Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-04-25 | Page 11 | Two Die, Trio Hurt as Taxi Crashes into Freight Train

Two Die Trio Hurt as Taxi Crashes Into Injo Freight Train Cab Driver May Be Charged With Manslaughter if He Recovers t I Two persons were k killed and three hurt one critically when a r taxicab careened Into a moving freight train at North Temple and Sixth West streets at a. a m. m Wednesday The machine was tossed several feet into 1934 1 A ACCIDENT DEATHS In Salt Lake City 1 In Salt Lake county 8 In the state i 40 the air spun around and struck the train a second time before it was smashed to the pavement The dead Miss Th Thelma lma Juanita 21 or of South West Temple street Oscar K Harris Jr 29 of oC Hamil Hamil- ton tori field California private first class and service pilot arm army air corps The Injured R. R L L. Donaldson 28 28 of East Broadway the cab driver in critical condition at the L. L D. D S S. S hospital with a possible skull kull fracture and severe lacerations Ir in Irving Camp 27 private second class and air mechanic at the arm army airmail headquarters Salt Lake air air- port He is reported in serious condition con con- at the Fort Douglas hospital but is expected to recover from Severe se Se- vere cuts and bruises shock and a abrain abrain brain concussion Miss 1 Elsie Timm 20 20 of 34 Tenth East street reported recovering at atthe the thc L L. D D. S. S hospital from Crom head arid and leg lacerations and possible internal injuries nits Dies In Ambulance II Miss Hill died of a fractured skull and other injuries en route from the accident to the emergency hospital Private Harris died at the Fort Dou Douglas Doug Doug- las hospital at a a. a m. m of a skull fracture and other injuries Detective W. W C. C Smith and Patrolman Patrol Patrol- Patrolman I man L L. B B. B Gifford reported Mr Donaldson Don Don- was driving east on North Temple street and the train a Den I e s I Thelma Juanita anita f fN f 1 N R R. R L. L Donaldson freight was wa proceeding north on vcr ver Rio Grande Western railroad Police Officers Claim Liquor Discovered in Ma Machine hine After Accident SIxth West street Witnesses and physical evidence indicated they said the cab was proceeding at about 35 miles art an hour and that there was no sign within 30 feet that cab brakes had been applied The machine hit the third from Crom the thelast thelast last railroad car was tossed several feet into the air and spun to strike the next car with enough force to knock off the iron ladder seven feet from the ground The officers reported they found a aull full ull pint of liquor drivers driver's seat and a crushed pint flask In his breast pocket and that they found an odor of liquor on his breath They said an involuntary manslaughter corn com plaint will be sought against Donaldson Donald Donald- son if he recovers Miss Timms told theof the passengers had asked the driver to drive slower but that he paid no attention Army Inquiry Planned It was announced at Fort Douglas a board of oC inquiry would be appointed appoint appoint- ed durIng the day to to determine whether Private Harris was killed while on duty Miss Hill was born July 15 1912 near Scofield the daughter of Charles H. H and Agnes Hill Later she and her family lived at Spring Canyon corning corn com ing to Salt Lake live five years ears ago Surviving are her parents and two sisters Mrs Agnes Hill Faber 1995 McClelland street and Avena Rae Hill 4 Miss lull was a graduate ot of West high school Funeral arrangements are pending word from relatives in Oklahoma Private Harris Huris attached to the Seventieth service squadron at Hamilton Ham Ham- ilton field was the son of Mollie H H. Harris of Grose Close Va lie He was graduated from the cadet flying course in October 1930 and after aCter several months of oC duty as n a reserve officer he reenlisted as a private He was not flying mall mail but flew in con con- with the servIce transporting supplies in the western zone Private Camp is from Hartford Conn