Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-29
NEWS OF THE WEST.
A Railway Superintendent Caught
Under a Car and Crushed.
AN EMBALMER LOSES HIS EYE.
Died From iurns-Fast Train Service
dropped Dsad-FouGd a
skeleton.

John Steadman,a pioneer OF Helena,
Montana, dropped dead on Saturday
from heart disease.
The Colorado papers note that q
carload OF threshing macmnes passed
through that state last week, en- route
TO Salt Lake City.
Some of the Colorado papers are
iubilsnt over the fact that they have
ia governor with Veto" They
think he IL a friend In neel with the
present Legislature there.
Glenwood, Colo, Avalanche: We
elected a mayor last spriuW, abou, a
year ago this time. Guess he has
died. The wSy some parts Of the town
smells he must have been buried with.
In the city limits. Yee, he was the
board oil health.
John O'Brlen, the old nan who was
burned at the residence OF his daugh.
ter, Mrs. Carrie ingram, in oakland,
Cal, ten days ago, dieu Fridny moFn-
ing. IL was at first supposed thnt
O'Brlen had been attacked in his room
by thieves, but 1t Is generally under
stood that while attempting to light Il
lamp no set fire to the bedding, He
""H hNAAidiJ buA bNb hhh ~ hhoblh W
give lucid account of the affair.
w. F. Rudolph, superintendent Of
the Grove street ana Twelfth street
railway lines, In Oaklnnd, Cal, was
crushed between two care Thursday
night and may die. He tried to assist
Two OF hin men in replacing defallel
car upon the track, when umbef
which he placed against the bumper
OF one car for the purpose OF pushing II
back IN place, with the nil OF one Just
behind, slipped suddenly when there
was great force brought to bear,
causing the two cars TO crash together,
and crushing the superintendent In il
terrible manner.
Deputy Coroner Harry Quslin Of
Oakland, Cal, met with Il serious ac-
cldent Friday while engaged In em-
bslmiug body. The ruOber tube
connecting with the tank containing
the eunbalmipg fluid became detached
and the liquIu squirted into Quelin's
face, causing the victim TO wrilhe
with pain. He wac taken to the hos.
pltal, where nm examination showed
that the right eye was 80 badly burned
by the aclu that II Will be impossible
to cave the sight. The lett eye, while
also Injured by the full, Can b. saved.
Elmore, Idaho, Bulletin: Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Il. de Haven came ia from
their sheep camp yesterday, bringing
with them q human sknll that one OF
their herders found u few Gays ago
near what is known MS the Cotton.
woods, about fifteen mi o. from here,
on the Grand View road. SJme OF the
other bones Of "a skeleton were found
near by, also number OF pants but
tone anu a lew shrets of clothing, but
nothing could be found that w,uiu
furnish any clue as 10 who the uniOr.
tunRte fellow was. Old-timers are
certain that they are tho remains OF q
prospector named Forbyth, missing
for thirteen years.
1t ID paid the Santa Fe Railway
company is determined 10 break all
records for transcontinental trRvsI,Rnd
on April let Will insuguTaie seventy
oDe.huur schedule for their "Cali-
forum limited" between Los Angelo,
and Chicago. This makes cut OF TX.
Rctly twelve hours. The days lOf
leaving will be changed from Mon
days and Thursdays to Tuesdays and
Salurdays, anu instead OF leaving at
night the Train Will start on its re urn
at 5 O'Clock in the mOrGIng in order tu
roach Chicago and st. Il luis in the
morning. Tue cut Will be made by
increasiBg the speed between Los
Angeles and Kansas City,