Show badly crushed there was a rumor in ogden yc yesterday to the effect that david rich yard rd brakeman at tho tile U 10 R R depot ia po t salt lako lake lity oty l ity had been crushed to death by an cramne engine the tile report was contradict contrad iCELl d but our reporter could not obtain the particulars particular of the accident from last evenings deseret news we learn that while mr rich was enraged engaged in his vocation about c ock pm he lie unfortunately threw the wrong switch and ind consequently got ot upon the wrong track thinking he be was all right he lie jumped upon the beam of the switch engine in in front of which was acar a car discovering his error ho lie made the reverse signal sg nal the discovery came too late impelled by the engine upon which he lie was standing the car in front of him min struck with buch for force cc against a number of other cara cars on oil the track that it was driven back violently breaking the beam of the tile engine in front of which lie be was standing anding gt As i a matter b bf course his right leg which was between the beam and the car was very badly injured but it is thought that tho the bones arc are not broken it is marvelous marv clous that he lie escaped being crushed to death it is probable that he would have been bee D had ad it not been for the large draw bead in front of the beam drs dr II 11 J and ind jos S richards aud and dr hamilton attended the unfortunate man the doctors think tho tile limb can be saved |