The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-17
THREE BOYS HURT
IN A SLED CRASH
Jack Johnson, Aged IS Years,
May Have Sustained Fatal
Injuries.
DOUBLE RUNNER HIT CAR
J STREET HILL AND THIRD AVE-
NUE. SCENE OF ACCIDENT.

Bleeding from wounds and gashes,
and possibly suffering from serious
internal injuries, Alexander and Jack
johnson Of COS Sixth avenue, Il ana
- years of age. respectively, and
Julian Butler. 3S3 J street, who is
but "a, were taken TO the Latter-day
Saints hospital at $50 o'clock last
night. shortly after their double runner
sled had cOllided with a speeding west
bound street car at the corner OF
street and Third avenue
While Alexander Johnson was found
10 have fractured his left elbow the
condition OF his brother, Jack, IS re-
garded as the more serious. 1hou5h
he escaped fractures. he suffered fire.
Quent hemOrrhages at the hospital dur
ing the night. and his condition rs con-
sideVed alarming Julian Butler es-
Caped serious injury But he is bruised
almost from head to foot, and it rs
feared that his face VIII be disflgueed
Tor life
The trio of youngsters had selected
the steep hill on j street FOR cOasuns,
regardless of the warnings against the
danger of the Third avenue street cars
With their double runner crashing
over the avenue at top speed, they
had frequently passed dangerously
close 10 moving cars during their even
tngs coaStiug. But to miss them had
seemed great sport.
Jack johnson. one Of the best skilled
Youngsters of the j street district az
steering double runner, was guiding
the big sled as 10 tore down the hin
az s o'clock last night. Just behind
him were his brother. Alexander and
playmate. Julian Butler. When they
had cOasted half way down the nlli
they heard the Clank of motOrmau s.
bell and the rumble Of the street car
down ON Third avenue The double
runner had attained almost Lightning
speed, and i'm the judgment OF the
To- pass Third avenue before the ar
rival of the car.
Persons passing the Third avenue
crossing gave "a cry of warning. But
II was not needed.
Sled Run Silently
When the car reached the corner the
double runner was Cras hing ahead with
a speed it was impossible 10 check.
The street car, No. Ala, with Motor
man j. %. Parker at the controller,
had reached the middle of J street
when the double runner crashed into
us side. In the effort TO eVade the
Car. Jack Johnson had managed TO
turn his sled. and when il clashed with
the street car the three youngsters
were hurled sidewise and smashed into
the trucks as though thrown.
Conductor f.. b. Kelsey, who saw the
accident, says that il would have been
impossible TO have eVaded the collision.
He explained that the sled was coming
silently and with such speed that Ii
would have been impossible To have got
len out of their way. even If they had
been lG0 feet up the bill when the street
car reached the crossing
The boys Were taken TO the home of
Thomas w. Howe at OF Third avenue.
Dr. J. c.. LUudenberger was summoned.
He found that Alexander Johnson mad
q fractured elbow. When he turned his
attention To his brother Jack he ordered
that an ambulance be called with all pos
siblc speed.
AT the Latter-day Saints hospital Jack
Johnson was found TO have suffered in-
ternal injuries and NE had frequent hem
HoUhages Julian Butler was taken TO
his home.
Chief of Police S. NJ. Barlow stated
last night, when he had learned of the
accident, that in the future he would
have coast1s stopped I'm hills that cross
street car lines.