| Show Four Persons Killed in State Traffic Accidents AUTO CRASHES IN CITY CLAIM LIB LIVES ES OF TWO Deaths at Farmington Spanish Fork Raise Toll Tall to 87 Traffic death broke from its sa safety et leash to strike four times in Utah and send the states state's 1939 traffic fatality toll tol soaring to 87 Tuesday Throttled for 48 deathless days in Salt Lake City by vigilant safety safety safety safe safe- ty efforts death added two victims Monday evening The victims William Boyle 35 of West Third South South street Salt La Lake e City who vho died died of injuries suffered f ere lin in a two-car two crash Sunday Joseph D. D Hennessy 51 of West Second South street pedestrian pedestrian pedestrian trian struck Monday on downtown downtown downtown down down- town Main street In m in Salt Lake City Robert Rollins 57 of Pioche Nev pedestrian struck by a car west of Spanish Fork on Sunday An unidentified man between 25 and 30 years of age Killed by a truck which struck him near Farmington Monday night The states state's toll is now per percent percent percent cent less than the fatalities re recorded recorded recorded re- re corded to August 22 1938 The city toll loll now 13 com compares ares with 32 in the same period last year a decrease of of 60 per cent Davis Davis county has recorded seven fatalities fatalities fatalities fatali fatali- ties In in 1939 the same number as asfor asfor asfor for all of 1938 and five more than the period to August 22 last year while Utah county's 1939 toll was raised to 14 an increase of 22 per percent percent percent cent over the comp comparable rable period in 1938 and only four under the entire 1938 toll Joseph D. D Henn Hennessy Dies of Hurts Joseph D D. Hennessy 51 of West Second South street clerk inthe inthe in m the Salt Lake county assessors assessor's office office office of of- fice succumbed in a local hospital at 11 it p p. p m m. Monday to Injuries suffered suffered suffered suf suf- 10 hours earlier in a trian automobile accident at Main street and Post Office place in downtown Salt Lake City His death was was was' the second city fatality within five hours and raised the 1939 toll to 13 Police traffic investigators said Mr Hennessy who suffered a brain concussion crushed chest chestand and in internal internal internal in- in injuries s was walking east across Main Mam street in the pedestrian pedestrian pedestrian trian lane just north of Post Office Office Office Of Of- fice place He had reached a point slightly east of the center line and only a afew afew few lew feet from the pedestrian lane marker when an automobile driven by Robert T. T Patterson 47 Patterson 47 of East Third South street struck and hurled him 36 feet The car car had been driven from Continued on Page trine Nine Column One f KILLED IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS STATES STATE'S FATALITIES FOR YEAR RISE TO ro 87 f fc tram from page One I east onto Main MainS fice J place Jace It pace OWe S then turned north Mr eIt t and who was arrested for erS on the right i falling failing to yield Jt aged g 1 to M A pedestrian told pod pod poi po po- i d d' d y 1 ys to the lie victim and attempt- attempt t sa s 11 brakes but 1 he 3 11 the cars car's 1 fife to pressede pressed down on r lug s foot d st e a J was as taken to o police tits rIM e no 1 hospital ital where he was v ni m. because ause of his is p dd condition Finally ref rether re- re us another ther hospital hospital- he died f to 0 J th the first fatle to tort fa- fa JI indent was t n this rt tle Street street this year and ly JO I n h f lal teal p pedestrian accident e 1 1939 ce January the case are being JJ icie of to the couney'S coun- coun Ws eys office for further urther in- in in- in d lM eyS ey'S Traffic Sergeant Owen 1 reported eO born in Park r rt was fe gep 20 1887 a son on sona W a la jw fl II H and Ellen Elen I Kennelly ot The family moved to tos to's Oty Qty when he was 3 s sitt 1 W nd he had I lived Jived here and he elt t for several everal years years' employed in the Losa Loss Los's Los Los- bei be s water department of s 's eJ a JI g tended attended the old Salt Lake Jb Be and the Un University of in athletics 1 being institutions i prominent S' S eHe He became mn m- m jn in n mining and politics the r o Inactive active member of the Demo- Demo fe partY arty be he was one of the miters ers othe Sagebrush Demo- Demo lie dub club and d' d alSo also a m member of i Jackson Democratic league He Hed d sand d in to the county assessors assessor's since 1935 rash Proves Fatal Resident Boyle 35 of W West st g South uth street died in a Salt Lake hospital at p. p m. m Monday Monday Monday Mon Mon- day to be become ome the city's twelfth 1939 traffic fatality He suffered a broken back and other injuries about 9 15 p. p m. m Sunday when the car he was driving driving driving ing crashed with another and overturned overturned overturned over over- turned at Seventh West and Fourth South streets His death w was s the first in Jn 48 days The last city traffic death was vas on July 3 when Mrs Marie M. M Crawford 44 of H street died of injuries suffered in a two- two car accident on June 30 Mr Boyle was driving his car south on on Seventh West street and i had reached the middle of the intersection in intersection intersection in- in inI I when when- a car driven weston west weston on Fourth South street struck theother the theother the theother other on the left rear side The second machine was driven by Jim Landures 25 of Sandy Thrown From Car Mr Boyle and his wife Mrs Ruby Boyle 32 were thrown from I their machine by the Impact Mrs Boyle suffered multiple cuts and bruises but was released after treatment at police emergency hos hos- pital Her husband who experienced ed difficulty in breathing was given aid by Salt Lake City firemen who used a resuscitator at the hosp hospital tal for several hours Landures was charged with reckless reckless reckless reck reck- less driving by Traffic Investigators tors E. E H. H Christensen and G. G M. M Hopkins y b but t denied guilt when arraigned arraigned arraigned ar ar- ar- ar Monday in city police court He is scheduled to be tried August 30 but the investigators said the case would be turned overto over overto to the county attorneys attorney's office for further investigation They said the Landures machine left 98 feet of brake marks before the impact Mr Boyle was born In Bingham on t December 8 1903 a son of Jack and Mary Elizabeth Cotter Boyle and came to Salt Lake when a small boy He had resided here since and was employed as a WP WP W P PA A worker Survivors include his widow Ruby Mae Evans Boyle a son Billy Gordon Boyle Boyl a daughter M Mary ty Lou Boyle two sisters Mrs Mary Lou Jones of Salt Lake and Mrs Margaret McCarthy of Los Angeles Cal CaI two half brothers I Edmund John and and two sisters half-sisters Mrs Luella Felt Tell and Mrs Helen Felt Fell all of Los Angeles Mr Hennessy was a member of the Cathedral of the Madeleine parish of the Catholic church Funeral Funeral Funeral Fu Fu- services will be held in the the cathedral and requiem high mass celebrated at 10 30 a a. a m. m Thursday Burial will be in the family plot at Mt Olivet cemetery The Holy Rosary will be offered at p. p m. m Wednesday at the Neil ODonnell O'Donnell funeral chapel East First South street Friends Friends' may call at the chapel Wednesday and until time of services Thursday Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day morning Mr Hennessy had no near relatives rela- rela lives tives living In this this' vicinity Special to The Telegram PROVO PROVO Farris Farris 34 of 34 of Sp Spanish nish Fork was recovering Tuesday from severe scalp wounds wounds' and other injuries suffered in a two-car two crash near Mapleton Monday evening He was riding in a car driven by Thomas Monk 58 also of Spanish Spanish Spanish Span Span- ish Fork which had been stopp stopped slopped d for a side road stop stop sign and was traveling across the state highway when a machine operated by LeMont LeMont LeMont Le- Le Mont Luke 22 Midway crashed into it broadside Sheriffs Sheriff's officers said weeds weeds' obstructed Luke's Lukes view L r H h How Hov Traffic Death Struck Twice in S. S JL L antI anal Victims Vict oO r H f f u f tf k t s r i. i Sil 4 Uj 4 h r 7 q y J 1 t Y ew by WILLIAM BOYLE DIED AFTER TWO CAR CRASH AT THIS INTERSECTION Boyle car traveling straight ahead in photo diagram struck by westbound machine at Seventh West Fourth South street intersection wt r PHOTO DIAGRAM OF FATAL PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENT Pedestrian walking east car made left turn onto Main street at Post Office place t V 4 i Fo fA fWILLIAM f A WILLIAM BOYLE Victim of traffic death r r S r r JOSEPH D D. D HENNESSY Pedestrian Accident Victim |
