The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-23

: Miss Ruth Hayes OF Toledo :.
:. bruised and injured internally, :.
= John Began, Jr, II years old rib
]. Marie Began. years old. slightly !.
= bruised.
:. :. :. :. 1. : ~. II.
Six persons, comprising an automobile
party on a pleasure trip from Bingham
10 Park City, miraculously escaped death
in a thrilling automobile accident at 1880
o'clock Sunday forenoon. in Parley's can
Non. The victims OF the accident are John
r. Began OF Bingham, Mrs. John T.
Began his wife. Mrs. W. II. Began OF
Park City his mother: John Began. il.
u years old. his son; Marie Began, nine
years old, daughter. and Miss Ruth
Hayes OF Toledo, 4 cousin OF Mrs. John
Began.
All OF the victims of the accident were
occupants of an automobile which whirl-
ing around sharp bend in ParlH's can
yon dashed over a tweuty-foot cmba nix
Inent and into the creek. The automobile
rolled over and over down the steep en-
bankment. hurling the members of the
party out OF the automobile with terrible
force against the jagged rocks that line
the canyon. From the nature OF the acci-'
dcnt it appears miracle that all were
not instantly Killed Though all are palm
fully injured, IL is believed that all will
recover.
The party was rescued by II. II. Harri
9; G, Harrison. his brother; and Bud
Rac ci;, who were at Mr. Uarrison's can
yon bungalow. about one hundred yards
from the scene of the accident. They
were given temporary relief by their res
cucrs and later were taken to the Holy
Cross hospital at Salt Lake
On Pleasure Jaunt
The victims of the automobile accident
left Bingham early Sunday morning: in
tending 10 make automobile trip from
Bingham 10 Park City thence TO Hebcr
and Provo and back 10 Salt Lake. They
were preceded by Mr.. and Mrs. W. II.
Woodring MIR. and Mrs. Woodring left
first in a Hupmoble. The six in Mr..
BoGans party followed close behind in a
new fNe-passenger Jac ckson. which Mr..
Began had purchased only few days be-
fore.
In going through the ,ortuous canyon
road Mr.. and Mrs. Woodring passed out
of sight among the curves in the road
ahead. The accident occurred about four
teen miles from Salt Lake: about two
miles above the plant of the Portland Ce-
ment company in the canyon. At this
point the road is very narrow and there
Is scarcely room enough between the per
pindicuIsr rock canyon wall 10 the left
aud the steep sides OF the wash TO the
right for an automobile 10 pass.
Mr.. Began who driving, was
speeding the machine at the rate OF thir-
ty-hYc miles an hour as he MADE the
dangerous turn TO the narrow road. He
perceived the danger as he was round
ing the turn and cndeayored 10 turn In
struck The rock and rebounded with such
force that both OF the outside wheels were
thrown off the side of the road Mr.:
Began still tried TO keep the front OF
the machine on the road, but was unable
10 do
Rolls Down Embankment.
The automobile poised for a moment
on The brink OF the steep bank and then
slid down, rolling over and over, hurting
the haplcss occupants against the bank
OF the creek. The machine alightcd up
right in the creek at the foot of the in
cline.
Knocked unconscious by the terrible i'm
pact against the rocks Mrs. w, II, Bo
gan. though bruised and injured severely
by the fall, retained consciousness and
crawled UP the side OF the bank. scream
ing for aid she up the road. Her
cries were heard by c. c. Harrison and
II. II. Harrison. deputy land and water
commissioner for Salt Lake City. They
took her into the house and ran 10 the
rescue OF the other victims. In a few
rlson. who was passing along the road
and heard the screams.
When The rescuers reached the scene
Mr., Began had reached the road but had
fallen in faint after climbing the incline
The victims were carried ono by one to
MI Harrison's residence where restora-
lives were administered.
DR.. Charles w. Stewart OF Sugar House
was called and within half An hour he
he'd reached the house in his automobile.
In the meantime Two automobiles had
been called from Salt Lake TO take the In
jured people TO Salt Lake. Charles Mos
tyn Owen and a Tribune representative
drove IN the scene OF the accident shortly
afterward In Mr.. Owens automobile.
Injuries Are Painful.
ON examination the doctor found that
everyone in the party was suffering from
painful injuries and that some of tho in
iuries, were serious Mr.. Began was in
TIs hol no nicr-
the machine and his hip fractured and
crushed His face and arms were cut
from the broken glass OF the dashboard
Of the machine and from the Jagged
rocks.
Mrs. John r Began was suffering from
terrible decorations Of the face and arms.
y long cash was cut clear through her
left Cheek There we're several deep
cuts In her chin and her left arm was
terribly cut and bruised. Mrs. w. II.
Began sustained several severe bruises on
her face and arms Miss Ruth Hayes was
suffering greatly from the shock. Her
face and arms were cut and bruised and
serious internal injuries. Master John
Began fell on boulder at the bank of
the creek and the force OF the fall broke
one OF his ribs. Little Marie Began
escaped almost unhurt. Her only injury
Is slight bruise on the left arm.
Relief From Salt Lake.
Soon after the doctors arrival the auto
mobiles from Sal, Lake reached the
scene. MI. Began, VINO was unable TO
sit up placed a cot and taken
III large touring ear to the Holy Cross
hospital. The rest OF the party followed
In the other machine.
Unaware Of the accident that had be-
fallen their companions, Mr.. and Mrs
Woodring had gone on TO Park City. They
reached Park City about noon and walt
ed a couple Of hours for the arrival OF
the Began party. When the party failed
10 arrive Mr.. and Mrs. Woodrug started
back over tho road they had come 10 look
for them Half way through the canyon
they saw the wreck OF the automobile In
Parley's creek. On inquiry at tho Harr-
son home they learned OF the accident
and found that the injured people had
been taken 10 Salt Lake
a peculiar incident OF the niisllap was
tho fate OF the pet dog OF little Marie
Began. AT The time Of the accident little