Salt Lake Telegram | 1917-11-07 | Page 14 | Engineer of Wrecked Train is Discharged

ENGINEER F TRAIN lS IS DISCHARGED i I R. R C. C Kirkwood engineer of the Oro- Oro gon Short Line train train No 43 which I crashed into train No lid of the he same road near Brigham Sunday causing In Injuries injuries injuries in- in juries to twenty-eight twenty persons has b been n dismissed from the service of the company company com com- pany pany Mr Kirkwood voluntarily shouldered all of the blame for the accident Distracted by worry and sorrow over the recen recent t death of a child and the fact that his I wife Is an Invalid Mr Kirkwood admitted that his mind wandered for a moment Although he had been In the employ of the company for more than twenty-four twenty years and had been In passenger service I twelve years Mr Kirkwood's record had hadI I been perfect He had been responsible I for no accidents s and was known as alert lert I steady reliable W a and dd a Buick t k lh thinker nt All of the injured in the accident are aTe reported as recovering rapidly