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Show TWO HURT WHEN AUTO STEERING GEAR BREAKS SALT LAKE, Julv 17 Harold B. Grany. traveling salesman for the Z. iC. M. , and Ernest L. Perkes. salesman sales-man for the Gallgher Machinery company, com-pany, suffered serious Inlurles Thursday Thurs-day morning when the steering gear of their automobile broke and the Bar i turned over three times. The accident I occurred near Colton. ' Grant suffered thre broken rll s. one ear was nearly torn from his head ,and he was badly bruised aboUl thi body and legs. Ferkcs' collar bone 'was broken, his scalp was lacerated ' In two places and he sustained num-' num-' erous bruises and abrasions. Both men wore unconscious when found by passing motorists some time later. They were tken to Colton ahJ a physician was summoned from Snm-i Snm-i mlt. fifteen miles away He arrived at Colton and bad administered fir-' lid ! treatment before ei'her of the rre n recovered re-covered consciousness. After firs: ai'l treatment had tieei, given thi- nu n were placed aboard the train and brought to Salt Lake, arriving here at 9.15 o'clock Thursday evening. Upon Up-on arrival here they were taken to their homes. ,lr. G-ant resides at 1311 Fourteenth Fast street and Mr ferkes St 1 o First av euu The accident occurred as the men were ndi'ig from Price to Provo in Mr. Ferkes' machine. |