The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-15

W. H Blood, conductor, 320 West
| North Temple street.
Three passengers and seven tram
men were injured in a wreck on the
Salt Lake Route at $50 o'clock Sat
urday morning at Thermo, 222 miles
west of Salt Lake City. The wreck
was caused by broken rail.
Among the injured persons were four
Salt Lakers, but none was badly hurt.
OF the four Salt Lakers hurt. three
were connected with the train, as fol-
lows: w. ii. Blood, conductor; w. II.
Stark. brakeman, and James Eastland,
negro porter. Blood, who was cut about
the head, remained with the train,
Stark. who was cut on the head and
face, was brought to Salt Lake City
and sent to the hospital. Easuand,
whose back was wrcnched, also was
sent TO the hospital,
Mrs. Charles Offer, the fourth Salt
Lake person hurt. was brought to this
city and sent to her home. Her right
side was injured.
The train, No 4, the American cx-
press, eastbound, was running ut a
speed of thirty-flve miles an hour at
the time of the accident. The engine
and tender passed safely over the
broken rail, but the mail car left the
track and turned completely over, the
baggage car and one tourist sleeper
turned partly over, and the other cars
of the train left the track but remained
upright.
Engineer Himstreet and Fireman
Warner remained at their posts of duty
until the train had been brought to
a standstill.
Conductor Blood of this city, despite
the fact that he was badly cut about
the head. refused TO receive assistance
until he had seen that each passenger
was attended TO and made AS comfort
able as possible Even after DR.. J,
+. Burton of Milford arrived on the
scene, Conductor Blood insisted that
not only the passengers but the rest
or the train crew receive attention
first. After his injuries had been
Lake City on the special, but declined
81 am all right, Ny duty is with
this train, and l am going to stay with
1t until it pulls INTO Salt Lake City"
said Blood.
Civil Engineer Assists.
w, II. Riddle, civil engineer en-
gagged III government work on the
Panama canal, was one of the passen-
gers who did excellent service in at
tending to the injured until the physi,
cians arrived. Riddle carries with him
when travelling kit containing arti-
cles for first aid to the injured. In
addition, he has made some study of
medicine and surgery. He was prompt
In providing temporary relief for the
injured, being still at work when the
doctors arrived on the scene, and he
aided the injured passengers until they
arrived in this city.
The first information Of the accident
was received in this city within a half
hour after it happened After seeing
that the injured passengers would be
cared for, Conductor Blood made con
nection with the telephone apparatus
carried on the train, with the wire to
the chief dispatcher S Office in this
city: and few minutes later Superiu.
tendent II. E. Van Housen was in
formed of the accident. He mt once
sent special TO the scene, with orders
that the injured be rushed 30 this city.
few minutes later Van House had
ordered wrecking trains out of Caliente
and Lypndyl and as soon as possible
left for the scene of the accident him
self, accompanied by f.. Neuhart, mas
ter mechanic, and r. *. Brown, divi-
sion engineer
These officers were accompanied as
far as Boulder Summit by w. II. Smith,
assistant superintendent. and j. H.
Manderheld, assistant general freight
and passenger agent, who returned to
this city with the Injured.
Special Makes Fast Run.
On order from Superintendent Van
Housen special car was run from
Newhouse TO Milford to meet the car
carrying the injured from the scene
was made up which was in charge of !
Conductor J. II. McHugh and Engineer
John Cody. They We're given orders to !
make the run TO this city with all pos.
sible speed and the special covered the |
206 miles in little under five hours, |!
in Salt Lake City at 1855 |
o 'clock Saturday night.
Three ambulances were at the sta |
ton TO meet the train but only one of |
them was needed. as mono OF the pas
sengers was seriously injured.
1t was announced late Saturday /.
night that all the injured persons had \
left the hospita! or will do so this morn.
ing. with the possible exception of Sa-
lem Burgner, who, on account of his
age ANA the nervous shock, viii remain
over for day or two before proceed.
ing on his journey.
Officers of the railroad company an
nounced at 10 clock Saturday night
that the track would be cleared before
midnight and that the DELAYED train
will reach this city this morning.
Practically all the passengers on No.
! came to this city Saturday night on
the special. Several were questioned
and freely stated that everything pos
sible had been done for the injured
and for the comfort of the DELAYED /
passengers. One, commercial trav-
eler, who declined to give his name,
said;