The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-01
TWO TRAINMEN
QUICKLY KILLED
IN i. P. WRECK
Few Charred Bones All That
Remained of Baggage
man c. ]. Gordon.
FIREMAN S. G. L0WHAM
CAUGHT UNDER ENGINE
TEAM STRIKES A LANDSLIDE
NEAR CASTLE RocK-cARs
CATCH FIRE.
SPECIAL to The Heraidl

O--rr Narrh 3f.-FiremaH s. G. Low
lam OF Evanston WyO., and Baggage
nan O. j. Gordon OF ogden were instantly
TfIIsf in du accident on the Union Pacific
er 555 Yesterday morning
T-ni0u Messenger No. 3. running Al thirty
miles am hour and a few minutes late.
struck landslide mile and quarter
vrsst OF castle Rock and fitty-six miles
east of ogden. The accident happened in
What Is known 10 the railroad men as
Cement cut On section OF the road
That has given little trouble for years.
'rba landslide was small. consisting of one
liz rock and some debris, the whole
weighing not more than two tons. 1t
f.I I'm q way to obstrUct one rail, leav-
ing the other clear.
Ffr.man f.ovham was the first to dis
cover the obstruction. He gave the alarm
and Engineer Frank Gunnel reversed his
engine He did all he could TO avert the
crash.
Both men remained at their posts. After
striking the rock the engine kept the
grade for $50 feet and then TOPPED over.
There was steep down grade al that
poinr making il impossible 10 stop the
train I'm SO short a distauce-about 800 feet
from the point where the rock was flrSJ
seen When the engine turned over Fire
man LoWham was caught uuCerneaJn anO
Instantly killed. Engineer Gunnet es-
capped without a scratch. although he re-
NAMED on the engine and crawled out
of the wreck after the accident
Body Is Burned.
rive cars. the mail car. the baggage car
and three coaches, left the track with the
engine. I'm the baggage car was Baggage
man C.. J. Gordon. IL is contended that he
must have beed knocked unconscious
when the shock came and as the cars
were Immediately on fire his body was
not recovered A few charred bones, in
Guiding two ribs, and some scraps Of
I'D =
unfortunate man.
The five dersiIed cars were consumed
h. fire. but fortunately the mail clerks
and an passengers escaped without in
jury The chair car was thrown across
the track and some Of the passengers
were slightly scratched fin climbing
through The windows to escape. but none
OIL t1e INJURIES were serious.
Great credit is due Assistant Supe-inten-
dent W. NJ LETTERS. Division Engineer
e. F. Martin Chairman Of the Board of
Examiners J.. @. Mathews and a number
of the passengers who Dut their shout
ders TO the wheels and saved seven Of
the coaches from the fire by gushing them
back up the grade one at a time. The last
car saved was badly burned and charr5d
on the end next the fire
Firema7's Body Recovered.
Fireman Lowham was found under the
engine At first but one arm was found
and that was extended straight mp, as
though reaching for aid. The body was
finally eNtrIcated and sent &c Evanston
where the man family lives.
Fireman LOWham is the third me- mber
of the family 10 meet q tragic death on
the Union Pacific. He was the son Of
Michael LOwnam. for many years section
foreman on the road at Evanston One
Of his boys an engineer. was killed in
The wreck at Azusa. near Rock Springs
ABOUT four years ago Another son was
Killed In the shops a Evanston and the
one killed yesterday was the third son.
B8sgaEoman 9. J. Gordon was a resi-
dent of Ogden His wife died A few years
ago and he was soon to have been mar
fed again. Both men killed were re-
sarded Is good w7orkmen and men Of good
standing In their respective communities
News of the wreck reached Ogden yes
iafdar morning at 4.f5. and a $50 o'clock
wreck train bearing Superintendent ".
T. Whitney Depot Master Shields, doc
tors ana trained nurses were on their way
10 The scene of the accident. After doing
at t1at was possible in he way of re-
covering the bodies and clearing the track
ms relief train reached Ogden on its re
Turn At & o'clock in the afternoon
superintendent Whitney gave out n
statement on his return substantially as
outlined above. He was not inclined to
n.ame anyone for the accident. The tram
vas not running fast he said, and al
-'"sA 10 was down steep grade 1t was
over q piece of road that was regarded as
Nla- remained of the body Of Baggage
man g. j. Gordon was brought TO this CITY
aud turned over to relatives and friends.