Show k = = Frightful Fatality On Saturday latt shortly afternoon after-noon a mot deplorable accident occurred oc-curred on the U N R R near the gravel bank just north of Richmond Rich-mond The brakeman Thomas Sprunt t young man from Ogden was standing on the front car of a train which was being pushed by an engine from behind at the rate of about ten miles per hour Nearing their destination he gave the signal t slow up While this was being complied with he observed a short distance ahead a rock on the track leaning againtt the inside of the rail Having an opinion that this would easily be displaced bv the flange of the wheel he felt no uneasiness uneasi-ness But unfortunately he had miscalculated The wheel struck the stone and the car on which Sprunt was riding jumped the track Ho sprang to the ground in an opposite direction but the second car followed him He was run over and frightfully mutilated James Hobb section foreman who was on the cars at the same time in jumping to escape was very painfully pain-fully and seriously injured Five cars were thrown from tbo track and their occupants a number of section men badly shaken up though not painfully hurt Immediately after the occurrence of the accident Hobbs ard Sprunt were brought to this city the former being taken to his home and the latter to the residence of Mrs C B Robbins lbs right tnigh of Hobbs was found to be broken The bone was set and be is now progressing favorably Both of young Sprouts legs were badly crushed the femur of the right leg having sustained a comminuted com-minuted fracture and tibia of tbe left leg having been utterly shattered Other injuries of the limbs were also noticeable Pending the arrival of Sprunts relatives everything possible possi-ble without amputating was done to alleviate his sufferings but before they reached him his spirit had passed away He died about 8 oclock on Saturday night He wag a young man of great worth and was respected and loved by all his associates Logan Leader |