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Show ANOTHER FATAL I AUTO ACCIDENT I Miss Alice Froyd Dead When Removed From Heneath I Overturned Far. SLIPPERY. SIDLING ROAD I IS CAUSE OP ACCIDENT I GBf Driven b PrSs, Marsden of I'ar- Was Fast Other Occupants Kh- I ape With nl Slight Injuries. I This ( Friday i afternoon, the (lis- H trasslng news cams to Mr. and Mrs. I Alfred Lioyd b iig distance tele- H phono, of the death of their daughter j Alice, aged It; ears. and the injury H of her sister Klna in an automobile H 'accident Mar Scipio, on the state road fl between that place and Fillmore The Sheriff answered the telephone H i first but being unable to catch the fl j import of the message called Mrs. II I'Voyd to the telephone to see if she H , could hear any better, and when the H j awful intelligence came to her she H screamed and almost fainted away. fl As near as could be fathered the fl car which caused the tragedy was a I no touring ear the property of J. D, fl Leigh, which Pirn Marsden of I'aro- BJ wan was driving home for him, Mr. H Leigh having a new truck to brinjj, M and the touring ear being more com- flj fortable for the young ladies, they flj accompanied Pies. Marsden. Miss I Caroline Leigh of this city and Mr. I Heaps of I'arowan were also reported H S passengers. They were on a sliding H piece of road, and it had tfcen raining. ' H The car commenced to skid, and Mr. Marsden Intended to apply the brakes H but possibly placed his foot on the I accelerator, (the ear being strange to B him t nrnl before iinyniw hud tim to BE act the cur had slid over the embank- flj nient and turned turtle, pinning the flj occupants beneath it. All were able V H to crow out but the two Froyd girls. M Alice spoke but once, saying "I am HJ dying." Ulna was able to eonvorss flfl with those outside who were obliged flj to bring a pole with which to pry up the car Whan Alios was drawn out flj she was found to be quits dead flj The girls conduct s millinery bus- J mess here and hail been to the me- H tropolis to got m touch with the latest H styles and to order fall stocks. With the exception of the fatality, nunc ,,f H the occupants of the csj were injured Efl Mi and Mrs. Froyd at once char- I tared an lutomobils and sat out foi I the scene of the accident. The injured Efl girl and the corpse will be brought lure as expeditiously as possible. Sam M Bell took the Froyds to Millard conn- I ty in his touring flj There was a report in circulation fl to the effect that David Leigh was flj driving the car that caused the acci- M dent, but that proved untrue, and it M was learned that Mr. Leigh had not even left Salt Lake when the catas- trophs occurred. flfl Mr. and Mrs Floyd have the sincere I sympathy of the communiU in their flflj terrible affliction, The Froyd sjrls I were both winsome, quiet and well flfl behaved young ladies, ajid have a H Wide cm le of friends. flj |