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Show CONDUCTOR ON THE i UK KILLED Salt Lake, July 5. Frank E. Seeley, conductor on the Boston Elks' special train, was killed, Fred Scholl, a boy who was riding on tho pilot of the engine, en-gine, suffered severe lacerations of tho hand, and Mrs. Hayden of Boston, a passenger, was badly Bhaken up when the special was side-swiped by an eastbound freight train near White-house, White-house, Colo., late Saturday night. Conductor Seeley, whose home Is at 825 South First West street In this city, was riding in the engine to observe ob-serve the clearance out of the White-. White-. house yards, when the freight train, loaded with bridge timbers, struck the engine and threw him between the locomotive boiler and the tank, where he was crushed and Instantly killed. Tlie body was brought to this city on the special and taken to the undertaking under-taking establishment of Eber W. Hall. Scholl was thrown from his place on the pilot, where he was asleep, but escaped with a torn hand and minor bruises. Mrs Hayden was slightly bruised, but suffered principally from the nervous shock. Others Escape Injury. The other passengers and members of the crew were uninjured. Mrs. Hayden and Scholl were treated on their arrival here by Dr Warren Benjamin. Ben-jamin. Mrs Hayden was able to leave with others of her party for the Yellowstone Yel-lowstone park last night The Elks' special had been joined at Denver by two cars of school teachers teach-ers from the eastern states ' ho were anxious to make the trip with the Elks. Mrs. Hayden was a member of this party. When the Elks discovered the Scholl boy a hat was passed around and $48 was donated to assist him safely to his home near Sacramento. Not only this, but the Boston lodge of Elks gave tho local lodge orders to see that Scholl is ta.ken care of here and given any other funds that he may need to see him safely through on his trip. Conductor Seeley had (been a conductor con-ductor with the Denver & Plo Grande for the past twenty-five years, and was known as an able railroad man throughout the west He had made his home in Salt Lake for more than a quarter of a century. |
