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Show j DEATH ENDS SLEIGH RIDE. " Train Crashes Into Sleigh Occupied by Ten Salt Lakers. Ten young Salt Lakers were out sleighriding Sunday night when the sleigh was struck by: a Rio Grande train, one of the occupants' of the sleigh being killed and all the rest of the party injured, while one, at least, Of the injured lies at death's door. ' Pearl Quails, 17 years old, was the one to meet death. She was sitting On the driver's seat with A. Holm, and the pilot of the heavy engine struck the sleigh, precisely at the place where she was sitting. She died within a few minutes after having been picked up and placed on the train. Holm, who was also on the driver's seat, handling hand-ling the reins, was the most severely Irfjured of the party, u is thought ha Is Internally injured, and his condition is serious. N The eight who were less seriously injured were sitting in the rear portion of the sleigh, and had covered them-nelves them-nelves with robes and quilts in order to keep warm. The merry crowd was bowling along at a lively rate when they came to the railway crossing. The driver saw the approaching train and i attempted to stop his team. The team became frightened, however, and dashed forward, the engine striking the sleigh; throwing the occupants in all directions and completely demolishing demolish-ing the sleigh. The train was stopped, and the dead and injured placed on board, a quick run being made back to town and the injured taken to the hospital. |