Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-09-22
Eight Persons Hurt, Automobile
SpIintered, Wagon Demolished
And Produce Scattered.
HAPPENED AT AN EARLY HOUR
Gay Party Met I'm All Night Drinking
Resort, Where the Gasoline Fcs-
tivity Was Planned

Three persons who are known are
seriously injured; i've more are In
| quasi-hiding somewhere in the city
nursing minor injuries. an automo-
bile Is a complete wreck. and two
farmers OF American Fork are losers
to the extent of a load Of produce,
besides being somewhat shaken up
and bruised as result OF a terrific
collision between the automobile and
the farmers wagon at an early hour
this morning near Fifteenth South
and State street.
That all parties are not either dead
or more seriously injured is said to
be miracle. As 1t was the scene OF
the wreck resembled much field
hospital for several hours after the ac-
cident when Police Surgeon Spraguo
arrived on the scene and gave tempor-
AIRY treatment to the injured ones.
Miss Minnie Neskins said to be a
former chorus girl. is the most serious
~ injured OF the party. She IN in room
IL at the Bungalow hotel. over the
Daniels theater suffering from
broken wand. badly bruised set OF
fingers, and her back Is painfully
sprained
Alfred c. Douglas the owner and
driver Of the car Is az his home, No.
Wayne street with badly bruised
shoulders. A man said 10 be Albert g.
Irvine, formerly a bartender employed
at the Bank bar on Second South street,
is the other member OF the party said to
be seriously hurt, but he cannot be To-
Gated today.
NET AT DRINKING RESORT.
The other members Of the JOY party
are said TO be travelling men and they
all suffered minor injuries
According to Miss NeslSins, she met
the men late last night in a downtown
all night drinking resort a ride 10
Murray was proposed and the party
started out about 1:30 o'clock The
trip To Murray was made with safety
and they started home.
When then neared the corner where
the accident occurred, a loaded wagon
loomed up directly I'm front There wac
crash They had hit IL. Everybody
was in the street Joy riders and farm
ers 10 fnixed M there was no telling
which was which. The automobile had
turned completely over. Miss Ncsklns
was moaning with pain under the bis
car Vegetables were strewn around
for many feet Tie horses on the
wagon had started down the street with
the wagon.
POLICE ARE CALLED.
hurry up call was telephoned to
the police station asking for medical
The desk sergeant said
he would have DR. II 3. Sprague out
there at once. DR.. Sprague arrived two
hours later. In the meantime the un-
injured ones, or those who were not
seriously hurt. were tending the ones
badly hurt. When the police surgeon
arrived he administered an anaesthe-
tic and set Miss Neskinss hand. Then
ne attended the others One man was
brought to police headquarters and
treated. He said that IL was a miracle
that they had not been all killed as
they we're travelling at a great rate OF
speed when the accident occurred.
The police today claimed Ia know
nothing OF the affair Police Surgeon
Spraguc had made no report as he is
required and the desk sergeant who
was first apprised OF the affair had |
taken the story Of the AFFAIR home with |
him to the bosom Of his family.
The farmer OF American Fork who |
Was hit made no attempt to collect his |
produce, IL is said. and departed back |
10 that place as soon as the field hos
)ital had struck its tents. Inquiry At /
he various hospitals failed To locate
my more OF the injured and IL Is
hought that II any of those whose
names could not he obtained were
iurt they are keeping quiet in their
hotels