The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-18
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I, Jan. l1.-Four mon killed.
|m9jured. some seriously. and de-
N OF railroad property valued st
|n9lls the story of the worst rail-
d * on the Salt Lake division Of
|ricIn Pacific in ten years
and passenger train No. 6. trav-
|sty miles an hour, collidcd head
l. Extra coal train No. 22o6 at Le-
|t.h. n station eighty miles west
f., at 3:3i tins morning. and as
|.1 died away the air was filled
1shrieks and means OF the dying
Esred. while passengers, suddenly
n by the impact were thrown
|af berths and seats i'm confusion.
Pm as one oil the trainmen had
|ssY himself sufficiently. he dashed
Frlegraph office near by and called
y Less than forty minutes after
Fn special trains, loaded with sur
ID nurses. swept out Of tho Og-
b. tine Montello yards almost
|ss-ously. hurrylng TO the relief.
Peeould have turned the coolest
|Oa ri;y. for the dead and injured
f caught In dcath-trap without
test warning,
e freight train No. 22a6. hauling
|us OF coal, had reached Lemay a
tuie before the castbound passcn-
T due. After cutting" out sey-
of coal for Lemay. the freight
NIP 10 The siding to await tho pass
F'pc GassenGcr train. For some
Ifhe switch which had been
~ allow the freight 10 enter the
rs was not closed, and railroad
bray that tile blame for this is
Fse negligence OF William Naugh-
p head brakeman on the freight
E5ssenser train. running az
~ OF speed. was seen To dash
p rack, with the headlight burn
buy. Engineer liinlcy OF the pas
ain. who later died at the
rSpital here, saw tLc headlight
blight standing on the siding. but
Erllzed that the switch had not
|Nd, so he continued TO drive his
ward the freight
E$ There was a lurch as the pas
~, the main track and entered
al An unreducnd speed In
|, ponos the two engines came to-
|fHth roar that was heard sew
hs. y second or silence and
|etping steam and the cries of
I-.and injured mingled in q horri-
lTMeets Instant Death.
|dsee mall and baggage coaches
H. The passenger engine were
rom the track and The mail
p baggage men at work insido
Ted across their ears. receiving
~ OF injuries, none Of which IS
i as serious, Engineer James
Fcl the freight was crushed in
|and 1t is doubtful If either hc or
|Jtered any pain, death coming
fan kroll was dccapitatnd and
|. almost torn from the BODY. lie
zen TWO ears looking after the
|sLwhen the accident occurred.
|, vas caught beneath the crash
1 md steel of his engine and his
b PEG 10 a pulp.
|~1Hicr. "a fireman who WAS travel
ne passenger engine. MAS Killed
~ From cards found ON his per-
|N believed that his home is at
|h' t,olo.. where he held n mem
Masonic order with "A card
b l,ui. 10 be a member OF the
IS OF railroad Trainmen,
|tlouey, the engineer on the pas
hlrlin. was severely scaldcd. his
lied cut completely on. both loes
[ob' ne IL probably suffering from
osiurics. His fireman. Goorrr
Lhffr- had his left leg broken In
late fput escaped without other in
b tv",,,,,,s, a passenger. was slightly
i ,iSnns on his neck when the
|r1r, pnt no other passengcrs
|aip ,shRiitcst scratch. according
" ',''S issued from the railroad |
RsRaved |R'ssR by Steel Cars.
|o~ n usl was not greatly In |
uran aV0vaoiy 0iy due to the fact |
tI,uii, cars on the passenger |
|irvl ,ld atyi utmost entirely OF steel. |
|ceo M f,;i OF ears been in use !
nE X, No en. @ would have collapsed |
III ust iS we,,is came together and |
'o'" probably have been
10 SHrdon. the freight enoIncar
|lbop og9cn for the past twenty
En. wgas 81 years Of age and leaves
IT, chlidren at their home. 172
|,re 80 Engineer uinlcy of the
Iinf I'm had boon In the employ
|areprinnrh Pnclhc also for mani
"s married and leaves q
IL, - al 5l7 Twcnty-sccond
rods f'o@nbecker lives AT ssI
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