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Show EET jjE DEAD Charges G. Carter, Salt Lake Contractor Victim of Crash on Crossing SALT LAKE, April 10. His auto- ' mobile hurled' from the track at an Oregon Short Line crossing in North Salt Lake, Charles G. Cartor, 54 years of age, a contractor, was fatally Injured In-jured yesterday morning. Carter was taken aboard the train but died before be-fore reaching the city. Tho train, it Is said, was approaching approach-ing the crossing at a speed of about thirty-five miles an hour under tho charge of Conductor Douglas and Engineer En-gineer Mertshcimer, The train was was in full view of tho people at the grossing. According to witnesses, the automobile was not running fast, and j Cartor was seen to turn out to pass I a Cudahy Packing Viompany truck which had stopped at the crossing to ' permit tho train to pass. Tho auto-j auto-j mobile was struck almost in the ccn-I ccn-I tcr and hurled off tho track. I Railroad men who assisted in car-' car-' rying Carter to the train say he must ' have misjudged, the distance of the train and attempted to cross- in front of it. Ho was" on his way to a con-j con-j tracting job at the time. I Born in Iowa, Mr. Carter came to I Utah thirty years ago and worked for I T. J. Armstrong, contractor, for eight J years. Then he entered business for himself as contractor and builder with offices at 27 West Third South street. L Ho constructed tho Eagle Gato apart-1 apart-1 mcnts, was subcontractor on the Judgo building and many other large buildings in Salt Lake. Ho was a member mem-ber of the Woodmen of the World and was consul commander of Salt Lake camp No. 53. Ho is survived by his wife. i oo |