Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-06-08 | Page 2 | Street Car Crashes upon Automobile; Woman Killed

STREET CAR CRASHES UPON AUTOMOBILE WOMAN KilLED Wilmont H. H Eastman chief electrician at the Wilkes theatre is reported to be hovering near death at the L. L D. D S. S hospital today Eastman was perhaps fatally injured late yesterday afternoon afternoon afternoon after after- noon and Miss Minnie Hatch Broadway Broadway Broad Broad- roadway way apartments was killed as the re result result re- re sult suit of or a collision between their automobile automobile automobile auto auto- mobile and a Centerville street car I The automobile was owned en by 1 Miss Hatch She and Mr Eastman East East- min man mn were returning to Salt Lake East j after anel visiting friends in Centerville They were driving west in Cherry lane I and were vere about to cross the tracks to reach leach the state road when a. a northbound northbound northbound north north- bound street car crashed into tb the car throwing Eastman high into the air and dragging Miss Hatch several yards yard's along the track beneath the splintered wreckage Woman Woman Killed Man Hurt Passengers Passengers and crew from the car rushed to their aid and they were carried carried car car- ried ned broken and bleeding to the car which was started back bacle 1 in the direction direction tion of Salt Lake Miss Hatch died just as al the car reached the city a and d Eastman was taken talen to the L. L D. D S. S hospital Dr J. J C. C L attended Eastman and found that he had suffered concussion concussion con con- of ot the brain a a. broken broken brokenleg leg legand legand legand and possible internal Injuries and that his chances of ot recovery were very slight elight View Was Obstructed Miss Hatch was the daughter of Thomas Hat Hatch h a prominent cattleman of Vernal and a cousin of Mrs Heber C C. Smith wife of ot the state stat dairy and food commissioner She had lived during the last six months with her Miss 1 Genevieve Nelson at the Broadway apartments Miss 1 Nelson is isI I prostrated as a result of the accident and is iN under the care of a trained I nurse