Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-11-08

Is "a smooth piece OF truck Tor nearly Two
miles. md upon reaching that little stretch
the cnrincer usually pulls hls throttle open
n little wider and lots tho train run at
very lively rate. Il Is II very level piece OF
trnch. and there is not much danger In
fnst running there.
Suddenly however, md without any
warning the engine left tho rails, and the
long train of coaches followed. There wns
no cinbanbineut, only "a Hat piece OF coun-
try, and so 1t was not so disastrous as 1t
otherwise would have been. | was so
bruised and stunned that | scarcely real
lied what had occurred 1t was after
o clock In the evening, and I had scarcely
1nore than extrlcntcd myself from the car,
which was literally torn to pieces, when
tho wreck caught on fire. Most of the
passengers, however, had been rescued,
but few Of them were still In the wreck,
and so We started In at once TO assist the
trainmcn Ia doing what We could. lost
sight OF my companion rs soon us the car
went over, but after ! got out of tho car
wondered where he was.
Just then the flames shot into the dir
and we heard % shrek. flushing to tho
other side of the car, behold my young
friend underneath "A heavy beam. In fact,
the lower half Of his body was under the
debris of the wreck, and he was damned
In 50 tight that we could not possibly re-
move him without more assistance, We
had nothing TO work with, only one ak
having been taken out OF the cars, and
that was broken and OF little use. Tho
flames had already reached his feet, and
his cries for help were hcartrcnding, i can
assure you. There was absolutely nothing
we could do to help hlm--not thing in
which We could get any water mud If there
had boon there was not drop nearer than
milo, for the creek at that point was ut
least that far away. pulled at the debris
until burned my LETT hand so severely
that have used 1t but very little since,
and. as you see, 1t Is badly Scared.
We worked trying to save him until tho
fire drove us back. His appeals were some
thing terrible to hear, and he begged us
again and again to shoot him. This, OF
course, 10 ono would do, although 1t
would have been the thing to put him out
OF his misery.
But just then help came to him.
From the side Of the track in the dark.
| ncss-ior it wns IN inky night-appeared
slender figure in white. 1t came VI
without sound. l stood where l could
see her very plainly, for tho figure wa
that OF young woman. Her face was
ashon, her features perfect, and l recog
nizcd at once in her features the photo
graph my young friend had shown me Oh
the train. She glidcd up TO where the vic
tim lay. We heard tho sharp report of
pistol, and the uppurition vanished instant
~. just had time to sec the poor fellow
before the flames closed over him, ant
there was bullet hole in his forehead
He was dead. The flames rushed owe
him, and turned away.
Tho next day from out the ruins W.
took his remains. The skull was badl!
charrcd but in 1t was u hole like tina
made by ball, and inside OF the remain
of tho skull was small piece of moltei
lead / went to the telegraph Office, onl
a few miles down the track, and telc
gpphcd to the girl, whose name and nd
dress he had fortunately given me. Al
answer came from the girl father Stain
that steps would at once be taken for tn
proper exc OF the remains, and that the
would be taken back to the Old Dominion
) From there went home. Only shoi
while after that | was compelled
make another trip to Virginia. While /
tho state l CHANGED to pass through tn
town whore the prospective father-in-la'
OF the young man resided, and so l too
} the liberty of calling at his home, know
ing that they would no doubt like to hot