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Show LATE RAILWAY NEWS. A Smash-up at Spanish Fork Oanyon and Two Engineers Seriously Injured. THE LINE IS NOW CLEAR. Other News of Interest Picked Up From Various Sources and Materially GondVised. , , A smash-up occurred ou the Rio Grande Western last evening in Spanish Span-ish Fork canyon, by which two engines and a number of freight cars were wrecked, and Engineers Mi'Graw and Dunton and two brakeraen are reported to have been seriously injured. A light engine was coming down the grade followed fol-lowed by a freight train, when the latter lat-ter became unmanageable and ran away. It soon overtook the leading engine and piled into it with great force. Superintendent Bancroft received re-ceived notice of the disaster by wire and at once hurried to the scene, taking with him Doctors Fowler and Tinker-ton. Tinker-ton. The two engineers were found to be badly hurt and were brought back to Salt Lake and placed in the hospital out on East First South street. This morning they are reported to be doing well. T ie two brakemen are not seriously injured, and will bo able to resume their duties in a tew days. The loss to tho company will amount to several thousand dollars. dol-lars. No delay to regular trains will be experienced after today. |