The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-08-31
CRAZED BY DRINK.
[. A. Brim Thrusts His Head.
Against a Buzz Saw.
HIS INJURIES NOT FATAL.
The Horrible Act tho Rust OF a
ProtracteG Debaueh-his
Brothers Statement.

Atabout 7.30 O'Clock yesterday morn.
ing a well dressed young man, Of
medium height and slender buiIc
walked into the planning mill of the
Taylor, Romney d Armstrong Co., on
the corner of Second West and South
Temple Streets, and stood for few
minutes watching William Everett,
one of the mill hands, operate a
circular saw, with apparent interest. The
workman finished ripping a board, and
turned to pile of lumber for another
board; and as he did so, the man de-
liberately approached the saw, and tax.
ing OF his hat stopped down and
placed his head against the rapidly re-
volvlng saw. Charles Lundouist, a lad
who was engaged at the time
in carrying off the lumber, witnessed
this prCce ding, aud Immediately
started TOWARDS the man. bur
before he could reach him, he again
put his head against the saw. By this
time the attention of others had been
attracted, and number of men gath
cred around the unfortunate individual.
anxious to render any possible assist
ance. he was carried outside the mill.
placed in chair, and his head. which
presented CHASTITY appearance, bathed
IN water. DIR. Joseph Richards was
summoned by telephone and arrived
In short time accompanied by OFF,
GERS Burt and Burbidge. The physician
dressed the wounds as best he could
and the man was Immediately after
wards taken to st. Marks HOSPITAL. |
where Drs. Hamilton and Richards
made thorough examination of his
injuries, and sewed up the wounds. |
The skull IN one place was cut through |
but the brain was uDiDjured, and last |
evening he was resting easily, with |
good chapce for recovering.
This is certainly one of the most re-
markable attempts at suicide, if it can |
be called such, ever heard of in this |
section, and the method employed is as
horrible as it is novel. The Individual
who is bound ID attain considerat lie
notorlety through the affair is Ira AL
bert Brlm. young man well known in
THIS community, where he mas lived
most OF his life. He is about 26 years of
age, and with his brother, Edward E.
brlm, has been engaged in mining en-
terprises at Ophir tor some years past.
he has been quite successful financially.
nd it IS not known that any cause tor
existed.
A week ago last Tuesday be left for
Soda Springs, and since then has
been drinking heavily. He re-
turned to this city a lew
days ago, and on Tuesday his
condition was such that a thysiclan
y as called. The latter made him stop
but sincs then Brlm has been
unable 10 eat or sleep, and his nervous
system seemed to be completely shat
cred. His brother Ed. came TO town
u Wednesday, and has been carefully
HIM, as it was evident thathe
vas on the verge OF delirium tremcus,
yesterday morning, however, while
Sd. was engaged in writing a letter a.
he White House, his brother STONED
,ut unnoticeo ard wandered down TO
he lumber yard. 4 /
Ed. Brif.i says that the story that his
'rothcr had been jllted by yourg
ady, and that his conduct was due ="
il consequence, is al
onsense. lie says that Bert, {
S be is Familiarity called, had {
een complaining about his head,
nd thinks that while be was watching
be saw at the mill, an insane desire TO /
eiieve his sufferings took possession CT I
i'm, and in his frame Ct mind he wss E
Incapable of considering tie conse- i
uences. The young man does not ap-
ear to be aware Of what be has done. S
hitch would seem to destroy the in f
sntional self-destructive theory. /
This idea is confirmed By stateme It Z
Jade by the young man SOON after the t
ccurrence, and when he had partially C
from an apparent stupor. a
Vhen asked If he had contem plated y
licide, Brim said no; that he became :
izzy and fell over the saw. Further I
q, when again asked how the accident
ccurred, he said be didn't know.
hen pull ed away from the saw he
;ked, Am [ branded? Z" and later
hen spoken to, said, Am 1 branded