Salt Lake Telegram | 1943-02-19 | Page 17 | Utah Rail Crash Blamed on Slippery Tracks

Utah Rail Crash Blamed On Slippery Tracks State Public Service Service- Commission Probe Finds No Evidence of Malfunctioning Equipment Finding that rails were wet and slippery and slippery and that there was no evidence of malfunctioning of equipment a public service service commission investigation was completed Friday into the on head-on crash of two Bamber Bamberger er Railroad company coaches coaches- that injured 15 pe persons so s at at- Clearfield Thurs Thurs- Thurs Thurs- day ay T The The- w report was filed w with wit I t Ii h Charles A. A Esser commission commissio secretary secretary sec see by by Robert N. N Slaughter P S C inspector Meanwhile victims six remained in the Dee hospital at t Ogden two of them in serious condition Mr Slaughter s said id that damaged dam dam- aged agel controls control prevented a complete complete com corn plate check o on equipment or of the southbound ele electric coach that slid some feet and nd crashed into a northbound coach roach near the Clearfield Clearfield Clear- Clear field station Operator of of the southbound coach Clifford M Manning nning Ji Farmington Farming Farming- ton reported that h he ha had made pr previous pevious stops without difficulty or trouble with controls The accident accident accident ac ac- ac- ac occurred on on ona a slight downgrade downgrade down down- grade grad and rails ralls had become wet from a heavy mist hist the report said The coach slid past the end of ot ofa ota a double track and onto a single track crashing into a northbound coach that was standing on the track critically injuring the operator operator operator op op- op- op of the northbound car car Melvin Melvin Melyin Mel- Mel vin yin L. L Allen MIen 57 West Fifth North orth street Sat Lake City Mr Allen and Mrs Vida Adams 58 Layton were reported in serious condition at the Dee hospital Ogden suffering multiple injuries Mr Manning escaped injury by byl l leaping apin from the car Davis county sheriffs sheriff's officers said Also seriously injured was Viola Burnham 18 daughter of Mr and Mrs Theodore Burnham Bountiful reported in fair condition condition condition condi condi- tion at the hospital Also still stillI I were Golden L. L Miller 24 Woods Cross Donald McEven 30 Salt Lake City and R. R Nelson 24 Ogden n. n Seven other persons were treated treat treat- ed at the hospital for lesser in injuries injuries injuries in- in juries and released Two victims received first aid at the the- accident