Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-27
Neglected Orders Supposed to be
Responsible for Bear River
Canyon Accident.
ENGINE COULD NOT STOP
Were To Wait for Freight 10 Pass
Took Chance and Met
On Curve.

Overlooking their orders resulted at
3:t5 Friday afternoon in tue instant
death OF Fireman Lon i. Morford ard
the serious scalding Of Engineer VIII
liam Kohl OF light engine 5gs Of the
Oregon Snort Line. and severe cuts
ana bruises Tor Engineer 6. r. Nc
CHM Of extra freight $50 with which
the wild engine cou:ded two miles west
Of Cache Junction. No physical dam
age was done beyond partially wreck
Ing the locomotives and the destruction
Of a couple of freight cars. However
traffic was delayed for nearly six hours
The engine OF passenger train No. 4 be-
ing pressed into service 60 help clear
the track
The light engine crew had orders 10
walt az Cache Junction for the extra
freight westbound. but, as appearances
would Indicate, they forgot their or
dcrs. and pulled out for the east, with
out waiting FOR the arrival OF the freight
There was head-on collision on one
of the curves in the Bear River canyon.
Engineer McGinn and Fireman Wiggill
with Conductor Grove OF the freight,
saw the danger in time and jumped.
But the light engine crew was not so
fortunate. Fireman Morford tried TO
climb back over the tender. but was
caught. Engineer Kohl was also too
slow. and got pinned against the side
Of the cab Morford was overwhelmed
with an avalanche of coal from the
tender. as the shock threw the tenders
contents forward over IN engine cab.
and broke the steam pipes in the cab.
The coal and the crush between tender
and cab instantly killed Morford; and
while Kohl escaped the shower Of coal,
he was terribly scaldod by the escaping
steam and had he not been rescued
speedily by the freight men would have
been cooked alive.
RESCUED BY COMPANIONS.
Engineer McGinn OF the freight. in
jumping. was thrown against the fenc-
ing Of the right Of way. and badly cut
and bruised. though not seriously. His
fireman and conductor lighted on all
fours. and Mere more shook Up. thaa
hurt. When the freight crew got their
bearings, they rushed to the cab Of
the light engine. where Kohl was re-
leased from a living death, and made
as comfortable as possible under the
circumstances. However. the body Of
MoIItIu touih not DC ItdtHtn httAu~t
OF the tangled up wreckage for an
hour. by which time the work of clear
ing up the mess WAS well under WAY.
Ogden was Immediately notified, and
Asst Supt Canaday with A wrecking
outfit FASTENED TO the scene. The body
or Morford was first recovered, n spo-
cial carrying II TO Logan, while koll
was rushed 10 The Dr. Groves J.. ID. s.
hospital in this city. The latter's home
is al l32is west South Temple street
Morford lived at 24S south Fourth West
street. with A n. Manski and had been
on the Short Line only a short time
He was a native Of Kansas city, aged
"a unmarried. and leaves only a brother
whose Whereabouts are not known.
Morford did not belong to any OF thu
fraternitles. bat recently took out 81 500
worth OF accident insurance, although
unfortunately the first premium had
not hcon paid The body was brought
10 this city today. and is at Halls un-
dertaking pariors.