Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-23
u. gad Rib Broken; Mrs. Slocum'
Wife Of Mai. SloCum. Sew
enth Cavalry, Killed.
TROLLEY CAR STRUCK AUTO
:, General. Injuries Incapaei'a'e ''''"'
80, wood wiz 60 TO washing
ton and Take Charge.

...,,g.,r March % Maj.-Gen. j.
..u, peU chief of stan of the
70 was badly but probably not dan
...,,.ly injured. and Mrs. Herbert j..
-, wife Of Major slocum Of the
s...-,t cavalry. was almost instantly
,r.d early today in a collision Of
.,,omobflc with a trolley car on
r.o,uytown road IN the northwest
..,.,irts of this city Gen. Bell suf-
49, one rib broken. a bad scalp wound
IA ss,,re bruises The chauffeur was
nIniured ..
Ms slocum was visiting her sister
vrs u Green. In this city. and
,e.tor8av went 90 Fort Myer 10 visit
g.r sni Mrs Ben. II was on the way
bsct to inc cts that the fatal collision
Tbs only occupants Of the car were
c.n BaU Mrs Slocum and the cnaut-
tur NH.
. ,.,,gp ss Wisconsin avenue runs north
from Georgetown through the westerly
srvirors of the city. and is faVorite
rYfffH fNT AINNNNIfNNAANH. H'f'H'NAAE hffN
/ georgetown bridge near Fort Myer
~. 6sr turned north in Wisconsin
sverue and was about TO turn east
when az Garfield street the collision
occurred.
me fast moving trolley car com
p'stely demolished the automobile.
Wrs slocum struck on her head. II
Vas seen her condition was serious and
She ives placed aboard a trolley car
ana taken % a hospital After hav-
4 ine gone some distance in the car she
was transferred 10 an automobile and
\ taken to Georgetown University hos
f Dial
40 the hospital the surgeon pro-
4 n0unced Mrs Slocum dead.
Gen Bell was also thought to be IN
serious condition. A passing auto
was hailed and the general was placed
. 20 70 and hurried 20 the post hospital
90 Fort Myer The surgeons found ne
was suffering from Commissions OF tho
chest and a scalp wound
The post surgeon Mai John n Allen.
said 40 first that no bones were broken
and that as Fan as had been ascertained
in hurried examination. there were
no Internal injuries a later examina-
ton. however disclosed that one of
he generals ribs was broken After
biz wounds were dressed the general
vas removed 90 his home
Chauffeur Ward was unhurt. He
WAS arrested with the motorman and
conductor of the trolley car.
According % the account Of the acci-
dent given by ward the objective
point was the naval observatory.
While proceeding along Wisconsin
avenue Gen Bel ordered him TO turn
nio Garfield street Little time was
available Tor making the turn. aud tho
chaufeur steerod his machine across
ne tracks without glanclng back 20
see any cars were approaching.
When the machine was about two
hrds across the track southbomd
car struck it
The automobile was hurled against
NE trolley pole and turned over. Cen
h' vas thrown out Ward was pinned
Under The front Of the car hui man
Hget Co extricate himself. Mrs SIocum
"es crushed under the body Of the car.
Bleeding about the hands and head.
ZEN bei directed the passengers on
me car and others In lifting the auto
nl'e nom the Injured woman
W. j. Splngu3ugh the motorman on
w gar said no had slowed down for
lN' massachusetts, avenue crossing and
e- running at not more than seven
in'Ios ln hour