The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-17
LEAP FROM AUTO,
KILLED BY ENGINE
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carried, half dragged for several hun
dred yards by the pilot Of the locomo-
tive. AS soon as the automobile could
be stopped, the three members Of the
party who had escaped with their lives
by the narrowcst margin hurried back
to learn Of the fate of their friends.
The bodies were taken on the train,
and carried ms far as Fourth West
and Second South streets. From
there they were taken TO the
emergency hospital at police head.
quarters in the auto patrol by
Policemen Willie and Pierce and
Chauffeur George Moore. DR.. II. B..
Sprague, assistant city physician, ex~
amined the bodies without having them
removed from the patrol and finding
life extinct, ordered them removed to
an undertaking establishment. They
wero borne to the morgue OF Undcr-
taker S. d. Evans.
The body Of Groesbeck was later
turned over TO Undertaken Joseph
William Taylor.
Engineers Statement.
Engineer Fred King said that he blew
the whistle as he approached the cross
ing to warn the driver of farm buggy
which hurried over the track, He blew
another warning when he saw that the
automobile was on the point of cross
ing. The car was slowed up because
of the buggy as the track was ap-
preached and this served to hold the at
tention of the occupants and prevent
them from noticing the onrushing train
until the crisis was at hand. The emer-
gency brakes had been set before the
men were struck, and the train came
to stop 800 yards beyond the cross
ing.
The FIVE men were on their way to
Grantsville, Tooele county. An early
start had been planned. Mr.. Groesbeck
and Mr.. Goodrich were interested in q
prospective deal in connection with the
property. William K Clark was going
along as consulting expert, and Alma
Eldredge had rendered the use Of bis
five passenger car out Of friendship to
Groesbeck. Had the party not been de-
layed in getting away at 6 clock as
had been planned, the accident would
not have happened.
Gives Eldredge Credit.
William X. Clark, who lives at 112
West Second North street, was in po-
where be sat in the tonneau. He credits
the escape Of those who remand in the
car to the presence of mind shown by
Eldredge in giving the machine gas.
Had the car been a long one, or
had the springs projected behind, we
would surely have been upset, so mar
rowly were we missed" said Mr..
Clark.
"There is slight raise in the road
to the track and the front wheels of our
machine were about on the east rail of
most across when 1 saw the engine
about 800 feet from us. I shouted to
Goodriesh @Hs at hGn my nsE sdss sit sns st OUR OUR
car sprang ahead but Groesbeck and
Bradshaw had jumped, The locomotive
gave warning screech and il was all
over
Dazed by Tragedy.
In the seat beside Mr., Clark sat W.
e. Goodrich. He declared that the hor-
ror Of the thing was such that for mo-
ment he was too paralyzed to move.
peculiar coincidence occurred,'
said Mr., Goodrich, Gin the fact that,
DIS We wore approaching pne crossing, L
was recounting to Mr.. Bradshaw an ac-
cident at the crossing two years ago to
the car Of Mr.. Colin Mcintosh. His car
was smashed up. though the occupants
escaped injury. AS we glided up the
grade leading to the track, Mr.. FL
dredge was forced to slow up because
of the farmers buggy in front. The
buggy crossed the track at a snail
pace, made more noticeable as we dis,
covered the approach Of the train
"While ] did not see Bradshaw and
Groesbeck killed, ] believe that they
were hit by the engine before they
struck the ground. After we were safe,
ly by, found myself pushing on the
back of the seat in front of me as if
to help force the car beyond the reach
of the train. Mr.. Clark and myself
owe our lives to the coolheadedness OF
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