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Show RESIDENTS Or GARFIELD MEETDEATH SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. g (U.R) A Western Pacific passenger train crashed into an automobile at a crossing here last night, killing five occupants of the machine. Dead are: Roy V. Johnson, 45. Lewis W. Griddle, 31, and his wife, Nadine, 30. Fred Criddlc, 33, and his wife, Geneve, 45. All were residents of Garfield, about 15 miles west of here. The five occupants met instant death as the train cut the sedan nearly near-ly in half. : Car Travelling: Fast Glen M. Morton, train engineer. machine 500 feet away and that (he driver had plenty of Ume to stop before reaching the crossing. Ve didn't have a chance to miss them. They ju-tkept on coming," Morton declaied. The auto, after being struck, continued down a 15-foot em-bankmcnt. em-bankmcnt. fnd Two of the bodies were found ahead of the machine another lfl feet away, and the other two -man and a woman were hang ing partially out of the front seat Nine police officers and two ambulances were rushed to im scene, but the victims had already al-ready been pronounced dead by Dr Mazcl Skofield, a passing motorist. The bodies were removed remov-ed to the morgue where identification identifi-cation was made through personal person-al effects. The accident occurred at Ked-wood Ked-wood road near North Temple street, in the outskirts of Salt Lake City. The two Griddles were sons or W. "E. Criddle, prominent seed exhibitor and farm bureau leader lead-er of Morgan. Johnson is survived by his widow, wid-ow, Fern, and two sons and two daughters; Mr. and Mrs. Criddle Crid-dle also leave a son. . said the car was speeding nortn at approximately 65 miles per hour. Morton said he blew the locomotive whistle and then continued, con-tinued, believing the auto would stop. The engineer said he saw the A London business firm was established for the purpose of reminding re-minding clients of family birthdays, birth-days, anniversaries, expiration of licenses, etc. |
