Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-08
SEVERAL PASSENGERS HURT.
Only Three, However, Required
Medical Attention, Others
Continuing Their Journey.
Motorman Jumped in Time to Save
Himsclf-Conductor Says His
Orders We're at Fault.


llslon between a Malad Valley motto,
car and Oregon Short Line train No
"a from the north occurred at S:47
o'clock this morning. as the south
bound train was entering the ogden
yards. resulting in injuries to many
passengers on the motor car, which
was completely wrecked
The most seriously injured are:
Mrs. Mary Jeppsen. Salt Lake. said
TO be Internally injured Mrs. Jepp-
sen was to have attended the funeral
OF sister at Brigham City this morn
ing.
Harvey Alfred, Blackfoot, Idaho
John a. Jones. mail clerk.
John Myers. Salt Lake.
w. n. Ransom. Ogden.
+. G. Brooks, Salt Lake.
MIS-. "A "A, Nichols, Tremonton, Utah
Mary Walsworth. Los Angeles.
e. w Skenc. San Francisco.
Inc colllsion was caused by the mo-
Tor car attempting to make a siding
AT the neck of the yards In time n
clear the main line for the DELAYED
passenger train. The wreck occurred
on sharp curve at the corner OF wall
avenue and Twenty third street
In addition to the list of injured riven
Dy the Associated Press the following
passengers on the motor car are re-
por'ed moro or less injured. On train
NO. u, which is the Portland Salt Lake
express, there were no passengers in
jured: 'A
d. j. Parrish, slightly bruised about
chest. 1'
j. M. Walker. travelling salesman for
dewiett Bros, Salt Lake City, nose
and knee bruised
a. L. Farrell. 727 First avenue. Salt
Lake CITY. left orm slightly bruised
=. @aSer, % east First North street,
SAT- Lake City, right arm sprained.
jured. -''' NJ
George Bltton. jaw slightly injured.
T. c. Houghton, shaken up and knee
bruised. ~ '-' "''ee
John Roach. right leg cut and bruis-
eJ. neck bruised
James Hogan. right leg bruised
MoToRMAN JUMPS.
Just before the collision took place.
Motorman Case on the motor car
Jumped from his car and saved his Ife.
AS II was the front end OF the motor
was stove in, and all the seats in the
car were torn loose from their moor
Ings.
or the Injured parties, A /. Far
relI. OF the ilrm OF Robbins Grain
company wsS Ell route TO Malad on
the motor car. His left arm was
slightly brui.scd, but he continued on
his way north on the second motor
car
F. C. C"TimD Brooks, a local mer-
chandise broker. was also on board tho
motor and had his right leg and ankle
slightly bruised. but not seriously.
Harvey Alfred. of Blackfoot, was
bruised about the head and his neck
was injured. Alfred for some time late
ly has been figuring as the
prosecuting witness In the sensational
criminal proceedings in the courts of
this city against c. Z. Crooks, and was
returning 10 Blackfoot when the col
llsion took place.
j. NJ. walker travelling salesman for
Hewlett Bros, was passenger on tho
motor car on his way TO the towns
along the Malad branch when the
car HIT the passenger train. His nose
was scratched and his knoe. bruised.
put his Injuries were not serious.
or those injured. cnly three were in
need OF medical attention. They were
Mrs. Jeppsen OF 49 Canyon road. Salt
Lake, Harvey Alfred OF Blackfoot. q
travelling salesman. and John a. Jones
ol salt Lake, railway mail clerk or
these three their injuries are said to
den general hospital was deemed wise.
other passengers continued to the
north ON Motor $50. which was sent out
soon after the wreck with the same
crew which had undertaken 10 put
Motor 40 In the siding when the ac-
udent happened.
Conductor H. w. Logan OF the motor
declared that his orders contemplated
mat he should proceed TO the north
enu, of the yards and there walt for
the belated passenger from the north.
II Is said that the passenger crew did
not know OF the presence OF the motor
On the tracks ii was TO use in entering
Ogden,
The damage done to the motor car
amounts TO $4,000 according to the
estimate of the master mechanic OF
INC Ogden shops
The crew on train "a. Engineer
cialm they had orders 10 pass the mo-
eor car at Ogden. The motor crew.
CONDUCTOR Logan and Motorman Case,
10 understood the orders. IL Is said,
Uut attempted to make the Twenty
su'rn street crossing In order to back
ovwn on the switch to allow the pas
.senSer train 10 pass. Not expecting
w nad the motor car at the switch
,e me passenger train came Into the cross
ng at its usual speed OF about 10
nlues an hour. and In rounding the
.urVc plunged head on into the motor.
inc TACT that neither train was NOV
IhE at high rate OF speed Ia cons.d-
.red responsible for the few injuries
iniiicted and light damage done