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Blood.
William Burbidge, Fern Clough and
many others. assisted in helping people
from the wreckage.
Z. A. Johnson. night master mechanic
OF the railroad. and gang of fourteen
men, was dispatched mmediately to the
scene of the wreck, and in two hours
lad the line cleared for traffic.
Others on the car, after brushing
their clothing and washing their faces
and hands, left for their homes, and al
q late hour Monday night their names
had not been learned