The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-27
FIREMAN MORFORD
KILLED IN WRECK
Two Other Members of the Train
Crews Are Severely
Hurt.
CINII, AND RAILROAD
OFFICERS To INVESTIGATE
Blame Is Believed TO Rest With
Grew Of Engine Running
Light,
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Lon T. Morford fireman, was killed,
and William Koll. engineer. was serious
" Injured in q hcadon collision between
an engine running light and an extra
freight train ON the Oregon Short Line
Jaiwsv. about two miles east Of Cache
Junction. Cache county, N 3:4j clock
FRIDAY afternoon, Engineer McGinn of
The freight train was severely cut and
bruised
Neither engine was derailcd aud the
ds smagc to railway property IS slight
hut traffic over the line WAS seriously
DELAYED for SIX or eight hours.
The wreck VIII hc investigated by
both the civil and the railway author
ties The coroner of thr precinct IN
ordered the body of Morford sent 30
Logan for an inquest today, and Assist
ant Superintendent Silas f.. Canady Of
the short Line said Friday evening that
the railway company viii begin an IN
Vcstigation Of the wreck AZ once, The
railway Investigation VIII be by the
Joint hoard of Investigation. composed
Of railway officials and outside cit
izeus.
Trying 10 Steal Station.
Morford and Koll were in charge of
crew in charge of extra wcstbound
freight train 100. with which engine
go collided. was composed Of Conductor
Crow. Engineer McGinn and Fireman
Wiggill, all of Ogden, none Of whom
was seriously injured Thai koll and
Morford wcrc trying 10 "stcal sta
ton is Indicated bv y statement given
ont bv Assistant Superintendent Canady
Friday evening. hut Mr.. tanadv abso-
luielv refused tu express any opinion
now as 10 the Blame for the wreck.
The statement OF the railroad company
set ou,, however. that MOrford and koll
had orders 10 meet extra freight tram
7j0 at Cache Junction but failed to
wait there. Instead they pulled out of
Cache Junction. and approximately two
miles east of there, i'm the curves of
Bear river canyon. their engine crashed
INTO the freight train.
Save Lives by Jumping
The engineer and the fireman of tn"
freight iraln saw the light engine com
ing in time 10 Jump and save their lives,
rs did Engineer kol of tho light en-
giuc. but Nortord attempted 30 escape
by climbing over the tender. When
the impact came he was buried under,
ncnth the coal in the tender and crushed
10 death. In addition TO the engines
aud tenders. the first two ears Of the
freight train were damaged.
The fireman of the freight train cs-
capped with little injury, but tho cngi-
ncers Of the light engine and the freight
train were severely injured kol be.
ing seriously scaIdcd and burned about
the body. while McGinn was thrown into
a fence and bruised and cut, There is
nothing alarming about the latter S in
lurics, though.
The wrccking crew from Ogden was
rushed to the scene and by 9:l5 clock
the track was cleared and at $50 traf-
fc was resumed. 4 special carried Nor.
ford S body to Logan, while koli. who
expressed a wish TO bc brought home.
was rushed TO this city and taken 10 the
L. ID. = hospital AZ first il was pro-
posed TO send koll and the other in
iurcd men TO Logan and have the com
pauySS physician there attend them. but
only KOll's fellow workmcn were sent
there. koll lives at 1872 IL West South
Temple street.
Leaves No Parents.
Morford lived with Mr. and Mrs. A.
IT, Manski at 2iS South Fourth West
street. this city. While he had been a
fireman on the Short Line only short
time. he bad lived here several years.
lie was born at Kansas City twcnty.four
years ago and was single. neither did
hc leave parents \ brother. whose
whereabouts is uncertain, survives him.
however.
Morford belonged 10 no secret or fra
ternal societies. but a few DAYS ago he
took out accident insurance amounting
10 $500. upon which, unfortunately. he
had not paid the FIRST premium. The
payment was TO bc made out of Nor
ford S next pay check. After the in
quest Morford 5 body will be brought
so this city and taken TO Hall s under
taking parlors.
The wreck DELAYED train No. 4 five
hours ami fifteen minutes. train No. II
two hours and thirty minutes and train
No. : four hours.