Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-12-29
NEWS OF The WEST.
ThrtY Scissors al His Sister and
Blinded Her.
BURNED TO DEATH on CHRISTMAS
shot q Horse TO Prevent Being Dragged
TO Dia'h--Boy Hunter Accid, mt.
ally killed-Chr mas Panic.

fornia glue works on Saturday. He
was asleep in an upper story OF the
luiiding when The fire starleJ.
A peculiar accident happened in the
vicinity o; FfesAwater, CAL, Christ.
mas evening. While engaged in
thinning Christmas trees, Ethel
Getchell loat an eye. She requested
her brother to hand her pair Of
scissors. He threw them to her with
ONE violence, striking her In the left
eye, entirely destroying the sight.
Harry VALIDITY, bank cashier of
Adrian, Mich, keeps many cate In b 8
barn. When asked why he dld this he
said: "When get up in the morn Dg
and things 20 wrong vita the hireu
girl and the children aud the house.
hold generally | DON'T SEQ anu storm.
| just grab an sx and 90 out to the
barn and xiii o cat.
While driving over the San Bruno
road leading to the Warren d Malley
quarry, In San MateO county, Cal,
Friday evening, Frank Scott and
John MirOn drove over q ten.fott
bank Gown into aTavine. The buggy
was overturned AMI MiI0u, who wae
OH the outside, escaped with few
bruises, but Scott Tell striking his head
upon q rock anu was instantly killed.
The horse also fell upon him.
A badly decOmposed body wac fou nd
floating Ia the bay near Port Costa,
CsL,on Saturday morning. 1t has been
identified rs that OF Gus Andersou,
who for some years was "a well known
character along the waterfront. o
mi. -,
living by digging claims, anu as he
drank to excess IL lie supposed nc fell
overheard while drunk. Ho leaves
relatives residing In san francisco.
Cart BaIstow, the only con OF s. f.
Barstow, Of the Marin Journal, who
was shot by the accidental discharge
OF his gun us no was @ climbing a fence
on Monday, at San Rs.sei, Cal, dleJ
Saturday. Last 1hursday an operation
was performed, anu pieces OF clothiug
and q number OF shot were removed
rom the wound. Blood poisoning set
IN. Barstow fingered IN semi.con.
scious ndiiiOn until death. He was
II years OF age.
A sailor named William Brown, from
tle ship Queen OF England, was run
over anu Uadiy mutilated near Port
Costa, Cal, on Saturday night. Brown
was seen shortly before midnight with
some other drunken sailors anu after
! aviug them was killed by one Of the
ieight trains that pass about that
I me, but was not fouHd until about .
O'Clock In the morning. The unior-
tInale man was about So yesrs OF age
aud leaves no relatives in this country,
10 far as liz known.
Tho Sau joaquin and Kings River
Canal and Irrigation company, Cal. :,
las FLED upon 10000 inches Of the
water OF the San J0fquin river, the
point Of division beiug near the juuc.
ton of the river anu Fresno slough.
The estate OF Miller & Lux Ia the pin
cipal stOcanoiuer, anu the purpose OF
the filing 10 TO contract the water sup
ply Of the San Joaquin. 1t is under.
stood that a couple OF large canals are
10 be built south anu west OF the river
for the irrigation Of land in Fresno
,nd MERGED counties.
A little girl years old, daughter o.
poor woodchOpper, was burned to
uealh Christmas Jay at the iamily's
home near Lake Washington, state Of
Washington. The father was at work
during the day, and the mother had
tome TO town to DO a little marketing,
leaving the five children, the Oldest a
lirl OF IL yeaTs, at home. While play.
ing around the room the youngest
approached the stove, and In some way
her clothing caught fire. The Other
children rushed from from the house,
calling for their father. BY the time
he reached home and succeeded in
putting out the Il imes The child was go
badly injured that she died in short
time. The flames had been inhaled
into the lungs.
Carbon County, Wyo., Journals:
Henry Forster Of Otto. Wyo., EN-.
ployeu on the Big Horn Basin ranch
o! Richard AshwOod as u COW b ~, had
trightful. experience TUESDAY anu
had 1t not been for his nerve AM
presence OF mind would have mat an
awful death. Ferster loft the ranch on
horseback, leading three other horses
attached to the pommel oil his saddle.
The horse he was riding slipped an
fell, uDseating E'trs.er, who, In falling,
pot his foot entans led IN tue rope with
which they vcre fastened together.
J he horses stated to run, dragging
Forster between thogz. He was lying
On his back and managed 10 keep his
head from the ground. He drew his
knife TO cut the rope, tut 1t was
knocked from his hand. He then got
his revolver from the scabosrd and
hred at one Of the horses. The shot
wns not fatal one ana Forster had to
take two more ehots before he killed
The animal and slapped the runawaye.
Ferster escaped with some bad bru iles
and scratches. and with enc OF the
small bones OF the leg broken, but coa-
siuers he had a lucky escape.
A distressing and probably fatal
accident happened at RluAd Mountain
school house, twenty-thiee miles
northeast OF Fresno, Cal. on FRIDAY
night. "SRnta Claus" was neatly
turned to death. Tho school houst
slands in spaTsely settled district cut
Ji the lac OF the road and with little
facilities iot communication with tht
wotld. Csnterville IL the nearest town.
When II was known that Sauta C!au-
was going to Walt the Round Noun.
laih .ch00l house, and that "A Christ.
mas tree war among the attractions,
ne children flocked to the place from
'Af ana near. The mothers and grown
sters OF tho little ones Were there, too,
hhu score or Two oil men went to go
me iun. There were over 200 persons
~ me school building when The acc.
ueht happened. The CHRISTMAS tree
WIN iOO colored tai ers burning amid
lne evergreen branches and their pifls