Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-09-22
Eiuht Persons Hurt, Automobile
SpIintered, Wagon Demolished
And Produce Scattered.
HAPPENED AT AN EARLY HOUR
Gay Party Met In All Night Drinking
Resort, Where the Gasoline Fes-
tiyity Was Planned.

Three persons who are known are
seriously injured; i've more are in
auasi-hiding somewhere in the city
nursing minor injuries; an automo-
bile is a complete wreck. and two
farmers of American Fork are losers
to the extent of load Of produce,
besides being somewhat shaken up
and bruised as result Of a terrihc
collision between the automobile and
the farmers wagon at an early hour
this morning near Fifteenth south
and State street.
That all parties are not either dead
or more seriously injured Is said to
be a miracle. As 1t was the scene OF
the wreck resembled much field
hospital for several hours after the ac-
cident when Police Surgeon Soraguo
arrived on the scene and gave temper
AIRY treatment TO the injured ones.
Miss Minnie Neskins, said TO be
former chorus girl. Is the most serious
ly injured of the party. She Is in room
ii at the Bungalow hotel over tho
Daniels theater, suffering from a
broken shand, a badly bruised set OF
fingers. and her back Is painfully
sprained,
Alfred c. Douglas the owner and
driver Of the car is at his home, NO, ]
Wayne street with badly bruised
shoulders A man said 10 be Albert 6
Irvine, formerly a bartender employed
at the Bank bar on Second South street
~ the other member of the party said "a
be seriously hurt, but he cannot be To-
Gated today.
NET AT DRINKING RESORT.
The other members of the Joy party
are said to be travelling men and they
all suffered minor injuries.
According to Miss NeslSins. she met
the men late last night in a downtown
all night drinking resort. A ride 10
Murray was proposed and the party
started out about 80 o'clock. The
trip TO Murray was made with safety
and they started home.
When then neared the corner where
the accident occurred, a loaded wager
loomed up directly in front. There wa
a crash They had hit II. Everybody
was In the street. SOY riders and farm
ers 10 mixed uD there was no tellins
which was which. The automobile ha'
turned completely over. Miss Neskin
vas moaning with pain under the bii
car Veaetables were strewn arount
for many feet The horses on th'
wagon had started down the street viii
the wagon.
POLICE ARE CALLED.
A hurry up call was telephoned e
the police station asking for nedica
assistance The desk sergeant said
he would have DR.. II. B. Sprague ou
there at once. DR.. Sprague arrived tWS
| hours later. In the meantime the I'M
injured ones, or those who were moi
| seriously hurt, were tending the one'
| badly hurt when the police surgeon
| arrived he administered an anaesthe
| tic and set Miss Neskins's hand Thel
| ne attended the others. one man wa
| brought to police headquarters am
| treated He said that IL was miracu
| that they had not been all killed a
| they were travelling at a great rate o
| speed when the accident occurred
The police today claimed To know
| nothing OF the affair. Police Surgeon
| SpraRue had made no report as he !
| REQUIRED and the desk sergeant wh
was first apprised Of the affair ma.
taken the STORY of the AFFAIR home VIII
him to the bosom Of his family.
The farmer OF American Fork WI
| was hit made no attempt to collect NJ
produce. IL is said, and departed bacl
| 10 that place a soon as the field hos
| pital had struck its tents. Inquiry q
| the various hospitals failed to locat
any more of the injured and IL !
| thought that n any OF those who's
| names could not be obtained wer
hunt they are keeping quiet in thei
| hotels