Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-09-15
NEWS OF THE WEST.
Two Men Have Arteries Severed by
Accidental Shots.
A RUNAWAY BROKE his NECK.
Teams r rui Ovsr nnd Klled-Iiua.
Ter Taaiy Par lyz d by Iior.
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A Greek who pives bis name %
SPENCER aud his residence NJ San
francisco, met with a fatal accident
while bunting on the marsh near Red.
wood, Cal, on Saturday evening. His
shotgun was accidentally discouraged,
the load onteripg the left arm near the
hfmpii, badly lacerating the flesh and
covering the main artery.
John r. NcClendon, q prominent
fancher and stOck.raiser Of Ukiau,
Cal, while returning to his home near
Calprlla Saturday evening, accident.
ally shot and killed himttli. McClen.
don's gun was loaded, aud when the
wagon struck a chuckhols the gun
was discharged aud the shot severed
an artery In his arm, from which he
bcd to death.
A team n horses belonRing 10 the
American Carriage company ran away
In San Francisco on Saturday after.
noon. when near the Bank OF Cali.
iornia the driver, James Delte, was
thrown OF. He struck on tho point Of
bic child ami his head was visited
atuund, breaking his neck aud ifac.
turing tho skull. He was picked ~
In an unconscious condition and taken
to the RECEIVING Hospital, whcro be
died. He was IS years Of age.
ON Monday SD Head, n toamster,
met death while descending the gtads
from the Idaho Dtmoctat mine, Hailoy,
Idaho, with n fouf.horse team loadci
with ore. He was citing on the dash.
board Of tue wagon, which gave way,
AMI Head fell under the wheels Ani
was run over, breaking his back,
crushing his pelvia ana LETT leg. He
lay on the grade for about four houts
before discovered, and before medical
aid reached tho unfortunate man hr
expired. Head WAS so years old, a
native OF Vermont
Matthew Roach, missing dry goods
salesman who has been muurned tor
dead, made his APPEARANCE In the flc6h
Saturday At ban Ffanciscn lust IN time
10 Interrupt his own funeral services
and TO prevent the burial OF body
that had beon identified by moro than
. score OF former associates 40 his. The
funeral oortoge was we'll on its way 10
the cemetery when messenger from
tho coronot's ofiloo intercepted II
with tho newe that a mistake htd
Of IN. bodv- Roach ua. aIiys
Ihouyh m In IN. hosnii.I Th. had1
of M, unknown dead linus rud.iy
dumped from n nsat oaskei to a marble
slab nj lhe morgu. IL that IN n man
who moi only closely res,mbled n ,aeh
m feature. hui In fl,u,e ami in 200
Ho had aafk hair and slde whiahers
cut olo,e 10 IN, face and ,llyhtiy
Hinged with grey, was apparently So
YEAR, Of age. vor. n dark su.t OF rich
material ana well made, and bore syi.
denoes OF having been a man of some
means.
III. l.. btillwell and James IngfsIi,
mombers OF n party lof four who left
Des Moincs, ln., something over n
month ago for u hunting and fishing
trip In the Northwest, arrived nj Port
land, Oregon, Saturday, and loft 10
visit friends neat Harrisburg, from
which point they viii proceed TO Call.
fornia. This other two members Of the
party met Win peculiar mlaadventufet,
and are now on their way homel Ia the
care OF relatives. One OF them 10 Il. A.
Roberts, who Ia perfectly helpless and
paraly xeu iIom stpgs OF hornets, anu
inc other u william DavlutOD, with q
pistol bullet burleu somewhere under
lhe lett shoulder blade, which the doc
tor mas not yer Deon aole 10 nno. Ihe
party. soon alter PASSING the oregon
line, fell In with AN old trAppor and
hunter named JAKE boyu,iwhom they
engaged 70 take them Into tho most
remote part OF inc blue mountains 70
hunt elk anu ueer. They cAmped on
= smaIi stream emp'ylng into Desola-
ION lake, anu LOT week enjoyed the
nhoN hunting imaglnAple ana
spienuiu hshing IN the lake anu
lN tributaries. On september the
anu the party, win their guide,
started out 10 nave mai hunt.
while they were ealing their lunch
= neck Oh woou uueks came around
benu OF the shoie, anu each Of
tne parry teiIou nus revolver 10
lAke . thot NJ iheu' Davidson
anu boyu, the Rulue, ran toward
me snore 10 gel q better shot Al tue
uuoks. As boyJ TOOK aim David
500 stumoleu IN 'front.' OF hlni' anu tue
ouhet ehtetsu DANlutoh's phohi rang
lnk setoss Ahu remaining puTiou Ia lhe
muscles Oh the shoulder DAVIDSON
Vas piAoeu IN tne poa' 'he now OF
piood sIoppeu rs Wen rs possible ana
we party tolnrnsu 70 CAMP Whon
,hey arrived NJ tho eheg vhefe they
wv hoooibs they Wets eetoeishei 70
hhl hith III INC NAleI w 70 MS chln,
hoiuing on 70 root WINE tnoussnue
plg olaoA noIhe's were clioilhg ABOUT
MS nshu. lho party foNeu 10 tue