Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-06-11
NEWS OF THE WEST.
Grim, Accident Caused by The EG.
Ulosion Of NIlro-GlyCeTIne.
roNS 10 PIECES wirm POWDER.

An Old Gentleman Elll;d by Gas
around the Gibbs on
Wager.
~ ~. cleveland, n farmer Of Olym-
Wasn., hal an ud1Ny amid his
U.s. oh ioultry ia ile t0aio OF ~
os'v,yS'Ji,ggsd chicken. Two n tie legs
s ton the ground aud t"opCiItIl tie
alf
Rlvetalde man writes that people
&, bls town arc i1elihg pretty Bl'h
,nis yrar. They have slippuI tui
stoui a.4IU carloads o. utarEt'i gud
tsve about 81 100000 jiugl!nS Ia ths.r
poCkei'
The sps al f1h commission, oonsIsi-
t,,. n no governor OF Wellington,
,bs ,srteiaty Of state anu the state
,,sssut,r, Lavo decided to locate tie
warrington salmon hGtehcfy ON 1ne
kalama ne"
Tho latrst move Of the Southern
pacific h 10 secure control Of the street
ar une u Santa Ana, aud ask iur o.
t,aprbisr tom ihc city trustees thst
io5ts Ike move 10 build ir0m that
rolnl to Long Beach.
Parties In tom Provo and Weber
,iyrf5.says the Park Guy Record report
inc water rarIiy falling nnd clearing,
and trout IN unusual numbers are seen.
This will DO the flost season tor trout
fishing for many yenrs, aud promises
sport Tor angltis'
Jesao Smith, a miner Mt Wellington,
"a g.. met an awful death early
saturday morning. He wHa sleeping
Alone In his cabin, which by some
mitcbance caught fire. The flames
,ptcai 10 kog Of powder beneath his
bsd, and terrible explosion eusutd,
atousing tho whole camp. Smilh's
body was blown TO pieces, aud the
cabin and several adjoining buildings
Wefs wrocAtd'
Last week Joseph Metfill, an old
citizen OF Brigham, says tho Bugicr,
yrs living swarm vi bees. Two q
tho nngofed little hOney-mukvra rot
under the screen and sluug Mr.. Mor-
flll To- the back u tue neck. The poison
from one Of the sIilgs seemed 70 strike
inwardly, making No external swell
Ing, aud affected the spine. In n short
tlmr the victim was speechloss and
raapiug Tor breath. Blue blolChee ~
large as nickols appeared ON various
IaIls Of his body, aud 10 was thought
he would die, but ut last reports he
was getting along all right.
A I4ls Angeles, Cal. dispatch says
that as n result OF n wager between W.
/. Williams Jr., son OF Deputy District
Attorney Williams, aud his uncle with
other parties, a curious trip In about 10
be undertaken. II isa cirCumnaviga.
ton Of the globe, which must be &C.
c0mpllshed within two years by vii.
llams Jf. and his giTl wife. The young
couple are 10 leave the Russ house
without d cent and no other clothing
than that upon their backs. Every bit
Of money which IL 10 carry tho trav.
tleu over 5000 miles must be- earned
on heToad. The start will be made
iof the north, san francisco and Sc.
attic being visited. then the road lies
through the Ofieui.
r.. II. Spencer, an old and vol.
known resident Of Los Angeles. was
found dead IN n small bedroom at his
family fosidence about noon on Satut.
DAY. Shortly after II O'Clock this
forenoon, Mrs. CfOnkhite noticed u
strong smell OF gae coming from the
adjoining rooms. She proceeded ~
make an examination, anu her search
nnully led her to the rear door Oi the
APARTMENTS occupied by her ueigh bOu.
The rear door was closed with the key
on theouiside, AMI the odor Of gas was
% strong that sho proceeded without
delay ~ open the door. AZ shs did ~
Tue now OF gas that escaped BlCkoned
anu nearly oveTpowereG her, hu,
ALARMED ~ she received no response 20
her calls aud tnu air becoming pureT,
me ytntuTed into the room. Her nj.
tenuOn was first drawn 10 the thumb.
screw Of toe gas jet, which had fallen
rom III place 10 the door. Coroner
Campbell and Detective Hawlty were
next summoned, aud comprehensive
Inspection OF the pTemiBra was made.
~ vas iouud that the kitchen dOlt
leading into tho dining room WAS BLut,
aud the kitthen wildOw anu tho win.
dow In Mr.. speucet's room were
closed, though usually they were kept
open 10 admit ireth air to the some
what cfamped qusrters.
A serious acClJe1t occurred sa,ur-
Jay morning al tue wOr.s OF the Jud.
IN Dynamite aud Powder company at
Nobel, two miles north Il Wust
batseley, Jays the Ssu FTnnciscu
NAHNHIfn|A a f.lH.u.. - u H.. 0.
hhl.lo nllt0-glycetino was seCreiod,
NA struck with hammer aud OK
plolel, killing john llafhilz, foreman
q Tue mixing deparlm 1T, aud Allen
=, hlWon, a carpenter. Frank Roster,
'ms.eri who was standing within
lWo iJ'i OF tho deadly wood, was
severely injured. Tho RCc.4out was
uue 70 tab CaIulefAntss OF the dead men,
VINO were familiar with the powerful
'ueet Of nittJ-glyrerine when Il Il In
heIlon' They had teen warned If
lhelt danger three minutes before the
tAplcaion occurred, but they did not
ueeu Inc command OF their superior
nnleeTi and 40 thRy paid ths penalty
WIN ller lives. HuTOdz was a mar
iiel hNu, about 35 yeats old and re-
,uel with his wife nt West Berkeley.
he was horribly nangled by tho force
" the explosion. From his knees ny
"y.o was scarcely u portion 0i his
sv1y IN 'front.' lhat was not cut anu
S'ul'tI' Pieces OF wood several Inches
VIZ were driven into hia abdomen.
WIN lAtse terrible injuries no 6uT.
W'ev 'Wo and u half hOuTs and then
llt1 gfeatagony. Physlclaus were
,' nad attended him, but oil they
'sul1 40 was to try and make hiB death