The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-04
Rio Grande Trainmen Living
in Salt Lake Hurled to Their
Death Near Soldier Summit;
Bodies Terribly Mangled.
ENGINEER w. A. G0ODALE
DIES AT THE THROTTLE
Investigation Follows Acct
dent, Which Is Partly Ex-
planned by Tilt of Boiler
on the Steep Grade.
TRAFFIC IS NOT DELAYED

HRiiE trainmrn Of salt Lake were
hurled 20 death when the boiler
of engine No 1893 exploded one
mile east Of Soldier summit on the
Denver n Rio Grnnde railroad rnrIv
yesterday morning.
M aS.I arc -
thirty-five years old. single. G.s West
First south street.
NRTHUH u. SPEAR. fireman. aged
sNenty-shre YEAR. sinEic' 963 WrSt
Ebert LESLIE MATHIS. brake
msn; aged twenty-four years. ~InEIcs
2SS West second South street.
GoIng mp a heavy grade. with zoo
pounds steam pressure. the engine.
blg mogui hauling eighteen loaded cars
and ca booEc. suddenly went Geo pieces
with an explosion that shattered aad
wrecked several of tho leading cars.
The crew or an extra freight running
just ahead OF 1893 were thrown a. tns
floor Of their caboose by the force Or
the explosion.
Hastily summOning hts crew. Com
ductor A. J.. Ward Of fhe extra freight
ran 20 assist the living members ~
the crew.
found 500 feet from the wreck. crucIr
torn and manEled. Fireman Spear was
buried under tEe wreck2Ec. while th'
body Of Mathis was fattencd out ON
top or the boiler tank
Noair of tne rair.r rre~- irnew ustat
, Fpfae1- ~ NrcaI 1Tuf nc fnfce
z
boiler WAS torn from its frame and
huriIlrg roo feet INTO the air. 20 landed
OF the eaetnound track drmoiishln-
! the rogdhcd for several rods.
Communfcatfon Destroyed.
All telegraph ana telephone poles n
the vicinity were thrown tD tho
ground. destroying communication.
First word OF the Ycafas tronhc reached
the local offices VIA Denver and thA
Union Pacific wires an hour aud "a half
after IL happened.
- clock Yesterday murriuE. reaching tha
scene or the explosion about noon. q
8 special train. made up Of two cabooscs
and the engine or tho freight that had
preceded 1923. had already left for salt
Lake with the msngled bodies Of the
dead aboard. reaching this city soon
after noon YESTERDAY.
The cause of the accident NAV never
be known. but an Investigation is Co ho
made. The theory is that the heavy
grade caused the water 60 run Go the
back OF the tank. lrinEinE the water
1 In the boiler TO a danger point
W J. BennCtt master mechanic Of
TIE road. left soon after the wreckinE
1 train yesterday 10 make Fun invcsti-
cation OF the accident. Following his
report. an inquest viii be called Co de-
teruine possible cause and responsible
ity. The fact that the wrecked engine
gauge was found with the indicator &C
eco pounds is said TO Doe insignificant.
as such heavy pressure would not 10
I maintained ordinarily.
Engineer Coodair.
For twelve years an employc Of tho
road. Engineer Goodale was considered
/ one OF the most reliable engineers run
ming out Of Salt Lake. This was his
first accident OF any nature. Tie lived
at Schraven terrace. 625 West First
South and. though uuua FRIED. ls said
TO have been planning 60 wed next
spring. Tie was member Of the Ma
! sonic fraternity. Knight TcmDiar ana
. had attained the thirtv-Eecoud decree
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