Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-08
FALLS UNDER CAR
DIES Of INJURIES
Miss Anna Littletair Passes
Away at DR.. Groves /. D. S.
Hospital This Morning.
SISTER OF MRS. ]. w. TAYLOR
Had Just Returned from Trip to
Logan and Jumped from
Moving Street Car.

Miss Anna Littiefair OF Logan,
sister to Mrs. Joseph William Taylor.
who fell beneath street car at 1880
o'clock Monday night with the result
that the amputatlon of both feet was
necessary, died this morning at 9:lo
o'clock at the Groves l.. D. S, hospital.
The accident Happened directly in
front of the Bridge drug store, Is south
Main street and the Injured woman
was taken Immediately into the drug
store. whore temporary aid was rem
dered In the course of 20 minutes she
was taken to the hospital. where Dr.
Landcnberger performed the operation.
Miss Littlefa,r had just returned from
Logan to Salt Lake and was accom-
panied by Joseph William Taylor, her
brother-in-law, who earlier in the day
had gone to Logan, that he might make
the return trip with her. and she and
MR. Taylor came from the Oregon
Short Line depot on a special car sent
by the company to handle the depot
crowds in charge of Conductor A.
e. Blumberg and Motorman t. Cum
bingham. The car was crowded, so that
Mr.. Taylor remained on the platform
and Miss Littlefair took seat inside.
JUMPED TOO SOON.
Mr. Taylor alighted from the car at
Main and South Temple streets, but his
sister-in-law did not know that they
had reached their destination, and con-
remained on the car until she
became aware that Nh. Taylor was
motioning to her from the outside. She
l. ; ,,,,,> Jiafa all frnT hnt>
started for the front of the car, which
! by this time had started down Main
| street Il. Cunningham, the motorman
| says he warned her not to step off, but
that she refused to listen to him and
| despite the efforts of George Baxter. of
1927 Seventh East street. who took hold
| of her arm, she stepped down to the
platform and, owing to the wet. slip
| perry condition of the pavement, she
| slipped and fell, rolling toward the car
| so that before it could be brought to a
standstill the rear trucks had passed
| over both legs.
! The injured woman was picked up q
! r. q. G,arston, O. II. Il Hewlett and Lon
~ Paddock, and carried into the Bridge
drug store, in front of which the acct
| dent happened Miss Anna Anderson.
| a sister-in-law OF O.. TT. Hewlett, a
| nurse at st. Marks hospital. was aboard
the car and was the first to try to re-
leve the suffering woman. 1t was some
| time before Drs j. s. and Ralph Rich
ards arrived with the ambulance. In
| the meantime Mr.. Carston had taken
off his suspenders and manufactured
! Il crude tourniquet with which to
stanch the flow Of blood.
AS soon as the accident occurred the
police were notified and the patrol wag-
on was hurried to the scene, but it was
impossible to remove the injured wom-
an in an open conveyance in down.
| pour of rain.
Miss Littlefair was 55 years old and
was born in Stockton-on-Tees, Durham.
England She is survived by three sis
| ters-Mrs. j. w. Taylor, Miss Jennie
| Littlefair and another married sister
who lives In Cache valley; a son. Will
T! liam Quaye; a brother John Littlefafr.
| The deceased was divorced some years
| ago from a Mr. Quayle, and afterward
| took her maiden name.
| The body will be sent to Logan for
| burial