Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-30
NEWS OF THE WEST
Horrible Death Of a ChlnamaB by
Nitric iCid.
BITTEN BY a RArrLEsNAKE.
Supposed 10 b, Drown d. VI oman
Lurut d 10 Dealh-- Accident ally
Shot aud Killed.

A fire, which was Of incendiary
origin, wiped out half OF the ousiness
portion Of Baistow. Cal, early Tues
~, morning. The total loss Is nearly
$40. 0J0, with little insurat CT.
Mrs. Cunningham, aged 60 years,
committed suicide at LoH Angeles,
Cal, Tuesday morning by hanging
herself from the rafters Of an out
building ut her home. Religion un.
balanced her mind.
Jack Guinea, deck hand on
river steamer, committed Suicide Ht
sacramento, CAL, Tuesday evening
by Jumping into the river from a
barge. He had been sick week and
was Respondent. He was ABOUT 80
years old ana unmarried.
Miss McElroy OF Fresh, county,
Ca, was bitten by a RATHER in Hlll's
vaIey, little east OF Reedley, Cal,
| Tuesday afternoon. She was unable
| 10 cure the services OF "a u ctOr Til
the evening, by which time her lot
was greatly swollen. The usual
remeJics were applied and the young
lazy is expected TO Oe around Ia few
dsye,
John Evans, a cyclist OF San Fran.
clsco,is supposed 10 have been drow ned
10 Clear lake, Cal, Tuetdsy even
leg. He went bathing ABOUT 4 O'Clock
ana rs he uid not return Ia a reasons
bic time his companions went to the
lake shore in search OF him. They
iouud hie clothes on the beach. The
| lake has been dragged for his body,
but 60 lar without success.
|
csunt OF our having been To the
jubilee at Salt Lake Iaet week we are
late " 18th this issue, aud having sn5-
thur paper to get out this week we
only issue q half sheet, for which put
pose we use some old patent paper, but
wo hope to do beitgr ia the future, and
news Of the Jubilee, together with
other mattere, will be published in our
next.
News from Burlington, 5kagit
county, Washington, says that the
rtsluence OF A. v. Huugen, two miles
uOrth OF that place, was buruud Tues.
dny morning, together with "a house
occupied by his father and m ptheT,
aud his mother perished Ia the fl imes,
she was rs years Of age. The iather
3 artod n fire in tine kitchen stove and
Returned tine house was In flames, auu
1t was impossible to rescue MS vile.
Frederick WulberD, o young msp
OF is years, met death Tuesday night
at mis- residences In San Francisco, Cal,
by the accidental discharge OF a rifle
that he was cleaning. Just how the
accident occurred 10 not known, as
the young man was alone at the time.
L.. ha l.. a -, 4, 10
hunting and In cleaning the gun,
which was Marlin repeater, hal re-
moved all but one cartridge from the
magazine. 1t 10 thought that he leaned
over against the muzzle while rubbit g
the metal Oh the stock and in sons
manner pulled the hammer back, IL
falling on the remaining cartridge.
The bullet passed through the young
mans heart and he died instantly.
Mrs. Gill, the housekeeper, heard the
report OF the rife and rushing into the
room found Wuibern lying onihls face.
The dead BOY wac con OF the late
John WulberD. The fathers death
was also accidental. He was asphyx-
ted at the family residence about
year ago. Two sisters and an older
brother survive yeung Wulbern.
Nitric acid caused the death of All
Lem, "A Chinaman, in the employ OF
the san Francisco Chemical Works,
at Flemming's Point, near West
Berkeley, Cal, on MONDAY night.
rhe acid splashed in his face, and
before its fatal progress could be
stopped It had almost eaten away
his teaturee. All Lem worked as a
barrow-Tuuner In the compapy's nitric
department. HiB duty was to wheel
csrboy OF the acid to the mixing room,
where 1t was turned Into new solu.
lion. He Yves allowed a helper to load
and unload the cstRoys. Tuesday
morning Lem's helper was engaged
elsewhere anu he sought to place
csrb0y on his barrow without assist.
snce. The orifics OF the large glass
receipts Gle was not closed, anu as he
struggled to raise 1t to the truck the
sclu splsshed through the opening.
bathing the mans lace. He fell TO the
ground anu writhed in agony. Neigh.
boring workmen splasbed water On nie
face, seeking to stop the action OF the
poisonous huid, but without effect
Superintendent r. II. Trenouth then
attempted to neulralize the acid by
applying sIda water aud bicarbon nate
OF souR ana bandaged the sufferers
face. Lem's friends decided to lake
him to Chinese doctor In San Fran
cisco. hut failed 10 catch their train.
A Atuck OF drugs was thea secured
from the Chir"se camp at the JuusDp
power works and u soothing lotion ap.
piled 10 his lace with feather. The
application relieved the pain but did
not neutralize the acid, anu with his
lace burned and half eaten away Al
Lem died ut 0 O'Clock Tuesday night.
Prof. Andree and the North Pole.