Salt Lake Herald | 1908-04-01 | Page 10 | Layton Accident Probed

LAYTON L ACCIDENT PROBED Official Investigation Is Made lade J by Division Superintendent and Everyone Is Held Blameless Engineer Thomas Lee Leo who was serious seriously ly Injured In the railroad accident at Lay Layton Layton Layton ton on Monday londa is in an nn improved condi condl condition condItion tion and is out of danger An investigation was made yesterday into the cause of the accident by the di dl division division vision Islon officers of ot the Short Line and C CA CA CA A Quigley who was asked to be present at the tha investigation The railroad officials officials daIs were Division Superintendent Stev Stevenson Stevenson Stevenson enson Division Engineer Harris Division Master Mechanic Carrick and Traveling Engineer Chrisman It was found that the accident was due to a slight defect In the main pin a piece of steel six inches in diameter used in the wheel fit It was stated that the defect was entirely hidden and It would have been beer Impossible to detect it in the center of oC the metal No responsibility was at attached attached attached to anyone for the accident It Is the custom now to e a representative representative representative citizen to be present at investigations Investigations into in o causes of ot accidents and fol Cd following following lowing that rule Mr was pres present present ent eat S