The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-01

George y. Sanders an engineer on the
Salt Lake az Ogden railway was crushed
TO death under his engine last night at
II O'Clock i'm a collision between the last
train from Lagoon and a dump car that
had been left upon the track near Becks
Hot Springs. Frank Woodbury.. an IS
year-old boy. who lives near Third South
and First West street. suffered a sprained
ankle. Nearly 200 passengers had mar
row escape from death or serious in
jury.
The passenger train left Lagoon at 1879
o'clock last night 1t was the last train
from the resort, and the two cars were
crowded with passengers II was in charge
Of Sanders. who had been an engineer
for twenty-five years. and was looked
upon as an unusually careful man.
Ahead of the passenger train was a
work train from Ogden. In charge OF
Conductor William McGroarty. This train
was made up of empty dump cars and flat
cars loaded with brick. which had been
picked up at the Bamberger brick yards
on the way from Ogden. The last car in
the train was An empty dump car.
About a half mile north of Beck's Hot
Springs it broke loose from the train and
was left standing upon the track. This
was quickly noticed and a flagman was
sent back with instructions TO signal the
train from Lagoon. But before he could
reach the car the collision took place.
In Fatal Collision.
Engineer Sanders did not see the low
dump car upon the track until he was
almost upon il. Bravely remaining AT his
post he attempted to stop his locomotive.
The next instant the crash came. The
dump cart was thrown from the track
and smashed into fragments.
The force of the collision caused the
/ locomotive TO leave the track. When the
he
/ locomotive turned over and fell into the
| ten-foot ditch at the east side of the
| track. Engineer Sanders was caught be
meath the wreck.
Fireman Ben Potts was hurled through
/ one of the windows of the cab. He fell
fifteen feet from the locomotive. but
picked himself up unhurt
/ Search was at once made for Sanders.
1 II was found that his bloody was impris-
oned beneath the heavy boiler. His death
| must have been instantaneous. Work
/ men were Immediately sent to the scene
/ of the wreck but they were unable TO
take the body from beneath the engine.
! IL will be necessary to use wrecking ma
chinery in lifting the engine to accom-
/ plish this.
Passengers Were Saved.
When the engine left the track and
| rolled into the ditch the first OF the
coaches. loaded with passengers. was also
pulled from the track Fortunately for
the crowd aboard the train, the first
coach parted from the engine and came
| TO standstill upon the edge of the ditch.
The second coach rammed the first and
! the passengers were severely shaken up.
| Frank Woodbury. was hurled from his
seat and his ankle was sprained. Other
passengers were bruised but no injuries
requiring the attention of physician
were reported.
DR.. G. +. Wilcox was summoned He
went to the Lagoon depot in his automO-
bile where he met the incoming passer-
gers. After attending the Woodbury. boy
and sending him home in his machine,
he went out To the scene of the wreck
Finding that Sanders body was still I'M
der the engine and that life was extinct
he returned to Salt Lake.
A Touching Scene.
When the train came in from the wreck
there was a touching scene AT the depot
The engineers son, Horace Sanders, Il
years old had heard that there had beer
! an accident and had hurried TO meet the
train Stopping the first man he met
he asked:
who was killed."
Sanders" was the reply.
The boy burst into a passion OF tears
! Engineer Sanders leaves widow and
| a family of six children. AT the Lagoon
depot last night one of his associate:
said:
He was the most careful engineer
> | ever knew 1t was an awful thing. aftel
| TWENTY-FIVE years of careful railrOadinG
; for him TO meet his death through th'
fault of another