The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-07

Andrew ]. Taysum. jr, a we'll
known young man of this city, met
with a shocking death at the Rio
Grande Western depot last evening at
10:45.
Mr. Taysum had BEEN to Saltair,
where he had been employed a portion
of the time, returning ON the train
which arrives here at the hour al
luded to. How he met his death, or
rather what the Immediate incidents
preceding it were, will never be
known. Conjecture, however, would in
dictate that in aiighting from the cars
he fell between them and was rum
over when the train backed out from
the station.
The train came into the depot and
discharged its passengers, and then
backed OUT of the depot, as is the
custom. About fifteen minutes after
1t had gone young man named CLAIR
ence Arden was crossing the tracks
ON the south side Of Second South
street, when he noticed the body lying
across the rail on the east side of the
track. He gave the alarm, and Off
Gel F1tzmOrTiS and a number of the
employees of the Rio Grande Western
responded. Lights were brought and
lTOIu Vie liluLCdOfO1S II WOulQ appear
that the unfortunate man was dragged
a distance OF at least twenty feet and
then run over and completely cut i'm
twain. All along the distance were
foU-Si portions of his clothing, his cuff
buttons and other articles of wearing
apparel.
Although he is a well-known young
man, the result of the accident, roll
ing I'M the coal dust and the disGor-
ton of the features, had so altered the
face of the victim that those who were
intimate with him failed to recognize
him until after the coroners arrival
and the discovery of his pass TO the
beach in his pocket. Then it was that
the black CRIME was washed from his
countenance and the friends of the de-
ceased were enabled to tell that it
was Taysum.
The remains were taken TO the
morgue and from thence to the estaD-
lfs4lment of Joseph William Taylor.
None of the employees on the train
knew that an accident had occurred
until after they returned from the
beach. i was at first believed than
the young man was at the rear of the
train and had been struck while cross
ing the tracks. This theory was dis
proved when it was stated that when
the train backed out, there was a
brakeman ON the rear end and that
he gave the signal to the engineer
The accident was so close to the cross
ing as to be right in the glare of the
electric light and on the same side as
the brakeman was standing, SO if
Taysum had been there the trainmen
would have seen him.
So it must have been that he fell
between the cars somewhere in the
middle Of the train.
The engineer and fireman must have
been looking ahead, else they would
have seen him in the glare of the head
light.
MI Taysum was so years of age and
was a son of the late Mary Ann and
Andrew J. Taysum. He was single.
He had a great many friends in the
city and was liked because of his hap
py disposition. His brother, Rollo G..
Taysum, is the telegraph editor of
The Herald; Alonzo is a linotype op-
orator on this paper; George, another
brother, is a druggist; Mrs. B. F.
Thornberg and Mrs. 0. P. Pratt are
sisters and there are two more sis
tiers at the old home in addition, to
mourn his loss.
The funeral services viii be held
from the funeral chapel of joseph
William Taylor, on West Temple
street, at pm. Saturday
No inquest will be held, the coroner
being satisfied as to the cause of death.