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Show ACCIDENT AND BLOCKAGE ON THE U & N. R.R. During the night of the 27th and on the 28th insts., the cold wave from the north, spoken of in another article, swept down the U. & N. (Utah & Northern) railroad, and was accompanied at times with snow and hail, and much of the time on the 28th the wind blew a gale. The road became blockaded some miles south of Beaver Canyon and just south of High Bridge, and two snow plows were sent to clear it. Later two engines were sent from Beaver Canyon to help the snow plows. The cold was most intense, and the track was very icy. At length one of the engines flew the track on account of the rails being so icy, and it was ditched. Roadmaster Payne, engineer Phillips and fireman Lees were on the unlucky locomotive, and all three of them were hurt. A rather sensational dispatch was sent to Logan for medicinal aid, and Dr. Ormsby started at once to go to the west to their aid. A sensational rumor immediately spread that the three men were nearly killed, and on Thursday it was reported that they were in a dying condition. The facts are, however, that the injuries sustained by the men were little more than scratches. One or two of them bled quite freely at first, and this caused the person who telegraphed for medical aid to be somewhat excited. The men came to Logan, and only yesterday were about as usual and not at all disabled. After the accident, great exertions were made to clear the blockade, but the cold was so intense that the pumping apparatus of the locomotives running the snow plows would not work. The engines exhausted their supply of coal and had to put back to High Bridge where, by a lucky foresight, a quantity of coal had been left to serve in emergencies. The blockade prevented one trip between Beaver Canyon and Ogden, but was of short duration. Yesterday, all was as usual. |