The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-16
WILSON To REST
IN MT. OL|VE1|
Sister-in-Law Gains Strenctb
but Her Recovery Is Not
Assured.
ENGINEERS FUNERAL TO
BE TUESDAY AFTERNOON
Wreck Is One of Most Unusual
in History Of the
State.

Vernon V. Wilson OF Midvale, the per-
yer S Rio Grande engineer killed in ths
wreck below Fourteenth South street Sat
urday night. will be laid at rest in ",
Olivet cemetery Tuesday afternoon.
The funeral will he held from o,Do,a
nel's funeral chapel that afternoon he
ginning at 2:30 o'clock. under the an
spices OF the Fraternal Order OF FaSjss
and the Brotherhood of Locomotive En
gineers, OF which lodges Wilson was a
member.
Wilson's sister-in-law. Mrs. J. Fl. Bpr,
OF this city, who lay in a deathly swoon
at the Wilson home in Midvale for several
crushed body rested under his enigma
defying extricatlon, regained consciopss
ness Sunday morning. and Sunday nleht
was said to be gaining strength. but her
clans and relatives believe. however. that
she Will live.
One Track in Use.
But one track between Midvale and Sal,
Lake on the Denver & Rio Cranda All
way was used Sunday. Three Carloads
of loose corn and another OF tin wsrs
scattered along the right OF way for a.
least half block at the point where ths
collision occurred that cost Wilson his
HE, and placed the lives of several other
In jeopardy
Little was accomplished Saturday night
IN clearing the track, although wreck
irtg crew was hurried 10 the scene ~
the accident Immediately after rsporf
had been received at the dispatchcrs
What cars remained on the east side
tneS tney ", VIII ~ be burned The rails were
was badly damaged in places
Workmen were busy clearing away shs
debris sunday afternoon. All north ard
sou utnpound trains proceeded slowly past
was bringing a dead engine 10 Salt LsEs
ana ana into which extra fast freight Ne.
99o crashed was taken. with the freight
sunday morning for repairs The JItfIs
cog engine was almost torn to pieces.
Swltch engine 64S: in which Wilson
rode to his death, will not be lifted hacI
according 70 the chief dispatcher OF fhs
Denver Rio Grande. the work OF clear
ing the east track, which was Completed
at $50 o'clock Sunday night. taking up
Oh the %reckage. the regular scheduIe
was effective. and Sunday evening therS
was little delay in trains.
Curious Crowd Gathers.
In the morning hours OF Sunday cufi.<
Gus crowd gathered between Fourteenth
n, and titleenth South streets where The
collision occurred Wilson's hat was
'ound lying in the overturned cab, whers
{ had fallen before his life was crushed
put. while back in the tender there was
. glove. presumably that OF the dead
engineer.
The huge steam derrick Of the DenyAf
Z Rio Grande was employed all day Sun.
lay. An extra engine. with additional
aoorers, was sent TO the scene OF the
iccident early Sunday morning and sew
,ral OF the men put TO work collecting
he tin scattered along the track THIS
vas reloaded into q box car and brought
o salt Lake. Several of the box cara
we're stripped OF their trucks. while
teel cor was almost twisted double
Awakened Tramp Flees.
A tramp. stealing his way from MidyaIs
o Salt Lake, was riding in one OF tbs
'oX cars on the fast freight and was ap~
,arently sound asleep when the col-
slon occurred Awakened, he made
uick time through the fields and has
!ot been heard OF since. Many peopls
wing near the tracks say the impact
wakened everyone In that neighborhood
The accident was one of the most
unusual in railroad circles in the history
I Utah. II engine SIS, in charge of VII
on. had been minute later, the cols
sion could have been avoided. AS II
'as, the three engines passed almost al
ne same time. The damage amounts 10
bout $1,000.