Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-07
Thirteen Persons Hurt When
Cars Crash Into Lum-
ber Wagon.
ROOF TORN FROM SUPPORTS.
Drops on Heads Of Passengers,
Shock Throwing Many
Into Street.
One Victim, Mira. Ann Brow, OF, MUIR
ray, scvcnty-scvcn Years, Suffers
Severely From Shock.

Crashing into lumber wagon at tho
| crossing of First South and Second
| West streets, extra train No. so. vest
bound for the fair grounds, was wrecked
| shortly after II o'clock this morning,
over 10 persons being hurt The cars.
charge of Motorman H. F. Mcmillan
and Conductors w. G. Briggs and II.
Bohe. We're travelling at a rate of Is
miles per hour Persons who inspected
the wrcckage say they We're not
equipped with air brakes and could not
be stopped in time to avoid the COLI
lision.
THE INJURED.
The following is a list Of thuse most
seriously hurt: ~
Helen Moore, years OF age, liz
south Main street, slightly bruised.
Mrs. Alice Lambourne Il26 east,
Sixth South street, leg and ankle brok-
en-.
Mrs. Ann Brown. Murray. II years of
age, severe shock.
Morris Halvorscn. years q: age.
Third East between Seventh and
Eighth South street.
l. HsSpSl / stCiSoIl, SOU llliEu EaSIs street,
IL years Of age. leg broken
Henry 1Sanebereu, ngc 10. 1l7J Third
! East street. both legs broken
NJ j. Condor. $50 south Seventh West
street, Internal injuries. serious.
Air. and Mrs. Goblin. Eden, Utah, not
seriously hurt. sent home.
Lucille Howell. colored. severe sprans.
Hes probably broken.
\ Paul KimbalI years old. 1892
| Eleventh East. lcps .bt.,tisc.l
karth obei, jockey ut fairgrounds,
| leg broken.
A1re. II, Williams, ininost bruises,
taken TO her lone, 1862 Eighth East
Immediately after the wreck the po-.
lice We're notified and the police
automobile ambulance responded in
| which tho injured we're removed to the
Judge Mercy hospital The Kimball
boy was taken to the Dr.iw.s n. Groves
L. D. s. hospital, where his Injuries
were dressed. He left afterwards and
was able to walk to his home.
Riska. driver OF the lumber wagon,
was proceeding south along Second
West street with u heavy lond OF lum-
Der and in endcavbring to cross TIL.
tracks was. unable to move his load
quickly enough to clear them before
the crash came. Just n few feet o.
the load oftslumber remained aerus, j,
the track and as the cars struck It
< IT was hurled against the light pole in
the center of the Intersection Pinned
there, the lumber scrapcd the roof
supports from The south side of the
car and the roof fell in on the pas
scnsers hurting them to the floor and
holding them there unable TO escape
from Its crushing weight.
NJ. f. Mcintyre, 315 west Third
South, and Harry james OF the
Metropolitan Life Insurance com
'pany. were nearby when the crash oc-
Cured They rushed to the scene and
attempted to drag the victims from
the wreckage. Meanwhile the car crew
had deserted the wreck, presumably
TO telephone word Of the occurrence
to the car company's office.
POLICE CALLED TO SCENE.
Chief Of Police Barlow, Lieutenant
Shannon. Sergeant Pierce and Motor
cycle Patrolmnn Grundvig and others
of tho police department We're on the
scene quickly administering to tho
wants OF the injured. Many persons
were attended near the scene or tho
accident and were sent to or taken to
their homes. Tho more seriously in
jured were taken to the hospitals. Ill
LOADED WITH HUMANITY.
1t was just II O'clock when cur los
left Main street and First South 1t
was loaded with men, women and chill 4
a FIJI. ha I'm liz. A IT,
IL merry mood Tho children chatted
and laughed to one another In anticipa-
ton OF tho good time, All was WE'LL
The car started and as it reached the
corner of First South and Second West
The speed was increased with every
FOOT travcrscd. When tho corner was
cached according to most OF the wit
lesses and those in tho accident 1t wis
travelling Mt q speed given Mt between
8 and % milos an hour
Suddenly across the tracks doomed up
ho heavy load OF lumber. The cars
vere old ones and there was trailer.
The lumber wagon was loaded heavily
With wetghty and cumbersome lumber
Women and children In the front seats
Who saw the lumber wagon across the,
rack screamed Some tried to jump,
They had no time
The motor,nan put on the brakes, but
he brakes on this car were of the old
pattern and could not stop the terrible
icceleration that the car had gained.
With n crash 1t hurled into the lum-
ser wagon With all the weight of two
,ars and several hundred people behind
{. 5tg,t.
BURIED UNDER 5.WRECKlAGE
In an Instant the screams had turned
% groans Of anguish. Men, women ana
children were literally buried under the
The south side Of both cars
we're crushed to. spllnters. The people
,o,,ld not get out. Men and women
rom the nearby houses rushed to tho
Gene and helpel pull the unfortunates
nut OF the wreck. The police
vere summoned and as fast as possible
he injured We're londed into the big
,olice auto patrol. S
All four corners OF the street at the
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