Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-11-20
NEWS OF The WEST.
ylp,r Dug from a CsI.in BY his
Doe.
FALLING TREE KILLS A MAY.
,.,,s Gauss Man TO Drown
shooting Mexican sh,t-Kiil'd
By a Runaway.

y..al y. Kemp committed suicide
- Is,s Cal, TucaJsy evening.
ny. Ill. who hai boon hunting 10
nj nv whom his body was ilens
, W., ha, no msana. Hts parents are
nd 10 reside In Canada
Charles Eggefi. young logger
vottins for Moshier n McDonsiu,
ibe upper Snohomlsh fivef, wash
nj from . boom Tuesdsy anu was
"nxned. Egssrt had been drinking
and Lost lis balance
Jehu u. Frye, q miner whs has lust
,,iarn,l from Alaska, met nm old
.cnoo,ma,e from Germany la Vacoms,
W.,l.. TussdAy. They ro1niei 20.
s,,nsf that night and next morniue
~. latter, George IA. Krumm, hA
sl,.ppsarsd, taxing 5000 In gold. thb
sole POSSESSIONS Of Frye.
Captain George W. Thomas, one
The oldest and most highly rcsprctc
citizens Of California, died suddenly
NJ his home In BausaliiO at 800 o'oloea
Tuesday afternoon from paralysis NJ
the heart. Had the deceased lived IN.
M the g3i OF this month he would have
reached the age NJ 10 years. He went
10 California IN 1919.
lanes Hughes, q wood contractor
,nd saloon man at Chapafsl, AfiHbna,
moi aud Killed Msxic,u Thutsiay
nleht al that camp. Tue Mexican
entered tho saloon anu commenced
shooting out Inc lights when Hughe.
smptied both bsrrols Of . shotgun toto
his body. killing him instantly.
Hughes surrendered himself.
Msloom G. shipman Of Berkeley,
Cal, died ut his home on Cedar street
Tuesday morning from Injuries 70.
csived In a runaway two years ago.
Until recently II was thought that he
had recovered, but II was iouni that
bic brain and spine wsrs Injured. Tue
deceased was 80 years Of age aud was
engaged In business In Dan FfAncisco.
lie leaves widow and a iout.yeAT-
old son.
An unknswn woman, ~ yeafs Of
Aso, arrived In Ban Ffancisco on Tues.
day morning on q Stockton stesmpf,
suffering from alcoholism. Upon the
arrival OF the steamer n policeman
was summoned and took her 10 the
receiving hospital, where she died In
the evening". She had refused TO give
her name TO tn. hospital attendants or
10 the police tfiloor aud nothing was
found upon her person that cIgld serve
10 Identity her.
John Eadlsnd, n miner employed al
the Deer Greek Gold aud Copper Min
log oompADy's Helena mine, near
bilveftoD, wash, was killed Tuesday.
He was goina through the woods
toward Silverton and tho gale blew
down . tree, which fell aoross his
breast. Ho was carried over the moan.
taipa by companions Tor thirty.slE
houts and died soon after reschins
Silvsrton. The upper part OF his body
was ,sfribly crushed. Hswas bwsis,
10 years Of age.
James Difilp, slpioneer OF Robinson.
willie Precinct, Grant county, Oregon,
came near loslng his life one day last
week, and but for his faithful dog,
Blaine, Mr.. Difiin would have Joinea
the silent majority. Jimmy was out
10 the hills prospecting aud mad dug q
pit In the side OF the hill when SUI.
denly q portion OF the ovsfhsnging
bank gave way and buried him under
shNlf ton Of gravel. ftunatoly
his face was not covered anu he wss
abs 10 breathe, but was 90 weighted
down that II was impossible to move y
muscle. He shouted Tor aid until he
was hoafse ana was about to give up
In dsipair when he thought Of his dog.
Calling tho faithful animal he babe
him dig. The dog seemed to compre.
head and scattered gravel 20 zsAlously
inst with the end OF half an hour
Dmn was able TO move enc arm, and
soon 'uecesded In escaping from his
position.
The overland stage north bound from
Cshto for Eureks, Cal, Monday morn.
Ing al o'clock, plunged into twenty
ieel of water at tho Tsn.miIe ford, on
lei river. The driver, Thomas, wa,
dfowned. Part OF tns mail was lost
the ooach was ruined anu tho horses %
msinisd that their further ussfulues,
Il doubtful. Thonas' watch stopped Al
sbS a.n., showing the exact time OF
The fatality. Thomas passed over thl.
same iord early Saturday morning,
south bound,n lana found 10 ~ usual veIy
low, but the stream In the msAniim,
had swollen, and when the drivei
fssohsd the ford Monday morning h,
drove tho hortes 10. Horiss, coach
and driver were enguiied by the walel
new twenty feet deep. The body VI
Thomas was found two miles below ths
lord, greatly bruised from contact with
NE rocky bottom OF tho river. Tn,
hof.es were found 200 yards below tn,
lofd 10 nvs feet OF water, still hitchou
napArt Of the forward gearing Of III,
hnge and % caught IN the brush Apt
deeht that they could not gain shore
Tue animals must have remained IN
ina way for thirty hours. The stag,
vas found 400 yards farther down, .
complete wreck. Malls were founI
along the river banks for two or thIe,
miles. Two pouches out Of ten sup
posed 10 have been on the stage Al,
ml,sing. This mail recovered IA ~
MalnI.Annkad lhaI ulnaI nj IL will III