Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-28
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.
A Demented Tramp Attempts Suicide
al Provo.

IfopO Dispdioh-A tramp, evidently
dementod, TILED To throw himself un.
der II. a. w. freight ttain at tho de-
pot yesterday afternoon. He was hurt
about the leg and grolu, and his clothes
were torn ina manner that showed n
holt OF rod had caught him. lie was
picked up and taken TO the jail In u
delivery wagon, where DR.. Biekford
was summoned TO attend him. His
injuries, however, were found 10 be
but slight.
a Dlpatoh reporter saw him In the
jail, but the account he gave Of him.
self WIS very rambling. In answer
10 the reporters Inquiry ~ 70 his mo-
tive for throwing himself under the
train, he said that he might "a well die
that way m any other, stating that he
had 10 be shot anyhow, a. the engineer
OF engine i0I was going 10 shoot him.
,ie said tina, the engineer Intended 10
start Mt his toes and shoot q little oil nj
each shot until he was dead. lie said
he came from Newark, Ohio. and that
ho had been 10 Montana, but had not
worked anywhere. lie was given
lodgings In tho Jail, but no will, IN all
probability, be moved TO the asylum
IA soon as AN examination can bo had
Logan journal - shortly after 4
O'Clock Tuesday morning the heavens
were illuminated by n blake. A Journal
reporter found himselfat David Lewis
store corner Of Second aud q streets
three minutes later. That part Of Mr.
Lewis builiing leased IN Mr.. Salten.
berger was ablake. the iirc seemed 10
envelop the whole building at once and
any attempt 10 save anything was
wholly futile. Mr.. Saltenborgur aud
family lived In tho bllilding and lost
practically everything. by the time
tho nrcmen got wen under head
way-and II was a very brief period
the hosooart- and engine were
ON the scene. No one believed the firu
could be stopped TN thu entire struc.
tnro,which was frame, had been burned
10 the ground. Hut THIS boys worked
with viii, and while the hydrant
pressure was 70 light as 10 render the
water thvrefrom almost valueless, Ia
Ton minutes the firemen aud those alb
ing them had the fire under control.
MIR. Lewis saved his furniture, hut
everything else IL lost In tho flru. Iii.
gallery u gone, the building, though
not consumed, Is a wreck. Mr.. Salt.
odboTg had $1,000 ON his stock Of goods
AMI $500 ON his furniture. Mr.. Lewis
had 5000 on his gallery, $1,000
on the buildings and $1,000 on
his stock OF picture frames aud the
like, He estimates his lors at 5000;
aud only took the insurance oui
about six weeks ago. Measrs Easlon,
Sloan & Co. have already received
word that the adlustefs viii he out Ia
settle the losses Ia Logan In Mr.. lewis,
case, they having wired their firms OF
the ioas and the necessity for promI
action.
Ogden NoHdard. The County court
met yesterday morning for the purpos,
Of discussing the letting oftbe contract
for the In Plata road through Middle
Fork. After some consultation thu
County decided to do the work with,
out contract. Seleetmen Shurtlifl
and Foy were appointed commillc,
to look after the road. John patter,
ron has been engaged 10 supervise II,
construction. The work viii hegi
this morning and he pushed with All
the Tapidity possible, as Ogden desire,
communication by the now aud short
road at once.
Yesterday, while a number Of chill
dren were playing nelr a cider mill n
Hooper, u twelve'year-ol daughter Ol
Joseph Wordsworth had the fingers d
the leh hand caught between Ia,
rolleb tue children having put tn,
mill IN motion. They were unable /.
vet he hand out eli Assistance ha,
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