The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-05-18
Auto Accident
Claims 5 Victims
Two Are Dead; Three Injured. Car
Driven by L. c. kimbaii Kills 4
Year Old Boy on Lower State
Street One Dying In Hospital

Salt Lake, May 1.-two are dead
and one is dying, while two others
are suffering OF serious injuries and
may be manned permanently as the
result Of three automobile accidents
last night, two of which took place
On State street, south Of the city
limits, while the third took place at
Second East and Second South.
The dead are:
Norvall Watkins, aged years, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Il. Watkins,
35O7 South State.
Mrs. Luly Lewis, aged 81 years,
tourist from Manhattan, Montana.
John Pagano, aged 20 years, son
of Frank Pagano, 25 South Second
West, is dying at the county hospit-
al, while Mrs. Edward Squires of
Manhattan, Mont, daughter Of Mrs.
Lewis and j. p. Sorenson, black
smith who resides on Thirteenth
South, Immediately east of State,
were seriously injured.
The first accident took place on
State, Immediately south OF Four
teenth South, shortly after 8 o'clock
last night, when an automobile own.
ed and driven by Louis C. Kimball.
IS M street and occupied by members
Of his family, ran down Norvall Wat.
kins. The boys skull was fractured
and his ribs were broken. He died
within an hour at the county hospi-
tai.
Mr.. Kimball and his family had
been to Murray and on their way
home were driving north on State
behind score of automobiles. Mr..
Kimball says the machines which
preceded him raised a great cloud of
dust, which became so thick that he
did not see the boy who is said TO
have left his mother who was Oh the
east side of State street in the path
of the automobiles.
Second Acc dent Happens
Shortly after 10 o'clock last night
Mrs. Lewis and her daughter Mrs.
Squires and Mr. and Mrs. Leonerl
Stone, 3l5 East Second South, We're
crossing Second East along Second
South, when an automobile owned
and driven by ID. Carlos kimball and
occupied also by Louis G. KimbalI
crashed into them. They were az
thrown to the pavement. Mr.. and
Mrs. Stone es.aping injury, but one
wheel of the machine passed ove'
Mrs. Lewis and her daughter was
hurled to one side.
Stopping his automobile Mr.. Kim
ball drove Mrs. Lewis to the emer
gency hospital at police headquar
tiers. Her daughter was also taken &c
the emergency hospital, but in AZ
automobile owned and driven by w
II. Sellwood, II East First South
who arrived on the scene shortly al
ter the accident. DR.. II. b. Spragu'
discovered that Mrs. Lewis had
fracture of the base of the skull ant
she was rushed to the l.. ID. S. hos
pital where she died shortly before
~ o'clock last night.
After the fatal accident to Norv
all Watkins, Louis c. Kimball wen
to the county Jail to make a full re
port of the manner In which Watkin
met his death. His brother d: Carlo
Kimball, learning of the accident
drove to the county jail to take Lout
C. Kimball home, and they were pre-
ceeding north on Second East whe
the second accident took place.
ID. Carlos Kimball says he wa
sympathising with his brother an
that they were driving slowly an
the machine hove to before three We
men and a man crossing Second Eas
along Second South. He says he Ell
piled the brake and that the machn
stopped by the side Of Mrs. Lew
after she was knocked down. On IN
other hand Mr.. Stone says that tn
machine was proceeding at rapt
rate of speed.
Victim on Visit Here
Mrs. Lewis and her daughter Mr.
Squires arrived in Salt Lake Thurs
day on their way home from the "a
cific coast, where they attended III
fairs. They we're paying visit I
Mr.. and Mrs. Stone and just befor
the fatal accident they had been a
tending the motion picture show
Mrs. Lewis was widow and he
daughter, Mrs. Squires, is the wife {
wealthy cattle man and raneher G
Manhattan, Mont. Mrs. Squires VIII
was taken to the hospital with he
mother, is suffering of sever
wrench in the back and fractur
OF the left knee.
The third accident took place o
c,o.o etraat immediately sOuth {