Salt Lake Tribune | 1904-05-12 | Page 1 | Fourteen People Injured in a Collision

444-44 44 444-4-44444 4 FOURTEEN PEOPLE X INJURED IN A 4 COLLISION X 4- 4 LOS ANGELES. May 11. A train 4 4- on the TacUlo Electric railroad, 4 4 bound from Los AnRdea to Whit- 4 4 tier, crashed Into a Santa Fo pas- 4 4 songci- train from San DIcgo at 4 4 Los Is'iotos crossing, ten miles from 4 4 this city, tonight. Fourteen persons --4 --4 were Injured, four on tho Santa Fe 4 . 4 and ten on the electric .car. - Tho 4 4 injured were all residents of Whit- 4 4 .tier and Los Angeles. " 4 4 The Santa Fo' train" was late and 4 J 4 running at a high-speed.'. Thc 4 1 4 electric train,' approached the cross- 4 4 Ing, which is at right angles to tho 4-4 4-4 Santa Fo tracks, at full speed, 4 4 probably thirty miles an hour. 4 4 When within reasonable distance 4 4 the motorinan, as ho declares, up- 4 4 plied tho air brake, but It rofujicd 4-4 4-4 to work, and tho train dashed --4- agrulnst the side of thc Santa Fo 4 smoker. Tho impact broko tho -4 4 Santa Fo train in two, crushed In 4-4 4-4 tho side of the smoker and . tor 4-4 4-4 away the platform of tho -day 4 4 coach. Tho smoker nnd day coach- 4 4 wore " derailed. ' Tho motorman 4 4 stuck to. his' post and wos'unln- 4 4 jured. lt is not thought any of ,4 4 the injured will die. though several 4-4 4-4 are very seriously hurt. 4 4- 4 4 4 4 44-444:4-