The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-07
CAR INSPECTOR
INSTANTLY KILLED
Ten Children Are Left Father
less by the Death of A.
c. Nordberg.
NO ONE SEES ACCIDENT
TRAGEDY OCCURS NEAR THE
sAM5ERGER DEPOT.

6AM5ERGER DEPOT
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:" 4 am not very well acquainted :"
: with the family. but IL that poor, =
e heart-brokea mother and her chill :.
: dren need assistance, / want 10 -
= help them. I haven't whole lot =
= of dollars myself. but il would ::
:: make me very happy to be able to =
= do a little something for my I'M ="
= fortunate neighbors.' This is the =
= way Jack Seaser. 500 East Sew =
= enth South street. expressed HIM =
= self last evening when speaking or =
= the death of the car inspector, and :.
Z" ne IS only one of scores OF KIND -
= hearted men and women who stand :.
= ready to aid tine NordbeTg family. :"
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Shortly after II o'clock yesterday
morning, A. c. Nordberg, boss car in
spector and machinist. employed by
the salt Lake K Ogden Railway COM
pany, met a horrible death while cou-
ping the air hose between two cars on
the Bambsrger road.
The accident occurred near the depot,
streets, on Third West street. Although
no one witnessed the car inspector :
death. il is believed that he was struck
by a car being shunted down the track.
His body was not mutilated, bat his
neck was broken and his head LAGER
ated
Z. NJ. Tyson -Of Bingham Junction
was the first to discover the body. He
noticed the dead man lying by the
tracks from a car window as a passen-
ger train pulled into the yards and no.
titled the railroad employees. The train
men FASTENED to the scene and moved
the cars. The dead man was picked up
and the news of the accident commune
Gated to police headquarters and to
Coroner Hanks.
The coroner investigated the death
and decided an inquest was not neces-
sary. The body was ordered removed to
the undertaking rooms Of s. NJ. Taylor
& Co.
Nordberg had been in the employ Of
the railroad company for more than
fifteen years. and was highly thought of
BY his employers and his fellow rail-
readers. He was born in Askersond,
Sweden. and was 80 years of age. TWEEN
ty years ago ne became a resident Of
Salt Lake city He was a Mormon,
becoming a convert i'm New York pre-
viOus to his coming here TO live.
The Stricken Home.
He was the father Of ten children, all
under twenty years Of age. and he left
them with practically none of this
worlds goods. For years he had strug-
gled along to make them comfortable
and happy, and just as things were be-
ginning to look a little brighter he was
taken away.
No, we don't need any help" said
Esther. his second daughter. to The
Herald last evening. and there was a
noticeable amount of pride in her voice
when she spoke Amanda and I are
working hard every day. and we'n see
that our little flock gets along some
way"
Since the two oldest girls have been
able 10 get out and earn money. they
have assisted in caring for their young
er brothers and sisters. Amanda. IS
years Old, is learning the miliiner's
trade at the Keith-O'Brien department
store. and Esther. one year younger
has worked herself into a responsible
position in the accounting department
of Walkers. Now that the head of the
family mas been taken away, the main
tenance Of the household falls upon the
shoulders OF these young women, who
say that they are going 10 try and
make both ends meet without accept
ing assistance from outsiders.
Six of the children. Agda. Adolph.
Joseph, Erick, Florence and Alma, are
in school
Eva is only 3 years of age. and Paul
the baby. bat "A months. Mrs. Nord-
berg was stricken with grief at the
news of her husbands sudden death.
and is on the verge of a nervous col
lapse. All the kindness of friends and
neighbors is being bestowed upon the
family in their hour of afflictiOn. and
last evening many people called at the
little cottage, 943 East Seventh South
street, to see if they couldn't lend a
helping hand to the unfortunate mother
and children.
Deceased has two sisters and five
brothers living i'm Sweden. who are re-
ported to be in comfortable CiTCum-
stances. Because Of the high standing
in which the railroad man was held by
the company for whom he worked. if
is expected that his employers will aid
the family.
The arrangements for the funeral had
not been completed late last night.
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