Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-07-08
NEWS OF THE WEST.
Shocking and Probably Fatal lCCi-
dent on The Fourth.
SUICIDE OF An ASYLUM INMATE.
street Car Mishap Hive Attempts TO
Burn q Sacramento Laundry
A Heroic Woman.
SUICIDE OF an ASYLUM INMATE.

The Sallna FrtsJ says that the mer'
chants OF that place have chippeu ~
aud bought street sprinkler AT oos'
Of tiOO, which will ue put NJ "o'A
Immediately.
The old liberty pole which has stoo1
tho winters blast ami Storm ~"
dcoTchiug heat Of summer sun W.
many years has succum nru w 'Io
elements, snys the Lehi hah.t'i ~ a..
today we saw 1t stretcheu upon Wy
ground, broken or at the 'op anu 'o'''N
oil vt the bottom.
An pofortunute accident occurred
an a., Flutth by which John JOhns0n
of Ephraim had his nip bone broken
and vas otherwise badly BRUISED. ht
was driving Ia a cart with Two ulhtft
when hla horse became frightened
and nlartcd quickly, In eudcavoring
10 hold u one OF the lines broke anu
tie horse was pulled around, tipping
them ali tout, with the fttuit above
stated. The others were somewhat
bruised, but no bones were bfUkeu,-
Eni6rrtisc.
Lehi HAMMER; On Wednesday n
little daughter Of MIR. Mason Of rait
Lake, snn.in.law Of Mt. Bryant OF the
Junction, was fatally burntd. She
and little boy were playing together
when he sut match 90 her dressi Oufn'
lug oil her clothes OIL. Her mother
rushed to her assistance aud burned
her hands severely In her Efforts TO
save her child. Dr. Hoshaw wis
called IN TO attend the hItlu sutlcfer
aud did all he could for her RELIEF
but II Ia thought that she VIII not TO-
cover.
John KosohnitzkI n carpontrr'- ap'
prentice, tried to board street car 40
San Francisco on Thursday, bel 70 Il
was stopped. lie jumper ON the fore
IAFt OF the dummy and, missing the
fifst ftanchtun, WAS thrown 10 thv
ground and rolled toward the car. The
wire quart prevented MIN from rolling
under the wheels, but II cut a great
cash In the side OF his head, ,hying the
skull bare. lie was gar.iru & the
California Womau's Fcspiial, aud his
head rewed up by the resident phyeic'
iau. The wound, though scrloub Is
not likely 10 result fatally.
Mrs. J. r.. Lowery, wiio Of Sheriff
Lowery Vt Prescott county, Ariki did
heroic act by arfostilg Mexican
hoInethirt ou Wednesday morning.
The shorin's residence IN on tie cut
skirts Of the town, aud while hu was
absent on official business the Moxi'
eau, who hnd stolen horse. ap-
pfoached the house, pursued by a
deputy. Thinking that the Mexican
was an escaping prisoner from the jail,
Mrs. Lowefy grabbed rix'sh0Otet uu
tauout OF the house, intefceptiug thrd
man no helonme around the c0rneIoithe
corral. Pulling the Hix.rhOuter on HIN,
ehe commanded him 10 halt and throw
up his hands, when no did aud sine
compelled him to wait until the deputy
arrived anu took him iu custody.
An explosion occurred ut Glenwooi
on the Fourth OF July that may cost
John EdmOudaon mis- life, SAYS the
Rlchflold Advocate. While ohnuou.
nling with au anvil he lit the fuse anu
waited until time for the shot which
did not occur when he expected. a
break In the fuse had delayed II until
he had returned and was just In the
POSITION TO have his hands blown TO
pieces anu the front port Of his body
horribly burned aud Jared. DR.. Neil
who WAS call d Immediately, rmpu-
tRt,d 10th thumbs aud four Fingers.
lie NO blOatcd aud swollen TINT IL 10
thought he n Injured internally, anu
the doctor fears he viii not live. Nit,
EdmOndson has wife Aud two chill
drcn, one Of whom Ia married and the
other Ii about sixteen yeafs old.
While Thomas Nelson, n young man
Of Richheld, was going down the can
yOn with IA load Of WOOD, the bnilu
came OF from one Of the horses which
rendered them unmguggAhle, anu he
was thrown from the wagon by one
wheel striking stump. The wheels
passed over one Of his legs, crushing
both bones between the kueo ana ankle.
lie dragged himself some distance 10
the shade Of tree whore Mark Bean
found him about an hour afterwards,
He was brought 10 town In tho even.
ing and DR.. Nell attended to his 10.
jufies. What makes tho case more
serious Ia the fact that Mi. Nelson was
already cripple, hnyin had one leg
Injured some years ago, which has
since teen somewhat stin ami several
inches snort. TO have the other log
now broken leaves him Ia condition
to DO pitied.-Riohae'd Advocate.
No less than i've attempts have
been made 10 burn the laundry Of City
Trustee Green, at Sacramento during
the past few nights. Early wednesday
morning the watChman saw "A ngn
acting suspiciously near the laundry,
He approached him and when within
few feet Of him the stranger ran
down Nineteenth street aud escaped.
A short time atterwnrd the Waterman
discovered blaze in the barn aujoiu-
ing Groen's premises, AEer consider.
able difficulty the Waterman, with the
assistance OF neighbort, oItinguishrd
the fire. Back Of tue laundry laa two.
story frame building when has been
ussd "a u stoTehouse for starch anu
other articles. About O'Clock next
morning the watchman was startled
by a sudden light, and la an instant
tue entire upper portion Of the bulldog
was ablRze. An alarm was quickly
sounded, but before the fire depart
ment reached the scene the building
was destroyed. IL was learned that
the fires were started by an inui-
yidual who has some grievance against
Green.
An inmate cf the AgnoWs asylum
committed suicide ON Wednesday
afternoon ut San Jose, Cal, IN "A very
Ingenious manner. Mis-, Rosa Cane,
who was committed last March from
Oakland, went into tho toilet In her
ward, uudressed, and throwing the
towel over the lower partition which
separated the Mushroom from the
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