Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-02-06 | Page 1 | Steers to Eternity

STEERS TO ETERNITY Youth Predicts His End as His Ris Sled Starts Off LOVELAND 0 O. Feb 6 About G.-About About boSand boys boS and girls were coasting on the steep East Loveland hill on Broadway tonight with long bobsleds The TIre grade Is a glare of ot otIce ice and arid in the descent they cross the Miami Miami Mi Mi- ami railroad tracks and run to the te river riverbank riverbank bank at the foot of or the steep grade brade The street curves about 3 degrees Clarence McKibben aged 19 19 was lying down steering one of the bobs When no ho started from the top he told one of ot thebo the bo boys s 's to to ta take the lantern down as It would be his last trip and arid It proved to be e so He rounded the curve with WIllS ten on his sled It then took a a. sheer on ott him ran rano Into a lamp post and killed him Instantly s t dc rs The top o or of r his head was crushed h in his neck was aa broken and jaws crushed to pieces nieces None of the other coasters O om on J the tied sled were Injured The accident occurred at 9 0