Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-08-02
OGDEN NEWS.
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OGDEN, UTAH, AUG 2, 1902.
SHOCKING GUN ACCIDENT.
Charles SawleI and Others Seriously Injured
BY Explosion Of Cannon
For Elks Day nj Ogden-Big Damage
Suit 90 New Dam In Ogden
Canyon.

Charles sawtell a Southern Pacihe
machlnist, met with a very painful ac-
cident yesterday afternoon resulting IN
,be loss of the end of his left thumb.
D,ring the attack on the fort" at
c,snwood Mr.. Sawtell was in the tenn
norary fort where he was shooting a
email cannon Of his own manufacture.
While loading the cannon IN a hurry
the shell caught and would not move.
Mr. sawtell took a hammer and struck
,be shell which slipped, exploding the
cannon, piece of which struck Saw
,ers hand tearing off the end Of the
thumb and terribly decorating the flesh
bstween the thumb and index finger
He was carried out under the trees
and Dr. IL, j. Powers was summoned
and dressed the wound. The injury
was very painful, and will no doubt
cause the remainder Of the thumb TO
remain stiff. The doctor Is somewhat
afraid of blood poison.
The hammer with which Sawtell was
poundIng the shell was thrown several
rods from the fort by the force of the
explosion and struck Fred Grumper-
man a blow on the right leg, and a
niece Of the cannon struck Charles
baltimore in the back cutting through
his clothing and severely bruising his
hack. The accident might have proven
much more serious as there were about
Is other soldiers In the little enclosure
where the accident happened,
In every other respect military day
was a grand success and thoroughly
enjoyed by the spectators at the Park.
ELKs DAY AT OGDEN.
The local lodge of Elks is making
extensive preparations for Ogden's
purple and white day which will be
Thursday, Aug. 49, The local mem
bers have completed some of the ar
rangements for the days entertain
ment. the program will be completed
Tuesday. There win be special trains
running between ogden and Salt Lake
during the day for the benefit of the
visiting excursionists. 1t is expected
that fully 10000 people will visit our
city that day.
BIG DAMAGE SUIT.
David Wilkinson has filed suit in the
Second district court against the South
ern Pacific company TO recover S25,GiO
alleged to be due for personal injuries
received while in the employ Of the de-
fcndant May 8, 1902, in wreck
NEW OGDEN CANYON DAM.
President Joseph f, Smith, John r.
Winder, George Romney r. S. Camp.
bell and Chief Engineer Haywood Of
the Utah Light and Power company
came TO Ogden yesterday to inspect the
power company's plant in Ogden can
yOn. The gentlemen with Manager
Wade were driven up the canyon. They
examined the dam In the canyon, also
the proposed site for the new dam n
short distance east of the present dam.
The gentlemen are favored 10 the prop
ostiOn after yesterdays examination,
and may even consider the raising of
the proposed new dam one hundred
feet higher than the original plan,
Nothing definite was done yesterday I'm
The matter, but II Is understood that
steps looking to the erection Of the
new dam will be commenced in the
very near future. The entire PROPOSE
ton viii be presented to the board Of
directors Of the company at their next
meeting.
RETURN OF LADY MISSIONARY,
Miss Susie Becraft Of Ogden, who has
been laboring in the Eastern States
mission for the past Is months, return
ed home yesterday Her mother who
has been visiting relatives in New York
returned home with her. Miss Becraft
has been a very successful missionary
and has done much good during her alb
sence from home. She has enjoyed
excellent health during her absence
and returns home in the best of spirits
She gives an excellent report Of the
mission
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
Attorney General Breeder Of Salt
Lake was an Ogden visitor yesterday,
and participated in the military day ex-
ercses.
Jim Jenkins and Thomas Hunt
caused q disturbance at Glenwood
park last evening by fighting and us
ing profane language, They were ar
rested by officer Robert Burk.
Born TO the wife Of Alfred Steven
son' fine baby girl. Mother and child
doing we'll.
:, During the month Of August the po-
Nce department. collected fines for slot
machines, 1905, the largest amount
eyer collected In Ogden from the ma
Chimes In one month.
Judge A. II. Patton has returned
nome from a months visit east.
James stark has returned home from
visit to California.
:, Inc Ogden Sugar company and Utah
tanning company are making extern
sNe Preparations for beet and tomato