Salt Lake Tribune | 1910-08-03 | Page 1 | Young Salt Laker Has a Close Call

Y0UIIG SALT LAKER HIS KLOSE CI Dewey Janncy Barely Escapes Death When Train' Strikes Host's Auto. Special to Tho Tribune. I.OS ANGELES, Aug. 2. Within less than two hours after having been warned by a friend and a companion this morning to beware of a collision at a railway crosslnr Mrs. Homer Chapman of 2115 West Twentieth street stood looking look-ing at tho wreck of her automobile on Glendora Road while her threo companions, compan-ions, saved Just In the nick of time, were fighting desperately the lire that was consuming not only tho wreck of the onto but also coaches of tho Santa Fe train that had run into it. Miss M. C. Mcrritt, an cldorly woman, declares sho saw the accident as in a vision. So strongly wns the premonition of danger that hor last words to young Chapman upon his departure from tho house were, "Joe, look fpr a railway crossing." Two hours later, the Santa Fc local struck the automobile, but the occupants escaped. Tho Ilttlo parly included Homer Chapman, Chap-man, a retired business man, Mrs, Homer Chnpmnn their son Joseph, IS years old. and Dewey Janney, the twelvo-ycar-okl son of F. G. Janney, a Salt L,akc business busi-ness man. The presenco of mind of Joe Chapman saved them. He threw Dewey .lannoy out of the auto with one sweep of his arm and with a bound had reached the ground and dragged his mother free.