Show A dangerous depot The Ogden herald thus illustrates the danger to which frequent frequenters eis of the union depot in that city arts arle liable A fearfully defective and murderous arrangement of the tracks at th the union depot in this city nearly caused an accident on sunday which in al probability could not have been less than fatal with a number of draiss mollus to and fro aad the bustle consequent from the large amount of business transacted at the depot it is a miracle that serious accidents are not more frequent than they are on sunday a lady the wife of a prominent merchant of ogden was passing passia z across from the street railroad terminus to the west side of the depot building she was accompanied by friends who had bad some little children along As she was crossing crossi ug the trucks tracks on the east of the building she be turned s 0 ee it if the chialdi faa n were Jollo following ly she turned again in the direction sue she was going when she saw law the utah central train which was backing down at a good sped d close upon her the bystanders were struck dumb with born r for i ach t d to nee bee the he lady knocked dowland down doW Dand and mangled under the wheels ot of the advancing car by a supreme ibe effort matt managed to snatch the lady jady from froin the track and thus in all probability saved aved her life tier her safety is not the result of any precaution on the part of the railroad companies for the b benefit of their patrons the depot in this his city is a most admirably arranged deathtrap death trap and hardly a day passes but some such occurrence as that detailed above could be recorded it is not charged that the employed emp loyes of the companies are negligent they are diligent and ex exercise dreise as much rare care as a possibly it is the parsimony of 0 the railroads that use the depot which Is iff cause for this and sonie ponie day there will be an accident which ill III be followed up by a suit for big damages and should any person be killed as many have bave heretofore been no court or jury would fall fail to adjudge the responsible parties guilty af pf criminal negligence |