Show JAMES E HOOD MANAGER fiA NAGER UINTAH RAILWAY DIES IN AILWAY 11 ACCIDENT LAST WEEK DILS OP complications CAUSED UY BY major james E hood general manager of the uintah railway died in the grand junction hospital sunday afternoon at 2 p m major hood was injured in the overturned car Thu islay last when an accident 5 6 miles this side ot at mack colo happened to the watson bound train major hood wua pinioned under tho the car and his lee leg injured quite badly but not of sufficient severity to cause alarm he was buffering suffering witto diabetes and the wound caused great concern to the physicians in charge because ot of his general physical condition major hood was selected 9 little over two yearn ago to become man ager of at tho the uintah railway upon the resignation ot of M W cooley he ile in 1 a civil engineer and was a major in the world war having seen ter ervice in russia stanley jorgensen a brother of miss louise louisa jorgensen president of the legion auxiliary of witbeck post no 11 was also in tha service in russia and was well acquainted with major hood ho he was greatly interested in this country and at the county fair two years yearn ago took a most decided interest in every phase of the fair he waa especially interested in the work of the primary children where they told the story ot of the settling of uenh in tho the mormon trail pageant also the work of 0 the boys and girls clubs it Is elated stated if of him that ibe impressions be he got ot at any office he visited or any scenery he formed 1 u 1 mental picture ot of it and could vivid ly port tray the scene again never forgetting any detail since taking charge as general manager of the road major hood has made a number of warm friends in vernal the employees of the uintah compary gave for flowers cashier J A cheney chaney of the uintah state bank mrs cheney mrs 8 M logan mrs L W curry and matt curry ft rry of vernal sent a splendid cloral remembrance special services under the auspices of the masonic lodge of which major hood was a member were hel held d in the dball of the undertaking company in grand junction and the body chipped shipped to pennsylvania where hi will be buried by the side at of his first wife there are no alldren children either by his first or second wife mrs hood accompanied fhe the body road superintendent john mo andrews and E S 8 gull assistant road superintendent of vernal W A banks mr and mrs slilla william andrews and mr and mrs J L booth of watson attended the eer ser vicas aa in grand junction |