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Show Populnr Yoiuig Employee of the Telegram Killed by an Engine. HIS NECK BROKEN AND DEATH QUICKLY RESULTS Caught While Crossing Tracks at Eighth West and South Temple. Killed almost instantly by being struck by a switch cngino.of tho Salt Lako Ron to, at tho intersection of Eighth West and South Temple streets, Saturday nftcrnoou at 4: -15 o'clock, tho body of Horatio Now ton, 10 years of age, of 119 North First West street, was taken to tho undertaking parlors of O'Donnell fc Co. Newton was employed as a cleric by The Telegram. Nowton, who was on his way to his home, was riding a bicycle north on Eighth West street and was -about to cross South Templo stroot when ho saw tho Saltair train approaching. Ho slowed up on his wheel to allow the passenger to pass, and as tho rear coacli wont by Newton attempted to cross tho track. Ho did not aeo tho switch engine coupled cou-pled to a box car following the Saltair train. Both the Snltair and the Salt Lako Jfouto roads have doublo trades at tho point where tho accident occurred. oc-curred. As Newton rodo across tho track lie was struck by the switch engine. en-gine. Neck Is Broken. Tho footboard usod by the switchmen caught in. tho roar wheel of the young man's bicyclo and rolled him over and oyer along tho ground. When picked up his nock was found to havo been broken. Death was in all probability instantaneous. instantane-ous. The only witness to the accident waa Deputy Sheriff Russell, who was returning re-turning from Saltair on the Saltair train and who saw tho young man dart bo-hind bo-hind tho passenger train on his wheel. Deputy Sheriff Russoll stated that tho crow of tho switch ongino did everything every-thing in their power to stop tho ongino without success. Newton had been cmployod on Tho Telegram for a nuinbor o years and was ono of that papor's niOBt reliablo and efficient workers. No arrangements havo as yet been made for tho funeral. Tho death of tho young man was investigated in-vestigated bv Patrolmon Heath and Colton and Motorcyclo Patrolman Hen-drickson. |