The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-12

The men employed at the Salt Lake
City Water & Electric Power company's
plant. near the point of the mountain
south. have had a fondness for bathing
in the hot pots about two miles south
west of Draper. These springs are in the
fields about two miles distant from the
power plant, on the banks of the Jordan
river. bath in them is invigorating.
However, there is one pool, just as ma
ture made it, that is Stunned by every
one who knows anything about the
springs, on account of it's excessive
warmth. 1t was to this particular hot
pool that Frank Callahan, a night en-
Dloyee of the power plant. went for
| bath Tuesday afternoon. He was liter
| ally scalded to death.
THE TRAGIC CIRCUMSTANCES.
From the evidence submitted at the
inquest held yesterday by Justice Hart
yiksen of Sandy precinct it appears that
Frank Callahan concluded a game of
cards with some fellow night employees
! at about o'clock Tuesday afternoon,
and took his departure for the springs
Before leaving, he made the remark that
ne intended to try the hot pool, but he
was advised not to attempt the feat. An
acquaintance met him on the river
bridge, and this was the last seen of him
alive Failing to return to the power
plant in time to go on the night shift
FOREMAN Sam Rhodes sent out a search
ing party. Lanterns were taken along
and the springs were explored without
finding any trace of the missing man.
The searcherS made no examination Of
the hot pool, because they did not know
OF Callah2nS expressed intention to go
there. and little did they suspect that he
would be so daring. Yesterday morning
another party went out searching.
SCALDED AND DROWNED.
Callahan's body was found floating in
the boiling hot pool. On the banks were
inr hos md Oh ~
taken to the nearest farm house, where 4
the inquest was held. There were no J
marks of violence on the body and moth
ing to indicate foul play The remains.
were DarbOiled and bliStered From the
related circumstances it is evident that
Callahan was overcome with the heat the
moment he plunged into the bOttomlesS
pool and quickly expired. The jury rem
dered a verdict of accidental death by
scalding and drowning.
BOILING HOT AT DEPTH.
1t was stated by witnesses at the inquest
that the water in the fatal pool is only
moderately warm at the edges and on
top, but in the center and below. half a
foot or so from the surface. the water
is unendurably hot, almost to the boiling
point. In early days, il is stated the
farmers found it quite convenient to kill
their hogs at the pool and dip the car
cases into the water to meet all the re-
quirementS of the scalding process.
The banks of the hot pool are stated
10 be steep and slippery. One of the wit
nesses said he noticed there was a. mark
indicating that Callahan might have
stepped into the quicksand at one corner
and fallen in the wafer before he could
extricate himself
A COMPARATIVE STRANGER.
The condition of the body is such that
1t Will be necessary to inter ii today. I'm
dertaker Joseph William Taylor has
charge of the remains. but he hopes be-
fore the hour of burial to receive in
structions from the mother of deceased,
who has been telegraphed to through the
chief of police at Dubuque, Ia, by Sher-
if Lewis.
Little is known of the deceased other
than that he entered the employ of the
Salt Lake City Water & Electric Power
company On March and before that
time was employed on the Pioneer EIec-
trio Power plant in Ogden can-on He
is said to have been away from his Iowa
home about six years. He is about 26
years of age and possessed a splendid
physique. Galatians associate en-
plOyees held him in high esteem