Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-10
FROM WESTERN EXCHANGES
Jhs Railroad Wreck Near Grand
Junction.
M. KARL q. MAEsEi, IN IDAHO.
sad Case Of Drowning on the Ore.
son Beach.--A Blaze on Coyote
Greek, WA Suicide.
m KARL O. MAEsEn IN IDAHO.

nenvCr anu lklO trunut DtDhu
ssuge. due here Mt $50 n. M, was
wreckcd Friday morning short
disiance from DeBequc. n rock slide
had occurred during the night and as
Inc tram rounded curve n came upon
Inc obstruction without any warning.
THE engine turned toward the bank
and climbed for n few feet but finally
feil over against the side. The bag
gnge car shot past the engine aud
1rll upon its side Ia the OPP.
nosite direction. The remaining cars
N m. train were practically uninjurcd.
No person was killed Ia the accident
and the Injuries are conflned 10 very
slleht bruises. The passengers, how
ever. were well frightened IL the mar.
row escape they had made. Tho
engineer says thc engine came
upon the slide 20 suddenly and unex.
pecledly that he had no time or oppOr-
unity 10 even think what was "a be
done. After his engine LEFT the track
he stepped TO the door OF the cab 90
lump lust ~ the baggage ear shot by
him, He escaped by crawling out
over the boiler aud came face 10 face
with his fireman who had escaped Ia
selmilar manner. Five trains met at
the scene Of the wreck aud waited all
day for the truck TO he put Ia such
share that they could get through aud
carry their passengers 10 their ucstina.
lions. The wfecklng crew worked
Lerolcally and about I O'Clock In the
evening the first train got through
and arrived In this city at about $
O'Clock.
Sacramento RccOrd.Union-A storls
tOr) 90 Gloom was cast over Long
Beach, when Miss Nellie Boise,
daughter Of Circuit Judge Boise Of
Salem, Oregon, aud William Steel,
step-son Of Postmaster George A. steel
Of Portland, were drowned while bath
ing In the surf. The accident hap
pened In front Of Stoupr hotel, In view
Of twenty OF thirty persons. a huge
wave, attended by fearful undettow,
swept a parry Of bathcrH into the deep
water, and before the undortow sub.
sided the unfortunate young people
had worn themselves out In struggling
against II. Miss Boise was the elder Of
two daughters Of Circuit Judge Boise
Of Salem. She was twenty.threc years
old, and WAS leader In society In the
capital city. She went 10 the beach
last Saturday, and was staying ut the
cottage Of Judge Stolt Of Portland.
Although unable 10 swim, she was al
ways very cautious while bathing.
William Steel was nineteen years Of
age.
IDAHO iordid--On Sunday last about
y. m. word came TAP 10 our city that
the bodyof man was found floating In
the Portneuf. Ia a short time quite a
number OF people gathered on the
hanks Of tho river nj tho foot OF Center
street, where the body lay near the
shore. Tho body was recognized as
that OF "Bismhrk," whose real name
sAlfred Funk. Ho had carefully laid
aside his coat and vest, while his cap
was found near tho waters edge. Did
he fall oil the sharp bank or dellbernte-
ly walk Ia, II "A question that cannot
be known, but that the poor piece Of
wrecked humanity IN gone from our
midst IL a fact. He II supposed TO have
bcen about forty years OF age aud II IL
said that he was u divorced husband,
snd that he once was wealthy. We are
told that he has brother now living
In Park City, Utah, but OF this we
have no positive assurance. On the
morning OF his death he had n III, and
Il ia generally thought that his mind
had become deranged by excessive
debauchery, he sought relief In the
swif waters Of the river. An Inquest
was held and 1t was pronounced case
Of suicide.
Evanston RegiSier-The ranch resi-
denoo Of Mrs. Kate Clifton on Coyote
creek, some twelve miles from here,
was entirely consumed By flames
Thursday night. During the right
Mrs. Clifton heard noise In the
Kitchen which sounded very much
Ike human footsteps. Shc got up,
lighted "a lamp aud went into the
kitchen 10 learn the cause of the noise
when lamb which Ind found Ia way
In ran against her; In her fright she
dropped the lamp aud before she real.
lied II the flames were spreading In
every direction. Everything In the
house was consumed, the occupants
barely escaping with their clothes.
The house was valued AT $1,000 aud
there wac somewhere In the nelghbor.
hood OF $1,000 In personal effects and
furniture In II.
idaho LldCpondoRt.-At n meeting
heIu IN tlu second ward meeting
house, Monday evening, presided over
by Prof Maeser, mn educational con-
ventioD was organized embracing all
the Church schools Of the Church Of
Jesus Christ OF Lattor-day Saints In
Idaho. John IL. Miles was elected
chairman, anu H.. Hart secretary Of
said convention. The first session will
he held at Paris ON tho second Monday
ofJuly, 1902, TO continue three days.
laramie BoOmerdHO The Chey.
enne Sim says that for threu days
Deputy Sheriff Sharpless and twenty.
ive friends Of the missing man have
been searching through the foothills,
over the prnirie aud Ia and about the
silver Crown district for Thos. Bam-
ford, the young ranchman who dlsap.
peared from that locality week ago
Thursday. Tom Bamford was the
most popular man In nll the country
side ami the settlers nro determined 10
probe to the bottom the mystery OF his
disappearance and 10 run TO earth Mt
any cost his murderers II there has
been foul play.
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