Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-11-15 | Page 10 | Brakeman Dies under Box Car

BRAKEMAN DIES UNDER BOX CAR LEHI Frank LEHI-Frank Frank H. H Smith 45 of Barrett place Salt Lake City brakeman for the Salt Lake Utah Utah railroad was 5 v killed here Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- 5 day at a. a m. m 11 when he fell be bet between be- be t tween two box boxcars t iL J 4 cars during durin shunt shunt- n n f W 0 t J j ing operations i at atthe t a e the Hicky beet S x t t i dump just inside i 1 the city limits S Mr Smith was C standing on the end of a box car S while the train was backing it was reported The C first four wheels of the car passed Mr Hr Smith over his body after he fell according to John S S. Evans deputy sheriff The train crew Motorman J. J B. B Hale and Conductor L. L H. H Hammond Hammond Hammond Ham Ham- mond both of Salt Lake City summoned summoned summoned sum sum- Dr Elmo Eddington of Lehi who said Mr Smith suffered a broken neck mangled foot broken arm crushed ribs and possibly a fractured pelvis Mr Hale told Mr Evans that he saw Mr Smiths Smith's lantern go out and stopped the train expecting him to relight it When this did not happen he called Mr Hammond and they discovered Mr Smiths Smith's body just outside the west rail with his arm lying across the rail F. F M. M Orem assistant general manager of the Salt Lake Utah railroad was called from Salt Lake Leke City to investigate as was C. C B. B Higgins trainmaster The body was taken to the Wing mortuary in Lehi pending funeral arrangements and word from relatives relatives relatives rela rela- tives in Salt Lake City Mr Smith was born October 31 1893 at Ord Neb He is survived by his mother Mrs Millie L. L Fairfield Fairfield Fairfield Fair- Fair field of Missoula Mont his widow Ottna Smith three sons William David and Ronald Smith and one daughter Melva Smith