| Show IT D BRIGGS AND WIFE MEET MEE DEATH AT DEVERAUX HALL CROSSING the accident at deveraux deveraus hall crossing in bountiful saturday evening april 5 when Lorin ll briggs and wife were killed and th their cir 3 year old son injured injure through their conveyance being struck by a train is one of the worst that has happened in our county we believe since four members of kershaw family of layton were killed in a sin similar liFar manner from a careful investigation of the circumstances connect connected ted wit with 1 the unfortunate affair it appears aphea 1719 that mr briggs and his people were in their ford car on their way ivay to woods cross they drove west on the ball park the south bound train had just passed so go 1 they could have crossed over the track without halting but as the rear wheels drug in the dust about f four 0 ur feet before the machine stopped in the center of the track where the wheels started to drag 11 r ido P 11 MR AND MRS L D BRIGGS ging t side ways it appears like th the e driver had his mind on the south aouila bounel train and did not tice the northbound train until it was right upon him when he applied the break thinking he could stop before his bis auto got onto the trick track people at the station heard the whistle and before they could look up heard the crash A party west of deveraux deveraus hall who could i not see either of the trains it etwas was the south bound train that whistled a sort of a friendly greeting the automobile was pushed along of the car feet be fore the train could be stopped the occupants were thrown a little over 50 feet into the street north east of where the collison took place sir mr and mrs briggs being a few feet apart and the little boy several feet farther on mr briggs was instantly killed and mrs did not live many minutes the boy was not hurt much however at first it was feared that he was mr briggs was coach at the I 1 east side high school and had won great distinction in athletics lie he had held the same position in the davis high school for three years before accepting the position in salt lake lie he was 29 vears ears old and was avas the sou sol of james and arculas cook he carried life insurance mrs briggs was the daughter of bishop and myra pace winegar who passed away about ten years ago 0 and was 27 years old they are survived by two children funeral services were held in leej 1111 east bountiful tabernacle wednesday at 2 p 11 and was one of the largest funerals ever held in bountiful |
