Logan Republican | 1904-04-16 | Page 3 | Meet Death on Sabbath

MEET DEATH ON SABBATH. Result of 8treet Car Accident at Santa Barbara, Cal. Threo porsons woro instantly killed and two so badly lnjurod that they dlod, In a street enr accident at Santa Barbara, Cal., Sunday afternoon. Twenty other passengers wcro moro or less Injured, sustaining bruises and broken bones. One of tho EdlBon compnny's cars ran oft tho track, whllo going down a steep grado, and turned ovor on iti side. Tho occupants wero Jammed together In a solid" mass, nnd It required re-quired gToat effort to get them out of tho wrecked car. All tho killed and Injured aro honored ho-nored to bo residents of Santa Barbara. Bar-bara. Tbo accident was due to a defect de-fect In tho brake apparatus. Whllo the roar brakes were tightly set against tho wheels, tho forward brakes wcro of no service because of the gearing, Tbo motormnn discovered discov-ered that something waB wrong with tho car sovcral blocks abovo tho point whore tho accident occurred, and endeavored en-deavored to set tho brakes, but failed to check the speed of tho car.