Ogden Daily Standard | 1907-12-27 | Page 8 | Car Crashes into Engine

CAR CRASHES INTO ENGINE arnold Bc a passenger suffers a broken leg salt lake dec 25 unab unable to control his car Mot onnan C marttn wan compelled to jump to escape death and arnold beninger Be a passenger suffered a broken leg when poplar grove car no 97 crashed into an oregon short line switch engine at thard west and seventh south tuesday afternoon about 4 the vestibule of alie car was torn away none of the other passengers was injured motorman martin says ho saw the engine and thought bo had plenty of time to bring the car to a stop bait the brakes failed to work and when he aw the car would bit the engine he jumped the car was going at a low rate of speed but the switch engine was moving the police were and officer allton took Be at his request to his home 15 pulmer avenue the injured man said he did not want to pend christmas at the hospital one or two of the other gera on the car were jolted but none injured