Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-29
MARROW ESCAPE
From FAST ] | !. AUTO / |
Reckless Chauffeur Misses Lad az
BY Slight Margin. While lille
Speeding. u,
PEG PIE COMING vi ANGRY ":
Frequent Recurrence Of Accidents in
Fourteenth South Street Has En- {.
/ t#5 ragcd Residents,

Another narrow escape from being
crushed under the wheels of a speeding
automobile near State street ut -Four
teenth South was recorded this NOM
ing when a big machine bearing tie
number s125 came very near running mini
over Preston Miller, the 12-yeaarr'-'o Old
son of Grin p. Miller, AS 1t was, the
MACHINE ran. over IA little pet dog which
was following the lad, killing It
According to parties who saw the oc-
currence, the motor car was gong az
!. high rate OF speed. The little boy
and his dog were walking along l.'d, me
street, close to the edge Of the roau.
It could scarcely be that the. cll ~ "
did not see the boy, and even mad &. ne
not done SO, the lad was not III the
way Of thesmachine, being far TO we
side I. of the paths where autos .aFe
usually driven. As, 1t was, the !arlyet.
| 50 stesred his machine that y was was y,
hair breadth escape for the child, anu l.Vi
death to his dog. /. I /, II
News Of the accident was tel phonfu
1 to Bishop Miller at the office up town W
4 was learned that the number OF t.e
i machine was 125, but Mt. Miller With With
/ holds the name of the oySner II ols Wy
/ machine, in order to, give him g cnancsi
l to pay for the loss of the dog, W NJ
/ seen regarding the matter LIS t
1 Bishop Miller said.
FOURTH ACCIDENT.
"This Is thu fourth accident that has
4 happened near Fourteenth South Withln
i the last two months, occasioned !iy
i reckless driving Of automoniles $. st stk
Il weeks ago O man was knocked anWN
4 ~ q motor, car and one Of his ARMS
4 Svas broken, Ten days ago tWo o W men
y we're run down by a chine, no 4
Il baby carriage wheeled by one OF Inc ne
4 women was shattered Fortunately
i the v5ornenswere not seriously .in1lisea \
Il on Saturday, July a. an aged COUPE ,lipI.I
4 from Sandy were knocked down Ply 9
4 speeding machine. and the, man ma q
a three ribs broken while the Woman !;
4 ar,nswas fractured. Atfpresert the dig
Il couple are in a, precarious condltioH
Il ;as ~ result of the accident; n oWs us
Il morning the fourth accid lent happens
4 and my boy lis near killed. wei, st ms
practise Of fast "a irving GOVT osria =. =.
n Fourteenth South Is becani nR !t ofl
f common. and the people living IN TIA
4 SneaEhb oGhO nd are aEro lck a ltas
81 fired al az and IL It Isl not STOPPED
y there isRno telling W hat the enra 81!
8 and outraged pie WI g g g, Isl lh 8.
a have ST oti with atience &apouI z, g
81 sione as they could The const ants VIOLA
. tar. 81 HE, fast driving ord finance ) o.
II i IL m 1t of AIT oinobile rivers, an,
q their pa tience Is we'll nj ll ex eel
There is a sign posted up IN a q. y.
IA spic,tous place at Fourte entns 20 e, y.
& nlaced there by the cou ntyS aulnoriStsSS
warning chauffeurs not to exceed =. !
Il miles an II our$while pa ssip g.th ne JUNG INC
q ton 81 Fourteenth South and the ' s4ar
field road. Isl
DRIVERS HEED IT NOT.
.But drivers have paid no j att telL
ton whatever to- the sign. = ~ ~. u u
people, are looking to the county, O
ficials to enforce the law. as St e ha e
:, driving # ZIG. "a !, I
\ Fourteenth South with the iei
} road the road is we'll shaled and
I fine piece OF roadway for speeaini
"a Az many as SO automobiles have pee
n counted passing the point 10 an 4; ~ = =
"a me drivers Of the chimes. ~ y,
: claimed, speed along the road az az y .
rate Of 40 and Is miles an hour, an sApl
/ 4 MI, an :, cams or ped estrians come ur
Il sexpediy In view Mt the point q ~. y
tersection, great danger,seA ls.s.. y = = 7.
e collision with the speeding ca ,,, s.
! 1recially. along toward evening ~
0 patience OF the people residing N u q
: 4 VANITY is we'll nigh at an enc, an AZ,
!, IL the practise of speeding 1s ~
nhatefl in the near future drast
!. =, a. sllres will no doubt be resorted
; On the part of the residents OF ths
Z ,ai oh nor hood,