Inter-Mountain Republican | 1908-12-15 | Page 20 | Engines Collide and Injure One Fireman

f ENGINES COLLIDE AND ANDI I INJURE ONE FIREMAN fAN E. E B. B Cross Loses Foot in inan inan inan an Accident at Garfield Ab As u mi result of ot a collision o of two L Denver Denye Den Den- en- en ye ver cr ic Rio flo Grande freight trains at Garfield Garfeld yesterday afternoon E. E E B. B Cross a of ot 1 South Sixth West Vest street Salt Sal Lake had his left lef toot foot cut off or Just above t the ULC ankle locomotives loco bce- motives Nos and 59 suffered considerable con- con damage and the lives of two amage engine crews s were jeopardized Jeopardised Cross Is s at St. St Marks Mark's hospital where his injuries are arc being cared for tor The accident occurred on a sharp curve urve curc and is believed to have boon the result resul of Improper flagging fagging on tho the theart part art of or one ono of or tho the train crews crows One of oC f the freights hs had stopped to do doome some ome switching and had pulled out on the he main track on a curve Another freight eight coming In an opposite tion ton lon was running at a good rate of oC speed peed and the tIme on engineer ws was Jool not signaled sig- sig l In time to stop before the locomotives loco lace motives came together head on Cross was vas standing on hl his en engine lne and W was S knocked ed to the ground by tho the coll- coll thou ion Ono One tool foot wont went under his hits engine anti nd nl a 0 wheel heel passed over It