Garland Globe | 1910-12-10 | Page 2 | Boiler Explodes

BOILER EXPLODES. Three Men Killed as Result of Accident Acci-dent on the Railroad. Salt Lako City. Engineer Goodalo, Flroman Spear and Brakeman Math-Is Math-Is wero Instantly killed when a Denver Den-ver & Rio Grando train was wrecked by an explosion near Soldier Summit, Utah. Tho forco of tho explosion was terrific, and tho body of tho engineer wna hurled moro than 300 feet from tho machlno which he was driving, whllo tho boiler of tho engine was thvown moro than 100 feet from tho frame. All of tho dead woro horribly mangled. Thoxcauso of tho explosion will probably nover bo known, though it Is believed that tho water in the boiler had become low and that tho fireman turned tho cold water Into tho boiler and tho explosion almost Immediately followed.