The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-08

lumber. but thought nothing of its
crossing the track until / saw the
boards being scattered up the street a
considerable distance, should say the
car was running upwards of ten miles
an hour. The motorman had apparently
had his car fairly well under control
and was doing all he could to stop it.
AS the car camo in contact with the
load of lumber, the projecting pieces
of boards caught between the first car
and an electric wire pole, and the
boards ripped out the seats, causing the
roofs Of the cars to crash in, pinning
the passengers down.
1.-The scene was something awful,
and one that ] will never forget. Little
children called pleadingly for help
Women begged for assistance Under
meath the wreckage 7 could see 4 mass
of legs and arms, and / thought at first
that half a hundred lives had been
snuifed out in that short time.
Among the passengers riding on the
trailer, who escaped injury. were 10.
seph b. Wintle and wife OF Ogden. Mr..
Winte is n retired business man and
rancher. With them was Mrs. Ann
Brown, aged Il years. OF Murray, who
was very seriously injured.
Passenger Tells Experience.
Mr. Wintle accompanied Mrs. Brown
to Judge Mercy hospital and there gave
his version of the collision as fol.
lows:
"I was riding in the front seat Of
the second car. On my left and on the
inside was Mrs. Brown On my right
was my wife. When the street ear
struck the load of lumber the boards
seemed to snatch Mrs. Brown from the
seat and in n second she was buried be-
meath pile of broken boards and bent
irons. Ny wife and | were only saved
from injury because we were sitting
nearer the other side of the car We
were both pinned under the wreckage,
but managed to get out all right, with
the help of some young men. Mrs.
Brown was hurried to the hospital in
the ambulance.
'I think the motorman did all he
could to stop his car We wero going
at good rate of speed, but tho driver
seemed to do his best to prevent the
crash. -
Mike Riska. driver Of the lumber
wagon, says that in his opinion the
motorman was not at fault, but that
the failure OF the brakes to work was
responsible for the crash
81 saw the car coming said Riska,
following the accident, "but / was
then half way across the track. The
lumber stuck way out behind. ] saw
the ear was coming at great rate of
speed The motorman tried 10 stop
but the brakes would not work and
then the front car hit the rear end of
the lumber. swinging me around
Company Investigates.
Mrs. j. ". Mckinney, wife of Attor
neY Mckinney. home 1890 South Ninth
East street, their little boy and Mrs
Mckinney S sister and little boy, were
in the front of the second car Mr.
Mckinney was attending a case in
court at the time of the accident. AS
soon as he heard of it he rushed to the
fair grounds and was greatly relieved
TO find that Mrs. Mckinney merely re.
ceived a very severe shock. Mr.. Nc.
Kinney sister-in-law, Mrs. j. w Plow-
head, of Middleton, Ida, sustained
severe wrench to her spine. The two
little boys We're uniniured
An investigation is being conducted
by the street railway officials and for
NAL inquiry viii probably be held Mon
day. +. E. Hansen. assistant claim
agent. said Friday night that pending
this investigation no statement would
be given out.
The railway officials claim there was
no failure of The air brakes, as an in.
spector Immediately after the accident
showed them to be in perfect condition.
r. F.. Hunt, assistant general manager
of the company, declined to make any
statement. referring all inquiries TO the
claim department.