American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1914-05-02
Fatal Accident
On InteruTban
Fourteen.lea r.Old Boy Killed Under
Wheels OF Heavily Loaded Car
Returning With Conference
Visitors.

Alvaro Bushman. the l4-year-old
son OF Mr. and Mrs Theodore NJ
Bushman, was run over and almost
instantly killed by an interurbau car
at $3.50 Sunday evening.
The accident took place two and
one-half blocks east of the interur-
ban depot, between DR. Hasler's and
Bishop Gardeners homes The wheels
Of the heavily loaded car had passed
over his body. almost completely sew
ering II at the waist There was also
a cash over the left eye, though this
wound would not have been fatal
Dr. Hasler and John Conner were oil
the scene within minute after tht
accident and turned the young mai
over Just as he gasped the last breath,
but death was almost instant. Others
soon gathered and by the striking OF
a match some OF his classmates rec
ognIzed the features Bishop Gard
ner notified his father. who came soon
in an automobile. Bishop Lewis was
notified and the body was taken to his
undertaking establishment. and dur
Ing the night was prepared by him
for burial.
No one on the car knew that the
accident had happened There were
four boys. George Gaisford, Cedric
Dorton, Lorenzo Kirton, Odell Brown
and young Bushman, who had been
riding back and forth to American
Fork during the afternoon and even
Ing on the special car which was
hauling conference visitors. As the
car this time was making It's last
trip they planned only to ride block
or two and then jump Off The car
was crowded with passengers return
Ing after the evening session.
The Kirton and Gaisford lads were
on the rear steps. Brown and Dorton
were on the baggage steps and Bush
man was on the front. The first four
had had more experience In jumping
on trains than their companion, so
that when the car was getting good
speed they jumped, and called to
Bushman to do likewise. He, how
ever. rode several rods further. At
this point II Is steep and down hill
and the car was getting momentum
every rod. SO that when he jumped
evidently he became frightened and
slipped under the WHEELS.
Soon as the four boys saw what had
happened they were brave enough and
had presence of mind to run fast as
they could for medical help. two go
ing for DR.. Hasler and two for DIR.
Holbrook.
There was no formal inquest held,
the county attorney and sheriff deem
Ing II unnecessary. However. an in
formal examination OF the boys was
held before Judge Beck and the rail-
roads attorney. which brought out
the facts as above stated
According to the boys parents he
would have been II years old on the
seventh OF next month. He was in the
sixth grade In the public school. He
was q dutiful son and never gave his
parents any trouble. 30 the untimely
and tragic death has been "a great
shock to them. the mother particular
ly having been almost insane with
grief.
Funeral services over the remains
were held In the Tabernacle, Tues
day afternoon. The building was
filled with sympathizing friends. the
teachers and students of the gram
mar grades attending In body. The
floral tributes were beautiful.
Bishop James II. Gardner presided
The other speakers were Supervisor
A. b. Anderson. President A. J. Evans,
Counsellor william Wing and Trustee
George A Coates. Jesse Smith con-
Quoted the singing and, Mrs Hazel
Holmstead gave a solo. Six students
from his class 10 the sixth grade acted
~ pall-bearers.
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