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Salt Lake Herald | 1905-09-14 | Page 2 | Sixty Passengers Injured by Overturning of Trailer

Type issue
Date 1905-09-14
Paper Salt Lake Herald
Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
Rights No Copyright - United States (NoC-US)
Publisher Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
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Article Title Sixty Passengers Injured by Overturning of Trailer
Type article
Date 1905-09-14
Paper Salt Lake Herald
Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
Page 2
OCR Text SIXTY PASSENGERS INJURED BY OVERTURNING OF TRAILER I Pittsburg Sept Seat passengers were injured nine seriously by b the tho over turning of ot a trailer attached to a car caron caron on the Homestead division ion of the Pitts Pitta bUrl burg Street Railway company near the i Glenwood Gl bridge this title morning Tire The more i seriously hurt were taken to the Homo Hom o I path pathy hospital where they will be com corn compelled compelled pellet to remain for tor some time The oth ers were able to proceed to their homes after atter having their injuries dressed The ITie car ear and trailer were vere crowded to their fullest capacity many man of ot the pas passengers passengers passengers being workmen on their way wa to the various plants plan l in the vicinity There is a steep grade from tram the Glenwood bridge to Hays Junction where whre cars branch off for tor surrounding points abd and great caution is used by motormen The brakes refused I to act properly today toda however and the tho cars descended the tire grade with unusual I speed I At Hayes Junction there is a to sharp curve CUne The Tire first car cai managed ed to round the curve but the trailer carrying sixty siny passengers was thrown from the tracks on Its side A scene of almost I able ablo confusion contusIon followed as Wi the upset trailer trailor was wan along a considerable distance before the tire motor car could coull be I stopped ped Every ono one of the sixty passes passengers passengers gers was bruised and injured and it was first reported that four had been killed Word AVord was immediately sent to the tIre ear cat barns at Glenwood A special car was dispatched hed to the scene and all aU the In Injured injured removed to the bans barns where they received medical attention and the sort seri seriously I injured were taken to the hospitals It is I expected that all of the injured will ultimately recover 1
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