| Show D AND R G COLLI COLLISION SION slon THREE mes MEX MEN KILLED milled AND OTHERS wounded ai ai the accident which haape the 1 D and aud R G western near thistle yes j berday which the NEWS briefly made mention of has created considerable i excitement ia in our city especially among railroad men the following message wak wai was received yesterday atter after we had ganeto gone to press we met with an accident today to day near pole canon between a work and regular freight killing three men and wounding three others othe rs damaging one engine and four tour or five cars cause nog not botet yet ascertained fully folly buu bau said to be carelessness on the part of the conductor of the work train you are at liberty to give all the news we posses sto the papers W 11 II barcroft BANCROFT ay two of the bodies were brought to the city last night oil on a special train I 1 the third will be brzuz brought ht here as soon I 1 as it is taken from underneath the engine 1 which Is on its side an inquest will be held this litter lufter beginning at fout four the names of the killed and wounded arc nrc as follows edward woolley 0 lariscy and inward ballao killed john jok n mccarty frank maguiro Peter reter nelson neison and two others whose names we havu have not lot learned ere were wore gre woun wounded lledo liedo following Is the copy 0 of a message received from the conductor of the work train THISTLE dec 18 issi IV 11 bancroft salt lake the facts of bf the un unfortunate fortuna te occurrence yesterday are as follows Jollow st f we were at spanish fork about 10 am and afew stew a few lew minutes before leaving being in the office I 1 asked whether they k knew any thing thins of 21 the operator sat down and tried to ask but could not ret get word when I 1 said never mind belvill we will have to flag nag up any how hovy and went out to the conductor all ali ana nna a told him we read to go and would flag against no 21 1 when I 1 flen flea stopping on u the curve where the accident h happen p p eo n bened I 1 sent fla fia hagg ahead no 21 came carme upon us while leye we were standi nir still it was snowing very hard at the time B isea iSKA BOLDT four wounded men bava haye also been brought to the city and taken to the sisters hospital johnl johnj john mccarty one of the unfortunates had his foot amputated today to day by dr fowler the wounded are doing as well as can be expected and will probably recover the following message rec received elved this I 1 afternoon by thomas guest chief clerk ot of the D R G western PV rat P V junction utah 18 As far as we can call find tind out the accident happened as f follows the work train triin with 10 men started from pole canon catlon to go to a siding at thistle tank before starting in from pole canon canton the conductor who is ig a telegraph telee xelee raph naph operator heard a train reported at clear creek which proved to be no 15 and he took it for 21 and took h his Is chances to get to the switch it must have left thistle before he leil left pole canon cahon these are the facts as far as investigation has gone kone I 1 believe them to be true aldno one is at fault buethe but the work train crew W 11 |
