The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-08-18
a FRIGhTFUL ACCIDENT.
a Boy Crushed Almost to a Jelly.

| The Junction has the following par
ticulaTs OF q frightful accident which
occurred at Ogden on Saturday even
ing:
On Saturday evening, between ;
and 8 O'Clock the most frightful acct
Dent that ever occurred in our city
took place 10 the new Coop building
corner OF Main and Fourth street..
The victim, Julian FIygare, a bright
Little fellow between IL and 10 year,
OF age, Was the sen Of Bishop n. @.
tlygare, who has the contract for the
carpenter work upon ths building
above named. The unfortunate lad
had been engaged at work on the
building, and ss his father was bold
ing the responsible position Of con
tractor on the same, be felt a conf
dence in going about the building and
manipulating ths machinery.
On Saturday evening after the
workmen had quit tor the night,
deceased, In company with his
younger brother and several other
companions, of about his own age,
were In the Guiding, and the elevator
not being secured. the lads COM
menced playing on il, some coming
up from the fret floor, while others
descended from the second to the first
dGor. Tie cages which weigh about
800 pounds each are 60 arranged that.
when tU6y are empty, they balance
each other. The boys, when COM
mencing their fun, were lettering"
upon these cages. but, getting tired OF
this, decided to vary Their procedure.
Accordingly young Flygare went
be!SH to the first door, and agreed to
act as brakeman"
just previous to the time Of
the accident, the south cage
Was at the second f2or, a defiance of
sixteen feet from the first, and q
couple of boys Were standing upon it; |
tbs north cage Was upon the floor; |
deceased was standing Immediately |
under tho south cage; the word was
given from above "One, two, three"
and the poor boy pulled the spring, |
which, releasing the north cage, im-
flew upward, and the
ether, with the boys upon il. COM |
nenced to descend with great velo-
city. Naturally enough the unfortu-
nate lad, seeing that if he remained |
IuCeIreaIh be would be crushed,
placed his lett hand upon the beam
and jumped under the cage be had |
-sieased, and which had just MS
,eEded. The weight of the boys upon
be south cage caused the latter to
ehouud about foot when it reached 7
.he flor. The shock threw the other
age up f-ot higher than it is ac-
,ustOmed 10 be taken; the wire rope
)eing still, did nos give Ike an or
llnsry Temp rope would have done,
nd the consequence was that the
lCoE t. which WAS attached the south
age, cams cut Of It's loop. Then the
lorih cage came down with a crash,
Utmost crushing to jelly poor little
thlisn, killing him instantly. When
ne accident occurred The boys, fear
ng they had broken something, and
hat the law would take oognizance
If it, ran away A couple of special
policemen hearing the noise, ran
over, and we're in time 10 capture two
d the largest toys, who were taken
mo the building once more ezami-
la;ion bsing made 10 zee il any dam
s..e was duue-nO suspicious being
that under cue OF the
luge cages lay tae mangltd corpse of
! human being. Upon it being
ound Gt being nearly dark in the
that 60 damage had been
lone to tbs elevator, the boys we're
-eleased. When the cage descended
dyss boys had no idea that their COM
1auio1 Was stricken gown. and in the
,Op fusion thought that young FlygsTe
had run from the building
w:th them. His parents hunted
al night, aud IN the morning
the little brother above mentioned,
,tarted 10 hunt for bis older brother.
He knew iull we'll that be left Julian
t the building the night before, and
vas led to visit the elevator. Just
sbOFe luo BOhId VI luS nOItu GdE6t
md between it and beam, WAS just
,isible a human hand. Then the
lille fellow rushed out and gave the
alarm. Several gentlemen were soon
lpcn the spot, the cage VAS raised
lnd there lag the crushed and blead-
ng remains of what was once Julian
Elygare. His legs, arms, back. wrist
II the left band, and ribs were broken,
hough-singulsr enough-his bead
vas hardly bruised. From the posture
n which the body was found, it Was
evident that with his LEFT hand upon
he centre beam, hearing the jar
)ccasioned by the hooks slipping cut,
le had attempted to get out, but the
age must have descendtd in g second.
Had he been in an upright position
It tee time, his head would I'M
loubisdly have been reduced TO an
lIrsCOenizAble mas.
a coroDer's Jury returned verdict
u accordance with the facts given
,bovs, and the funeral took place on
Monday, attended by a large con-
course OF persons.