Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-02
GEORGE ". REED
DIES OF INJURIES
Victim of Automobile Accident on
Oct. 16 Was We'll Known
Pioneer In Many Fields.

George w Reed, a pioneer of Utah
one of the first business managers oi
The News, and one of the earliest own
ers of The Tribune. widely known IL
mining circles. died Wednesday after
noon at 3;05 O'Clock, at the age of 7t
years. in his home, II street, as the
direct result of terrible injuries received
Oct. 10, when he was Knocked down
and run over by q big automobile be-
longing to NJ. II. Walker, and driven
by Albert Nordquist Mr.. Walkers
driver
Mr.. Reed suffered great agony ever
since he was injured, and was either
! unconscious or delirious most OF the
| time.
| George W. Reed was born in London,
E.. c., April I. 1888. He learned the
printers craft in England, and came
| to America when 29 years old. Soon
after. he settled In Utah, and had lived
here ever since. He was business man
ager of The News in 1862. After leav-
| ing this paper, he established the old
| Utah Gazette. Among the well known
men associated with Mr. Reed in pub
fahing The Tribune were Messrs. Pres
colt. Hamilton. Schupaugh and Taylor
In 1852. Mr.. Reed. together with these
associates, disposed of his interest In
The Tribune to p. r. Lannan and he
then retired from active business lifc.
Mr. Reed married Elizabeth Tudden-
ham. a sister of former Councilman w.
j. Tuddenham, 43 years ago. in this
city. She died IA years ago. Mr., Reed
is survived by four children includ-
Ing George w Reed, Jr manager of
the drug department of the Zions Co.
operative Mercantile Institution.sM, II.
Reed. who up to a recent date WAS
connected with the American Smelling
& Refining company, and Miss Edith
Reed, all of whom live In Salt Lake
City. and Mrs. Philip Meyers OF Knight,
Wyo.
Mrs. M, H. Walker this morning gave
her version of the manner in which
the accident occurred, and it differs
materially from the original reports
that were gwen OF by other per-
SONS. According to Mrs. W.ilSer, she
had arrived home from an afternoon
party but few minutes before the
accident. She was rather tired. and
went out in the machine with the
intention of taking a short spin down
South Temple street and back. Those
in the machine included Albert Nord-
quist, the family'S regular chauffeur.
at the wheel Mrs. NJ H. Walker her
daughter. Miss Lena Hague, her moth
er. Mrs. Sarah Snellgrove. and Mrs.
Ezra Thompson The machine was
proceeding at a slow rate OF speed,
and had Travelled but about three
quarters of a block east on South
Temple street from the Walker
home when the occupants saw Mr..
Reed starting across the street from
the south to the north side The
chauffeur blew the horn quite loudly
several times. and the aged man. al
though rather deaf, appeared to hear
It, He noticed the oncoming machine
in plenty of time, however, TO get
out of the way. and started back to-
wards the sidewalk. Mr.. Reed doubt
less would have escaped. had he
pursued his original intention. But
at this juncture a delivery wagon OF
the Success Meat market came
rapidly around the corner on
to South Temple street from
Seventh East street from the
south. and it was on the left side. The
driver of the delivery wagon. says Mrs
Walker. deliberately kept on driving
on the wrong side OF the street when
he turned the corner on to South Tenn
pie street. and kept his horse headed
straight for the Walker automobile.
The positions were such that the chauf-
feur had no other alternative except to
either run into Mr.. Reed or strike the
horse and delivery wagon. He lodged
Mr.. Reed at first and crashed into the
horse. knocking the animal down and
breaking one of the shafts of the
wagon Mr. Reed would have escaped
unscathcd but the combination of the
horse and wagon and the automobile,
going In different directions, with the
wagon on the wrong side OF the street.
so confused and frightened the aged
man that he ran back and forth in
front of the machine. alternately leap
ing out of danger and springing back
into its path. He sprang back IN
front OF the machine Just as it struck
him. Mrs. Walker says. Though the
speed Of the automobile had been re-
duced to three miles when the impact
| occurred. Mr. Reed was dragged about
| six feet.
According to Mrs. Walker, the acci-
not the delivery wagon been on the
wrong side of the street and in such a
position as to confuse and frighten Mr..
| Reed.
Mrs. Walker dscIaims any RESPONSE
bilIty for the accident. and says that
Albert Nordquist. the chauffeur. was
not to blame. Nordquist. she AYERS.
/ is an experienced driver, and has been
| In the employ OF Mr.. Walker for 20
years, In the capacity OF coachman and
chauffeur.
| Previous reports to the effect that
Miss Lena Hague, Mr. Walkers step
daughter. was driving the machine. and
that Glenn Walker. his little daughter,
was one of the occupants. are incorrect,
| Mrs. Walker says.