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II . FEARLESS, INDEPENDENT. PROGRESSIVE NEWSPAPER I fl !!llrAIZLll!Z!ll! OGDEN CITY. UTAH, SATURDAY EVENING fULYS 19T3 ' El a s . ! ! . VJ' JULI 1 1 x Entered as Second-class Matter at the Postofflce, Ogden Utah II I wwt KILLED, TWO FATALLY AND TWENTY-ONE PAINFULLY 1 1 JNJURED IN THE COLLISION ON OGDEN CANYON LINE IB ! DISASTROUS WRECK ll OF LOADED CARS g Peter Minnoch Succumbs to Injuries at 7:45 o Clock This Morning-Dan Grattan and Junius Anderson Not Expected to Live, at Late Hour This Afternoon WILD SCENES FOLLOW TERRIBLE CRASH Thousands Besiege Hospital and Newspaper Offices in Search of Relatives Doctors and Nurses of Ogden Volunteer Services in Caring For the Injured Ogden Rapid Transit Com pany Conducts an Investigation BULLETIN. At 3:30 o'clock this afternoon the condition of Dan Grattan and Junius Anderson was reported critical. Grattan was sinking rapidly and his death seemed only a matter of a few hours. The doctors reported that there was little hope for Anderson. The condition of J. M. Sherman, the motorman, was much im proved and he was resting easier. Fred Brophy, Peter Joseph Buller and J. Stanley Dee were slightly better. Mr. and Mrs. Solomon C. Stephens and son Merrill are doing as well as could be expected. Mrs. W. A. McGaw, C. B Walhn, Kathryn McLaughlin, Robert Limbernian and Chns Anton are resting easier and .show much improvement. One man is dead, two are dying and 21 persons are more or loss seriously limn as a result i' a head-on collision of two Rapid Transit trains, all heuvih loaded with pleasure seekers, which oc curred yesterday afternoon just west of the first steel bridge at the mouth of Ogden canyon. Peter Minnoch, 33 years of at residing ;M His Twenty-second street died at 7 4"i o'clock this morning as a result of injuries sus tained Bis hip was fractured in three places, his right arm was broken and Ins hack was severely injured Dan D. Grattan, P. & R. Gr brakeman, is dying as a result of two fractured legs md other injuries II.- suffered great Loss of blooi I slight hopes ,u-e held out for the recovery of Junius N Ander-st-n, the son of Peter Anderson, of J42 Twenty-third s"BrWf. Besides those in the list wild" are at the hospital, many received In juries, which, while painful, did not require surgical or hospital treatment and these went to their homes. The down-bound car was moving E : lowly though at a more rapid rate oj speed than the car going toward the Hermitage and as a result the down -bound car telescoped the other, crushing the passengers who were so crowded that it was impossible for them to move out of the danger zone. A motor car and trailer, with V. J. Blackwell as motorman, had left the Hermitage, crowded, at 4:30 o'clock. Because of the heavy load and the traffic, the car was traeling through the canyon at a comparative ly slow rate of speed It was not until the train had passed the last bridge 00 the way down and had pro ceeded to the straight stretch that lies ahead of the curve near the old Banitarium landing that th-- up bound car was seen rounding the curve, i The two cars, according to Motorman Blackwell, were within 50 feet of each other before either motorman saw the other car. Although both the mo torrnen. Sherman and Blackwell. are I sadi to have applied the air. shouting a warning to the passengers, both trains came together with a crash, the motormen remaining at their posts Sherman was so entangled in the v-. rcckage that it was necessarv to remove his shoes before he could be extricated from his position The front of the down-bound car crushed through the estibulo into the crowded cast-bound car Men, wom en and children were (rushed and seats were torn up. Those standing on the front vestibule received the more serious injuries Although th. people standing on the platform saw a collision was Inevitable, it was im possible for them to escape. With such slight resistance did the i cars telescope that those on the rea y ears did not know of the accident un til the screaming of the Injured pas sengers and the frightened women and children horrified them. Many on the rear cars thought that the air had been applied rather suddenly, causing the slight shock they felt. The cries of the wounded, however, quickly vacated the two trains. For a lime there was wild confusiou. No one knew what to do. The Injured were lying bleeding and screaming while the uninjured collected their thoughts. Finally some of the cooler feet tor work to carry the injured from the wreckage to positions away from the tracks and other hailed passing automobiles. The question of secur ing aid from the city was solved b the appeaiante of a motorcyclist, who volunteered to go to town and secure aid and at tho same time notify the Rapid Transit company of the dis aster. A fast as automobiles were stop ped, the. injured were placed on rudely (SJ Improvised stretchers, made from ear Beats and planks and placed in the machines All the seriously Injured had been taken to the hospital before the ambulance from the city arrived CarloadB of people going to and lrom the Hermitage wero held by the wreck and the canyon at that point was alive with people Many who came up on the cars, following the wreck, were sickened at the calamit; and returned to Ogden without goim; further. Others were afraid of the I PETER MINNOCH Who died at 7:45 o'clock this morning-cars and rode in wagons ami many who were not fortunate in securing rides walked the distance to the city At the time the news reached the hospital there were but ten nurses present. R. C. Lundy. the superin j tendent, was at the Hermitage and he immediately secured au automo bile to take him to the office, hi the same time nearly all the profession al nurses In the city reported for service. Several volunteers were ready to lend assistance but the pro fessional staff was largo enough and the offers were not accepted Calls were sent out to all physi cians in the city and although many were awav from their homes aud of fices the news of the accident spread tq them and they hurried to the scene- , , , Practicailv every physician was at itho Dee hospital within a few min-i DEAD. Peter Minnoch of Ogden. FATALLY INJURED. JULIUS N. ANDERSON', 27, 242 23rd Street, Ogden. left leg broken in three plates; rluht foot crushed; se- verely bruised and cut about the head j and face DAN D GRATTAN. D & R G i brakeman. Ogden. both legs broken SERIOUSLY INJUREO J. M. SHERMAN. motorman of; i lsihound car, fint Grant avenue, both I legs broken, badly bruised about face and head. PETER J DULLER, Salt Lake, left leg amputated; Internally injured. SLIGHTLY INJURED A J. WATTS, 43, 664 South Third Bast street, Salt Lake, right arm broken, bruises about body. MRS. A J. WATTS. 32. 664 South Third East street, Salt Lake, right . foot and leg crushed. S (' STEPHENS, W Ogden ave nue, Ogden, left leg broken, back In- jured MRS S (' STEPHENS, 28, 3536 I Ogden avenue, left leg broken; cut about body MISS .MERRILL STEPHENS. 9 years old, 2536 Ocden avenue, left thigh fractured, right thigh badly j hurt MRS J. M CUMMINGS 24, Ruby apartments, Salt Lake, right arm broken, back and legs bruised FRED BROPHY. 3175 Grant avenue, I ' Ogden, leg broken and back badly in I urei ! FRED P PLANTZ, 30, 2526 Lincoln I avenue, Ogden right knee wrenched. PHILIP PLANZ, 58, 2526 Lincoln I avenue, Ogden. left arm injured. MISS ETHEL LOUISE PLANZ, 9 years old, 2526 Lincoln avenue, Og den, scratched shoulder and face cut. J. STANLEY DEE. 2903 Adams avenue, Ogden, left leg bruised, chest hurt. C. B WALLIN, 43. 27S2 Adams ave aue, Ogden. right leg crushed CHRIS ANTON. 23, Ogden. left leg t ractured MRS W V M'GAW, 43. 2567 Mad ison avenue-, Ogden, back sprained. ROI'.ERT UMRERMAN 17. Rock .Springs. Wyo., crushed fool. J. WOODWARD, 54, Corrine, scalp wound, hip injured. MISS E GULLIHUR. 2557 Madl-1 bod avenue Ogden, left arm and both feet injured; back hurt. In addition to the seriously In jured, the following are in the Dee hospital : S. C. STEPHENS. 3536 Ogden ave nue, left leg compound fracture and wrenched back. MRS. S C. STEPHENS, left leg Fractured and body bruised ..MERRILL STEPHENS, lZ&r old child, hM t'rflgh b rotten and large wound in right thigh. MRS WILLIAM A. McGAW. 2557 Madison aenue, back sprained UHRIS ANTON, left leg fractured MISS (CATHERINE MCLAUGHLIN, 2260 Adams avenue, neck injured and left arm cut. C B WALLIN, 27S2 Adams avenue, right leg crushed and numerous cuts and bruises FRED BROPHY, 3175 Grant avenue, compound fracture of right leg and contusion of the other. ROBERT LIMBERMAN, Rocil Springs, rushed foot and bruises The Others injured were removed to their homes, after having their j wounds dressed. iitrs after the Injured had been borne there. In the meantime frantic crowds trie.d to secure information by tele phone concerning the relatives, but the line would accommodate so few that little satisfaction was derived and the Institution was besieged by those who believed friends or rela tives were among the injured The , crowd poured into the building, Inter fered with the work to a slight ex tent and refused to leave until assur ance had been given that friends they were anxious about were not among the injured. For a time the attendants endeav ored to answer questions plied to them, but they were soon overwhelm- t:: V j'.'.' '.: '' A 'M I- Picture of Wrecked Cars Taken at Switch Below Old Sanitarium Landing Immediately After the Collision. ed and had to exclude the public Fi nally a list of the Injured, with the extent of their injuries, was made up and the notice was posted before the doors of the building This plan re lieved the fears of many and the crowd rapidly dwindled, leaving only relatives of the hurt. George Berry, who was riding In the center of the up-bound car, but was uninjured was one who aided in removing the injured from the wreck. He was also with those who extricat ed Peter Minnoch from the: wreck. .Minnoch was riding on the front platform of the eastbound car and was caught between the two fronts of the colliding cars He conld not be extricated from the wreckage un til the ui"tor of one car had ieen versed, separating the two to a slight extent. Minnoch was unconscious when taken out. Incidents of heroism are related. One of the injured was pinned in a position similar to that suffered by Minnoch, but, although be was cut and bleeding, he succeeded in remov ing with his hands wreckage that pro vented the removal of an unconscious victim near by before he fainted. J Stanley Dee was removed with uuiera luruugu iup wnmuw ui cue car At first Mr Dee did not realize he was so severely injured and told his rescuers so, but upon being re moed from the car he fainted Willie Glasmann, Jr.. who was on the rear end r.f the eastbound car, stated that little shock was felt, but that before the two trains struck sev eral jumped from the platforms. When he hurried to the center of tho collision blood was pouring from the platform in a stream, j Fate played many strange tricks In some instances where two occupied one seat one was injured while the other escaped harm. Percy M Cook and a lady companion escaped injury, although others around them receiv ed severe injuries. Manager Kline and Attorney Do Vine of the Ogden Rapid Transit state this afternoon that the board will not make a report of its findings until Monday and that w is questionable Whether it can be made then They say that it would be useless and un fair to all parties concerned to make. a report until a statement can be ob tained from Motorman Sherman. The evidence of those before the board this forenoon have been taken by a stenographer who is now en gaged transcribing h;s notes. Meanness Crops Out. Detective Charles Pincock. one of the Ogden officers who assisted In i tearing the road for traffic, niates .' BtOf) that shows the littleness of some people during times of stress While the motormen and conductors ' of all the cars tied up at the scene I of the accident were aiding in re I moving injured people and clearing the track of obstruction, an lntoxi I cated stranger contimailly annoyed the workers by insisting that he ei ther lie carried to o-d.-n ur the Her- mitage or be given bad; his money. After liie street t.-nr inWn -?nr told him to leave them in peace for a few minutes until things could be straight ened out, he became so persistent that Detective Robert Burke took him by the arm and led him away, warning him that he would get into trouble if he insisted on annoying the rescu ers. It was but a few minutes, however, before he returned and harped on the same subject He wanted to ride or he wanted his money. So many peo liie urarA A ifriifrrt uiflv lii :irNtinnj thai he had a narrow escape from a drubbing Souvenir Hunters. Souvenir hunters were also out in force. There were but few splinters ot the shattered cars that escaped their hands The street car men i piled all wreckage of any size upon the battered cars, but there were sev- I cral pieces that attracted the atten- I Hon of the curious A few were proudly exhibiting bits of wood with i splashes of blood to those who came to the scene and inquired concern nig the accident ?nd one of the curi ous had a blood stained garter The car which left the Hermitage shortly after the car which met with the accident was crowded with peo ple and when the long stop was made on the first sidinc, because the block signal was not set rluht a feeling ol uneasiness arose. Finally when the car did continue Blowly down the canyon and the news of the disaster was conveyed by those who were walking toward the Hermitage, the MAP OF THE M OUT ft A or OGDEN CYON Uv h -J o w IN Qr SW lTHk fc M 3 v SH 0t tiifhttnuiitl f scene or rJ .BRIDGES accDCMl i I agitation increased When the car stopped above tne scene, lnu.si of the passengers left and anxiously qucs tioncl those around regarding the list of injured. At the Hermit 'ge there was much confusion. Those who had relatives on the wrecked car kept the tele phone lines busy with inquiries to the hospital and a frenzied fight was made to m t y ats in the town hound cars S-iine telephoned to relatives in Ogdl n without waiting to ascertain the correct list of the injured and In some Instances parents were near ly prostrated with false report?. Depot Master John Shields received a telephone communication from an unknown party teihiiK him his daugh Iter b a d bf n killed in the accident. If.Rh Ahi-lus ws? nevinj'ired iu the least. m Saw Flames of Fire Mr. and Mrs. A J. Wntts of Salt Lake were able to be out today, after the serious shakinc up they ex perienced in the collision. Mr. Watts has a badly bruised arm and Mrs. Watts is injured about tho left ankle. Neither, however, suffered broken bones. They were the guests of Mr. and Mrs Phil Plnnz yesterday and were In company with them on the wa; to the canyon to participate in the fes tivities. They were near the head end of the front car going up the canyon and were so closely crowded that it was impossible for them to escape the heavy jam following the ; collision. Mrs. Watts attributes the saving of her life to the fact that she arose from the car seat at the time of the impact, the blow striking her on her legs and feet. Had she remained seated, she thinks she would have been crushed to death. She says that the most horrifying incident of the collision was the explosive sounds from the motors under the cars. An apparent flame of fire passed over the vestibules of the two cars and her first Impression was that they were about to be burned to death. While Mr and Mrs. Planz and their chil dren were badly bruised, no bones were broken and they soon left the hospital for their homes Mr Planz had his back severely wrenched and his face lacerated Five Thousand Present. Over $1,100 in fares was collected by the Ogden Rapid Transit company over the Canyon car line yesterday, representing 4000 people who rode during the day. Hundreds of people went to the canyon in automobiles and other vehicles and it Is conserva tively estimated that fully 5000 people spent the afternoon there. The colli sion at the mouth of the canyon cast a gloom over the large crowd and many walked home when the cars failed to make the regular fifteen min ute schedule. The congestlpu was relieved, however, soon after 8 o clocK. Railroad Man in Wreck. SupL D. Pecklnpaugh of the Wyom ing division of the Burlington rail road, was on tho city bound train He said that chaos prevailed after thrt accident, no one seeming to lake the initiative In clearing up the wreck. L. D. Perry, extra conductor on the Southern Pacific, said he had been in bad wreckB. but never In anj equal to that in the Canyon. The sight was most distressing. Several articles of clothing picked up at the wreck have been left at the Standard office A young lady's hat. with blood spots on the ribbons, ts among the things held for claimants. (Continued on P.'ie Five.) STORMS DOES DAMAGE. Duluth. Minn.. July 5 The fiercest thunder, lightning and rain storm .n years broke over Duluth and vicinity last night, causing considerable dam age. Fires were started in a dozen places aud at least four houses were burned to the ground. MAY CAUSE H BOY'S DEATH! Four Auto Owners of H Minneapolis Refuse to Comply With Request f I to Aid a Lad Fatally 1 S Injured By Fireworks H Minneapolis, July 5. Refusal of Ui I four automobile owners to carry a boy to a hospital may result in the I' death of John McEwen. 12 years old. He was injured Friday night during ! a fireworks display when a skyrocket I 'M went astray at one of the city parks and struck him. H The big stick was fastened in his . I leg while a policeman carrying him in his arms walked up and down be- . I fore a long row of cars pleading for some one to lake him to a hospital. I . An antomobilist who heard the appeal finally came to the rescue. "I don't want my children to get fal wet." ne owner previously said. "My J wife and her dog are in my car and JH I can't take the boy," explained an- t TERRIFIC STORM l SWEEPS THE EAST I St. Cloud. Minn, July 5. A storm B I which passed a short distance from I I this city late last night did several I I thousand dollars damage to the Wa- E tab Paper company's mill and serl- I I ously damaged the Sartell Lumber fl fl company's mill. At St. Joseph, eight miles west of E I here, the electric light plant wau H blown across the street. Half a dozen tA formers near St. Wendell, ten mile9 I I north of St. Cloud, lost all of their H farm buildings M Ellis, Kan. July 5 A high wind a I struck Ogallah, a small town west of H S here last night, blowing over dozens 9i I of barns, other buildings and wind 2j I Pipestone, Minn , July 5. Farm B buildings, fences and crops were laid M H waste by a tornado that swept a con- j I Biderable territory here late last I fl nipht The tornado started at a I I point three mTTFS" aPhirestfKTi. . "n H place and passed ous! for a distant 1 I of twelve miles No one was killed. I H BALLOONS SAIL NORTH I Kansas City. Mo.. July 5. Four of H the balloons in the national elimina- I H tion race that started from here yes- I terday still were in the air and sail- J B j ing northeast somewhere over Michl- II in and Indiana early this afternoon fl according to reports reaching the fl headriuarters of the Kansas City Aero club The local United States weath- er observer said the winds today should carry the bags directly over I : the Great Lakes Into Canada. The Good Year, of Akron. Ohio, was reported passing Galena 111., early to- day and shortly afterward the crew I of the Kansas City Post sent an "all's well ' message from Joilet. Ill The other two bags, the Million Ponuiation club of St Louis and the Kansas City II had not been heard from since late last night but were M believed to be following the same rJM general direction as the two reported 1 Unidentitled balloons believed to be m contestants were reported as flying over South J3end. Ind . and Benton Harbor, and Jackson, Mich. Galena, III.. July B. The Goodyear, . Which left Kansas City yesterday in the balloon contest, passed over this IH city ;it ."- o'clock this morning, travel- m Ing slowly north at a low altitude. oo TODAY'S GAMES Athletics Beat Red Sox. IH Boston. July i American ) 1 R. H E- M Philadelphia Boston 10 J Batteries Bush. Bender and Schang; Leonard, Hall and Carrigan, I Games Postponed. H Pitltohurg Pa . July .Y-( National)- St Louis 0. Pittsburg 0. tailed end m first half of first inning rain. New York. July 5. (American) Wushii.giun-New York game postpon- IH 1 . : .- header Monday. fH H Quakers Lose to Braves. lm Philadelphia. July .-.(National) Boston 4. Philadolphia 0. (Called end first hall of fifth, rami j Giants Defeat Dodgers. H Brooklyn, July 5.-NaionaM- . . I',;' im brooklvn j'xT.'-.r Batteries -Matbew.son and Mecr T. H 1 and Fisher. Heckinger.