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Show SOTO WRECKED WHEN STRUCK BY 10 ELECTRIC CIS William Gowans, a chauffeur in the employ of Oscar Randall of the Por-tola Por-tola cafe, suffered a badly wrenched back early this afternoon, when his automobile was pinned between the Brigham City and North Washington avenuo cars of the Ogden, Logan & Idaho Railway company at Seventh street and Washington avenue, The automobilo was virtually wrecked, but the trolley car3 were not materially damaged. According to the police, who were Immediately called to the scene of the collision, Gowans' automobile was first struck by the south hound Brigham City car and swerved into tho north-bound Washington avenue car. The second collision threw it between be-tween the two trolley cars and It was ground into a mass of wreckage, delaying de-laying traffic for a number of minutes. min-utes. That Gowans escaped with no injuries aside from his wrenched back was considered by wituesses of the accident, as almost miraculous. nn |