Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-01-23

Ing Il TOT. use ON the roads. rhcuowuer
wan frozen, and Bunjnmin bewis and
lanes Kerr were standing uy tue FIRE
thawing II out. The men hada htlc&
! m each hnnd, AMI lying CLOSE TO their
feet were six other sticks OF powder. IL
ia supposed that u cap was lett fastened
In the end OF one OF tile sticks,
/ and that II was ignited by the
flame from the fire. The eX.
nluaion was not only heard
| hut felt nj n distance OF two miles.
/ Lewis was blown over the twelve foot
gravel bank, and Kerr was hurled in
| the opposite direction, allghting about
I two rods from where lie started. Kerr
was not quite dead when those who
hnl witnessed the accident rushed to
his assistance, hut both his hands had
been blown off, one leg was broken
10 badly that Ii was almost hanging by
| n piece Of the skin, the knee % the
other leg was crushed, and hts face was
| a phapoles, mas. Lewis was IN much
the snmo condition. Both his hands
had been blown OF, aud hs face was
cut TO pieces.
He lived until early on Saturday
mornlug. Thomas Exeter, Fred
Raincy and Elandcr Penrl, who were
standing about two rods rom the fire
when tho explosion occurred, were
blown about two rods, anu were badly
cut AID bruised. Exeterwns suffering
severely on Saturday. The clothing
was nearly torn from all tho men. A
little boy, son OF Charles Walton,
whose house II about twenty rods dis.
tant from tho spot where the fire was
located, was standing within two rods
Of the place when the explosion oc.
CURED. He was picked up aud thrown
forty feet, but WINS neither cut nor
bruised badly. The house itself was
nesgly wrecked and Mls. Walton was
thrown down by the force Cf the ux.
plOsiOn. Lewis had vile AMI two
children.
This nrcmen's hall at Hytum was
both social and financial success, The
hall was well flied aud the music tx.
cellent.
Messrs. II. G. Enston, II. IA. Cutler.
Lieut.. Styer AMI wife ami Miss Clara
Kenyon are among the members OF the
amateur dramatic cub recently Orga.
nized here for the purpose NJ psoiuc.
Ing the Two Orphans. They will
probably perform hero during the
Stnkc conference.
rhaddeus Buxton, an insane young
man, created disturbance nj dance
In Smithiield, and was committed to
the county jail for five days. A petit.
ton was presented nj the last session VI
the county court, from residents Of
several Oi tho settlements, asking tho
court TO take care Of Buxton, AS he was
feputed 10 he dangerous, aud when.
ever II was known that he was ia
a settlement the women were afraid TO
venture out Of doors, liz will muut
likely lie sent 90 Provo.
Mrs. Eldreige was arrested some
time since and was bound over 10 al.
pear against her husband, Nathan
Eliredre, VINO was charged with un.
lawful cohabitatlon. The lady admitted
tue marriage, but claimed they had
been separated since the issuancu Of the
manifesto. Her husband was arrested
In Ogden last week aud CAV bonds be.
lore Commissioners Bishop.
Nephi johnson, who was arrest.
cd about two weeks ago for
f0rnicatiOn and was put under
bonds, has been re.arrested, this
time Tor assault with u deadly weapon.
Nina Hansen, the girl hc ruined,
claims that In the firat place he nc.
compllshod his purpose by threatening
her with Instant death " she refused
10 comply with Fhis vile wishes. She
alleges that ne threatened heT with an
open knife. He will have hearing
today before Commissioned Goodwin.
On Friday morning w. n. Thomas
made an assignment 10 a. q. Barber.
II was surprise TO every body, us MI.
Thomas was repuiei 10 lie wealthy.
Hal 1t not oecn Tor the present string.
ent condition Of the money market he
would have pulled through all right.
The property placed In tue hands OF
the assignee fur exceeds Ia value the
gross amount OF the liabilities. There
was only one preferred creditot-the
Thatcher BrOthers' Banking Co., Tor
slU1O. The names Of the various
creditors and the amounts due them
are not named In the assignment.
LOGAN, Jan. 20.