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Show SOLDIER IS INJURED H D. IJUj. WRECK Troop Train Runs Into Rear of Freight Near Provo, Inflicting In-flicting Minor Hurts. A privato United States soldier, Constantino Con-stantino Oajayiounois, was so severely injured that it was nccossary to remove re-move him from tho train to the Fort Douglas hospital for treatment, and several others woro bruised by being thrown from their scats Thursday morning morn-ing at 3 o'clock, when tho special Denver Den-ver & Rio Grande soldier train, second section of No. 3, collided with tho rear curl of No. 1144, an extra freight train, in the Provo yards. . Accordiug to reports received at the local ollices of the Denver & Rio Grande both trains wcro moving slowly and there was a heavy fog when tho ardent ar-dent occurred. It is said that tlio freight train had pulled from the east into tho Provo yards and was taking a siding, with only tho caboose on the main line, when the passenger tram rounded the curve and bumped into the caboose Practically the only damago to tho caboose was a slight smash up of tho rear portion, while tho headlight and pilot of the cngino wcro badly broken. ' , , , L, , ,. Tho injuries received by the soldiers were caused by their bcinir thrown out of their scats, through the shock of the impact. Tho train was delayed about nn hour and then proceeded to Salt Lake, arriving Thursday noon. Tho ono injured man was taken to the hospital. hos-pital. ' Although local officials of tho railroad mot thu train and investigated tho wreck, nothing was said about it until 3'ostorday afternoon, when the details de-tails were given after various ofilctals wcro questioned It was staled yostor-dav yostor-dav that an official investigation as to the cause of cho wreck wiil be made. |