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Show MAY W AS RESULT OF COLLISION Collins Morris, aged IS years, is at tho j)Oint of deatli in Judge Mercy hospital from concussion of the brain, and his brother, Clifford, aged 20 years, is at the same hospital, suffering suffer-ing from scalp wounds and scores of bruises. They are the sons of K. L, Morris, a farmer residing at Fifteenth Fif-teenth South near Twenty-seventh PJast street, Salt Lake. The young men were victims of a street car accident ac-cident that occurred at 1,30 a. m. yes-tcrdny yes-tcrdny as they were driving ahorse and buggy north In Seventh East Btrect. The young men were driving at a moderate speed when a Wnndnmerc car appeared, running at a high rate of speed. " The horse becamo frightened at the headlight and jumped squarely in front of the car. The accident happened so quickly there was no chance for the brothers to jumu The buggy was reduced to kindling wood and the maddened horse dashed nway unhurt. The Morris boys were thrown a distance dis-tance of 30 feet, striking the ground with teriffic force Tho motormau and conductor hurried to them aa soon as the car could be stopped and found both unconscious They were taken to the hospital in an ambulance ambu-lance but their i lentity could not be established until late in the morning, when Clifford Morris regained consciousness. con-sciousness. He suffered a partial paralysis par-alysis of the throat but recovered from that Collins Mori is has concussion of the brain and othor injuries and is not expected ex-pected to live, but his hi other will recover. |