Show ACCIDENTS KILL 2 MEN IN HOUR Ekker Falls Strikes Head Moroni l Smith Touches Li Live ve Wire Two men were ere killed in Salt Lake Lak yesterday b by accidents which happened hap hap- within one ono hour The first to sustain Injuries which proved fatal tatal was Everard EIker Hit W W. Fifth Firth South street El Ekker ker had hall been cm employed loed as a n carpenters carpenter's helper holper at Fort Dou Douglas laH and was returning to hIs hla homo home in Salt Lake Loke on a truck of or Merrill Morrison-Merrill r Co About 4 GO p P. P m. m while rounding a corner comer In Federal Heights Ekker lost his hold and was thrown violently to the pavement He struck struel head first and when picked up by an ambulance from Fort Douglas he Wa was selo is Through the tho courtesy of ot tho the ambulance lance lanco driver who gave tho the name ol of Charles ln Davin er was l promptly re moved to t tho 10 em hospital where ho lie died about two hours later Hla HI death was wa duo to a double compound com coin pound fracture of the tho sKull Accord Accor Ing to tp Ora Ore Leo of cf t 1112 W. W tV Fourth South street who went with Ekker to the tile ho hospital tho the dead man roan has recently been In the thc employ of ot tho the Lynch Can non uon Con Construction company Moroni C. C Smith an electrical wire wire- man of ot 11 i B. B Seventh South stroe was fataH fatally injured d by el electricity at at p. p m. m while he was as attempting to disconnect wires Smith had climbed a. a polo pole at Fourth avenue and I street Ho lEo evidently touched a live wire as ho ito quickly fell tell to the ground His loft left hand was badly burned and tho the sole solo of his hi n left shoe y was wal A scorched j A tell fellow fellow- ow- ow I i xiv Iv v ave flue nue nue employed in the tho waterworks department de do took tho the Injured man to tho the emergency J hospital where ho died soon son after arter Mr 11 Smith i ig is survived ived by a a vito and ono one child For Jl several vernl years ho was vas employed by tho the Utah Power Light company compan According to Mr Ir Mr Mrs Smith ur urged ell her husband not to r-o r to work yesterday as aa ho be complained of ot not feeling well The accident Is oUr oUr-lb- to tho failure cf or Smith to take th the proper precautions In equipping himself him him- self Helt will a a safety belt and other ap ap- ap fly ordinarily used by linemen |