The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-07

nOrIcd from their seats Dut uunurt. |
poured out Of the car and began at once |
to care for the injured.
Booth was dead when found, Halle |
ton died as they were lifting him aboard !
the street car.
DR.. w. II. RothweI Of Murray was one |
Of the first to reach the scene. He min
Istered FIRST aid to McGlnnis and Vim |
cent who were taken to their homes In
Midvale on the car that struck them, |
which was not go badly damaged but
that IL could continue its outbound trip.
No Time to Slow Down.
Employees OF the Progress power plant
saw the accident from the windows of
the plant. They declared that the street
car was running at full speed. which Is
about twenty-five to thirty miles an hour,
and that so suddenly did the danger arise
that there was no time for warning or
reduction OF speed.
From the words and actions OF the VIC
evident that each had a premonition OF
death, The four men had agreed early
In the day to attend the meeting In Salt
Lake without fall. When Vincent and
elton they found him In a peculiar
mood He said he had changed hIs mind
and would not accompany them, Pressed
for reasons. he had none. He appeared
| III at case and preoccupied. and 1t was
only. with much persuasion that he
finally got into the car. Booth. too,
said he had changed his mind and pre-
sented several excuses for not making
the trip. but these were overrrden by
1 his companions.
| strangely enough, 1t occurred to me
not to make the trip early In the even
Ing" said Mr. Vincent last night, 81
had no exact premonition OF trouble, but
a vague uneasiness possessed me and
seriously considered staying at home"
Realized Danger.
I'VE were rolling along at fair clip
as we approached the car" continued
Mr.. Vins0it, 'McGinnis was keeping to
the narrow roadway on the east side Of
the tracks and apparently he feared to
pass the street car on this narrow road
strike q. telegraph pole on the side OF
the road. Fie crossed in front OF the car
while II was about 100 yards away.
hind McGinnis; Booth was in the front
seat and Hazelton was Just behind him
In the back seat, None Of us saw the
wagon until we were within thirty yards
Of II. The wagon and the street car
were abreast. McGinnis took the only
chance that offered. He tried to recross
the tracks. The front wheels were over
the track when the car struck us. Being
Jon the outside. both McGInnis and my
self were thrown clear OF both auto and
ear. This undoubtedly saved us. Hazel
ton and Booth were caught inside and
hurled against the street car"
Spectator Dazed.
II noticed the auto coming toward Us
rather crraticaly while 1t was at least
100 yards away" said M. NJ. Taylor, the
undertaken, who was on the front plat
apparent safety and could hardly be-
| Hove my eyes when 1t turned again In
our way, I saw what waa going to hap
the platform, but horror held me in a
sort Of trance. The force OF the collision
threw me against the controller and !
sstheTsd nsa my Wits Its found DT my shir, @ front
was splashed with blood and I thought
had been hurt at first"
The bodies of Hazeiton and Booth were
taken to the Taylor undertaking estab-
lishment at Midvale
) Simon C. Hazelton had been superin-
tendent Of the Murray smelter Of the
Mining company since 1909 He was born
| In Washington, d. c., fortyive years
ago. His mother. Diana Hazelton; and
his sisters. Hannah and Lillian Hazel
ton. reside In Washington.
Mr. Hazelton graduated from the Le-
high university at South Bethlehem. Pa.
in 1885. taking a degree in mining engi-
long friend OF Max s. Hanauer, president
of the Union assay office of this city.
Veteran in Smelter Work
Hazelton came 10 Salt Lake in 1890 and
1 Tor several NeST9 was ASSISTANT super
intendent OF the old Germania and Mineo
smelters at Murray, He became assist
ant superintendent Of the United States
smelter at Murray In 1903, Later a,s he
the McCune mining interests there until
three years ago. when he was offered
and accepted the position OF superin-
tend ent OF the Mdvale smelter.
SIR, Ha1elton had hundreds OF friends
In Salt Lake and throughout the west:
He enjoyed reputation OF being one oi
: In the west and was aocounted a man OF
thorough capabilities and character. He
was unmarried. Tine body will be taken
to Washington for burial.
Robert l.. Booth is survived by a
widow. g father and mother, six brothers
and sister He was 43 years old. He
} ing from the east. and had established
himself ae a prominent business man and
citizen. His mother, Mrs. Isaac Booth.
collapsed when told OF the accident, and
Ill for many weeks and il Is feared the
shock Of grief will cause serious re-
lapse.
Early this morning Mr. McGinnis was
, alive. with fair chances OF recovery, DR..
j. Z. Robertson, who is attending him,
pronounced his condition as critical, but
not without hope MSGlnnis GlnIa ,ner, is nnmar Ma1
tana three years ago and became mas
| ter mechanic at the smelter soon after
his arrival.
Vincent Little Injured,
Mr. Vincent was able to visit the fam
lilies OF his stricken friends last night
and apparently was little the worse for
his experience. ETe Is the proprietor OF
the Vincent bar In Midvale, which was
the scene OF a spectacular holdup several
weeks ago.
| According to statement made to F.
f. Hansen. claims adjustor OF the Utah
Light & Railway company. by Motor
man T A. Fre0erickson and Conductor
e c. Clare, the accident was unavoid-
| able. The men said
1--WE were travelling south on State
| street In car No, sos which Is known as
$500 clsss car. Weighing about 80
tons, the heaviest in the service, Our
| speed was normal, AS is we'll known, the