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Show I;RAILWA ACCIDENT Tlie R G.- W. train ,. breaks an axle. ., ' This morning as tho Sanpete tram was running between hero and American Fork the froot akle of the rear truck on the right side of the'smoker broke just before reaching the sugar factory pulp witch, letting the truck down. It atr tick 'the creeping. throwing the truck off the track which ran off to the oputh until it struck tho bridge timbers over the creek which threw it over to the center of the track. It wns dragged along this way for about half a mile, tearing up the ties in great shape. The couplings at the ends of the car held it up so no one was hurt, but tho occupantB were badly shaken up and frightened After about two hour's delay they (tot the truck back on tho tfack and slowly pulled the car to American Fork where it was side tracked. The Hxle was i almost worn in two when it broke there . being only about an inch of it holding so it was bound to go down, The through train going cast and the .local for Salt Lake and Ogden were delayed. |