The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-05-28
DIED In THE WATER
The Peculiar Death of Michael
O'Brien Yesterday
AT THE WARM SPRINGS BATHS
Taken With a Fit, He Falls into The
Water, and is Found Dead Few
Minutes Later.

A few minutes before noon yesterday
Michael O'Brien was drowned in the large
pool at the Warm springs and the body is
now at Evans undertaking parlors.
O'Brien came to Salt Lake from Frisco
about two months ago and during that time
has boarded at the White house. He was
miner and had been working in the Horn
Silver, where he became loaded and came
here for suitable treatment. His physician
advised frequent baths in the medicinal
waters of the Warm and Hot springs The
water had the desired effect and the lead
gradually receded from his system until
the only signs which could be observed
were in his legs. O'Brien had never been
married and OF money he seemed to have
plenty, occasionally receiving check from
Frisco.
Yesterday morning, in company with
Thomas Hickey and two other gentlemen,
O'Brien boarded the car and went to the
Warm Springs to have BATH The four
friends were soon in the water and O'Brien,
although nearly sixty years of age, outdid
them all in swimming. He swan twice
around the large pool and then seated
the water and began to wash his legs
and feet. Hickey walked up the stairs and
called to Mike to hurry out and get dressed,
at the same time entering the dressing
room. As O'Brien did not join him within
three or four minutes he returned to the
general bath, and the miner was nowhere
10 be seen. A hurried search in the various
rooms failed to reveal his whereabouts, and
Hickey declared he felt confident the man
he in
two gentlemen in the big pool at the time
and they dived to the bottom several times
and at last brought the body to the sur
lace. Ii was at once placed across barrel
ana every effort was made to resuscitate
IL, out all to no purpose. After a quick
gasp and convulsive jerk of the Jaws q
light foam gathered on the mans lips, and
ne was beyond the reach of human power.
The physicians who had been summoned
| arrived about fifteen minutes after the
BODY had been removed to the hall of the
building. In short time it was placed in
a wagon and conveyed to Evans undertake
| ing establishment where Coroner Harris
held an inquest last evening at o'clock,
the Jury rendering verdict in accordance
| with the facts already stated
1t was learned that O'Brien was a tenn
perate man, seldom drinking with the
crowds. Yesterday morning, however,
seems to have been somewhat Of an excep-
ton and he took several drinks. Still, he
was far from being intoxicated.
On the stand Manager Byrne explained
his idea of the case, which was accepted by
the jury. He said that the dead man had
taken several drinks and upon entering the
hot water, which registered at 10l, his blood
already very warm and flowing freely, be
came suddenly highly heated and when he
seated himself on the steps, rushed to his
head, causing him to have sort of apoec
tic lit. Where he struck the hard floor
there are two little scratches or bruises and
the face is rather dark-like; the brain is
filled with blood.
| The body will be buried out of money
held by MIR. Phillips, manager OF the White
house.