Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-01-02
NEWS OF THE WEST.
A Baby Killed by a Button 10 lis
Throat.
VALUABLE NINE Is FLOODED.
10 Not Believe the Mclean Railway
story Narrow Escape from
burning 10 Death,

Weuneanhy DlVnl LII. W W. so"N'
OF Grass Valley. Cal, shot hve times
at Thos. Koran, woundipg MN In tne
wrist. Tho trouble was over HoraE's
attentions to Mrs. Jones.
The young son OF Mr.. and Mrp.
Homberger OF Aspen, Cal, met with
violent death Monday. de got a
large brass collar button stuck In MS
throat and died In great agony before
1t could be removed. The child was
years old.
Alto O'Clock Tuesday night an I'M
known man fell unconscious from
chair In a saloon IN Chico, Cal. lie
was taken to the city hall, where he
died at 2 O'Clock next morning with
out regaining consciousness. NO
papers were found on the body by
which to identity the deceased. A
corouer's jury returned verdict oil
death from rupture OF the bile duct.
Don Sinclair, n young man who had
been living with his widowed mother
In Oakland, California, is missing.
He has been in the employ OF the
Sloane Furniture company In San
Francieco Tor rome time past, but was
loItubcu thcic iNttbtiJ ~ tpe
ment and has Since had respondent
SPELLS. Several days ago he borrowed
all the money he coulu secure from
friends and this, together with $50
which was paid him at the time oil
his discharge, he took with him. his
pged mother, whom he leaves entirely
dependent anu with nothing to live
upon, Ia about distracted over his sud
den disappearance.
- A disaster has befallen the famous
Thistle Shaft mine, near Gibson vile,
CAL, similar to that which has caused
the great Allison Ranch mine, near
Grass Valley, to lie idle twenty eight
years. A vein OF water was struck by
the miners, and this flowed in ~ rap
Idly that the big pumps couli not
make any impression upon II. The
men had to run for their lives and the
water began washing around the bot
tom OF the shaft, causing the timbere
to fall 30 that two or three men had
difficulty in getting cut. This mine
for many years past has given employ.
ment to an average OF 100 men. 1t Is
owned by a scolcn company and lie
valued at millione.
Clara Dolores Brown, a 3.year-old
child OF Ii. p. Brown OF Alameda,
CAL, had a very narrow escape from
death Wednesday afternoon. The
little ones clothes caught fire and she
came near being burned to death. The
child was playing In 'front.' OF an open
fireplace In the dining.room and
amused herself by throwing slips OF
paper into the fire. While thus en-.
gagged here CLOTHES caught FIRE. The
little girls mother heard her utter q
cry and not hearing any reply when
she called out, hastensd into the room
where she found the child wrapped In
flames. She picked up large rug AMI
smothered the blazing clothes, bus not
before the fire hau done cruel work,
The little ones cheeks ana hands ere
terribly burned, ami her body bis.
tered. Her ears were scorched and
her hair on one side OF, her head
siDged. The lutte girl had her hsnus
over her eyes, saving them from 10.
jury.
San Francisco Chronicles: Railroad
men place no crsde nee In tue tele.
Rraphed report that Doualu McLssn
has obtained S32,00O,U00 from the
English capitalists anu ia abOut to
build the Sioux City, O'NeiIi and
Western railway from O'Nein to San
Francisco. The road was built by
Richard Boge and the two Hedy.
Brothers from Sioux City, la, to
O'Neili, Neb., assistance OF 200 miles,
and they ruined themselves in tho
enterprise. Even now the liue is in
the bands OF u receiver. The times
are not regarded az propitious, and the
statement that $50, 900, 900 has been
obtained to carry cut the project is
received with a smile OF increuulity,
In the opinion OF Vice President
Croeksr OF the Southern Pacific there
is no basis for the report, as lie says,
VT would not be a wise business moyu
to parallel the lines now running TO
this coast from the Missouri river In
any case. Secondly, do not believe
this man McLeap, OF wnom [ never
heard until today, could get capital to
The amount OF 49,, 200, 600 to engage Ia
the enterprise. In the ihird place, the
government IS about TO ioreclose its
liens on the Union Pacific system, in
which case the Iosu must be- sold
Under such circumstances foreign
capital could not be induced to invest
In such gigantic enterprise"
Captain George Caleb, a mariner
who Ins the hero OF many hsirbreautn
escapea an land anu seS, died at the
county pooF farm at San Diego, Cal,
on wednesday. In his time he was
he owner OF vessels ana traded along
tho Pacific coast, but he lost all he had
aud finally became a county charge.
Caleb was a native of Connecticut, Ga
years OF age. He came to California
IN 1850. When the war broke out he |
went East, and was thres years master
u supply boat In Fsrragul's fl.el
DE was present at the battle o,
Mobile, where shell tore of the fin.
gers OF his left hand. He came In
California again soon alter the war
and bought the bark Clara II. RutlI.
Caleb was the Captain OF hls bari.
and while of the coast she founueIeI
N furious gale. The crew took IN
he boats. There were five men in the
BOAT that Caleb commanded. They
we're at see for many days without see.
ng q sail, and all their food gave out
The men rowed until starvation LETT
hem shadows. Gale b was very strong
md Jared better than his men. The
water lasted longer than the food, bui
1 eventually gave out also. The crew
became Insane, one after another, and
wo OF them Jumped overheard. The
'ther succumoed to horrible death.
eaving Captain Caleb alone. He
au ut lew drops Of rain In his hal
nj Tor food chewed the leather OF
Us boots until death stared him In the
ace and he was then compelled TO eat
Il the flesh OF the dead sailors. CALEB
vas unconscious when found uy