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Show FIVE AUTOS IN S. L. ACCIDENTS Several Persons Slightly Hurt in Head on Collisions Sunday SALT LAKE. April 26. Within two hours, last night, two automobile accidents ac-cidents of similar circumstances occurred oc-curred near the outskirts of Salt Lake, George Paul, his wife, their daughter, Rosemary, two years of age, and Mrs. K. B. Freeman, 155 McClellan avenue, were all slightly hurt at 9 o'clock, when their machine met in head-on collision with an automobile just south of Murray. Mrs. Paul, who was knocked unconscious, was tho most seriously injured, receiving a deep cut on her forehead. Tho others woro shaken up and bruised. II. E. Corser, 132 Dooley court, 68 years of age, sustained a severe laceration lacera-tion behind his right ear when the automobile his son, IL A. Corser, was driving, between Mldvale and Draper at 7 o'clock, collided head-on with another an-other automobile, driven by J. C. Hoffo of Sandy. Mr. Corser came to Salt Lake in his machine, which was not badly damaged, and received treatment at the emergency hospital. Tho Injured in both accidents wero riding towards Salt Lake. The roads over which tho cars were traveling were both narrow and automobiles were following the machines. As each turned out to pass the auto ahead the driver did not see the auto coming toward to-ward him until It was too late to avoid the collision. An eastbound South Temple street car, operated by Motorman G. D. Darkln and In chargo of Conductor M. T. Zucker, struck an automobile driven by Charles lrwln Grow. C50 Pugsley place, carrying Grow's wife, Mrs. Fay Grow, and Thomas Blackburn, Black-burn, at Second East'and South Temple Tem-ple streets, at 9 o'clock last night In a head-on collision. The front end of the automobile was spun around, throwing the machine off the track. Mrs. Grow, who was sitting In the rear scat of the machine, was thrown forward, her head striking the robe rail on the back of the front seat, knocking her unconscious. She was oi.-nn in fho nmprcpiiw hnsnltn.1 and later removed to her home. Her Injuries In-juries consisted of a bump on the head and a laceration on one of her fingers. Mr. Grow was slightly cut by tho glass breaking the windshield, but did not go to tho hospital for treatment. The automobile, which was traveling west on South Temple street, turned into Second East street in front of the street car. The window win-dow In the street car In front of the motorman was smashed. Mrs. Grow was taken to the hospital In an automobile auto-mobile by Benjamin Welner, 257 Sandbery place, nn |