Salt Lake Telegram | 1948-02-23 | Page 2 | 20 Die, 80 as Swiss Ski Train Crashes

I 20 Die As Swiss Ski Sk Train Crash rashe W A E ED D Feb 24 21 UP UP-At UP At least 20 t were killed and 80 injured when a special train training training ing p passengers went o control contro on a steep hill and c en I through a three story estory co co eon building Only the rear w wall ll of the Ing was left star standing ding and and r workers searching for more mar thus Monday feared the would collapse ori on them theta If 1 attempted to move the The train crammed wi with end skiers went ent out of f c when the brakes brake failed running downhill from irom Sama to The Trie rate o ci drop is 50 O feet for each 1000 Station officials at Wae noting that the train co brake its it speed attempted to toan i an accident by special to a freight aiding siding The ski train smashed th two restraining fenders fender at of the siding and crashed In inti 1st three-story three building beyond locomotive was was' buried und debris of ot the building and th the four cars cans telescoped into It Among the de dead d were 12 and eight women mostly y skiers Only four of the in were able to walk Th The rest reit taken to h hospitals S in fri the i towns along Lake Zurich in Zurich Swiss railway officials It Itan t tan an investigation to determine the brakes could could- have f fj Trains Trams N running the steep are supposed to hove have three M brakes J