Salt Lake Tribune | 1914-10-03 | Page 14 | R. A. Yoakum Killed in Railroad Yards

R A YOAKUM KILLED IN RAILROAD YARDS Engine Foreman Is Caught Between Couplers While Opening Knuckle While switch ng cars in the Denver & Rio Grande freight yards on Fifth West street near Second South street R A Yoakum an engine ore man 3o years of age 410 bonth Bee ond West street was naught between the co piers of two of the ears and receiv ed injuries fron which he d ed shortly after arm ng at St Mark s host tal The accident occurred about midnight According to the switching crew who were work ng with 'i oakum at the t mo of the ac dent no on knows how the acc dent occurred The man was fo nd 1 ng n tho center of the tra k in an uconscoun coudit on It s bel eved by the crew that he had stopped between the cars to open ono of the kn rklea an I was a ght when the tra n was backed to pie Mr oakun n n ellj h widow. He s a membor of tho flro herbood of Ra Iway Tra nme an I is well kuo vn amo g railroa 1 men n th s e t . lie I an I een e nplove I the Denver & B o Oran le n tho local fr ght yards s nco Beptenlcr 18 10 13