Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-13
CABIN CUT IN TWAIN.

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CABIN CUT IN TWAIN.
Burnswood was one OF the owners of
the Granite company's properties, and
Johnson, who was foreman Of the Al
bion company's group nearby, had gone
to the cabin at about O'Clock TO trans
act some business with him, They sat
by the fire in the lower story OF the
shack, while above them Perkins was in
bed sleeping. Suddenly there was
tremendous roar. and the next thing
realized by Perkins, who alone lives TO
tell what happened, the cabin was be-
ing carried swiftly down the mountain
side amid snow, lumber and dirt The
slide started about 500 feet above the
cabin, and striking the building with
terrific force, cut II clearly in twain,
the upper part IN which Perkins lay,
being carried down the mountain a
greater distance than the lower half,
FIFTY VOLUNTEERS.
The alarm was quickly sounded and
In q short while a volunteer corps of
40 or 50 residents of the camp were at
work recovering the entombed bodies.
After several hours, the body Of John
son, the Albion foreman, was found,
but there was no Sign Of life. The
search for Burnswood was prosecuted
with equal vigor, and at this writing Is
still IN progress, for not single indi-
cation as TO what portion OF the mass
OF debris the body might lie in has
been found by the miners. The work
was seriously impeded last night by a
fierce blizzard that ragged until morn
ing. The men were compelled 10 quit
work at midnight, but reports from the
scene this morning stated that large
force was at work again, the res
cuers being from the Columbus Consoli-
dated, the Continental and Quincy
mines, and numbering about 70 men,
The search Is exceptionally difficult be-
cause the snow and debris, while not
Of great depth at any particular point,
spreads over distance OF nearly 1000
feet down the hillside and to dig
through such an area Is extremely diff
cult, All hope Of discovering Burnswood
live has been given up.
The people OF Alta have good reason
TO be on the lookout for snowsldes.
Situated at the bottom of canyon,
walled In on two sides by high, steep
mountains, there Is always more or
less danger Of avalanches during this
season of the year. And the dreadful
experiences Of the camp In former years
have not been forgotten by any resi-
dent Of that section OF the state,
But In the occurrence OF yesterday
the hand Of Fate seemed to have dis
played itself, The people declare that
they would have expected q slide In
August just as quickly, for the snow
Is not abundant In the surrounding hills
for this time Of the year, and II was
the general belief that the season would
pass on without an Incident Of this
character, As II Is, the slide was not
a great one, but It caught the cabin
with full force, and did It's deadly work
MIGHT HAVE SAVED JOHNSON.
The opinion is advanced by supt. A.
o. Jacobson Of the Columbus Consoli-
dated, that had Otto Olsen, who was
working In the tunnel, used little
presence Of mind he might have saved
Johnson's life. The mouth of the tun.
mel was closed up by the slide and Oh
sen attacked II with his tools. He got
out at last and about the first thing he
saw was Johnsons foot sticking out OF
the snow few hundred feet away. lie
tried to eXtrioate the man, but finding
the snow packed hard around the body
abandoned the task and rushed into the
camp, very much excited. Had he gone
back for his shovel he could have dug
out johnson without much trouble and
II Is believed. in time to have spared
the foremans life, as the body was
still warm when The rescuers extricated
II half hour later johnson died Of
strangulation. The body was conveyed
to Alta, and will be brought to this
city this evening,
BOTH or SALT LAKE.
Both victims OF the snowslde were
well known In this city, especially In
mining circles, and We're held in high
esteem.
Mr., Burnswood lived at bSt west Sixth
South street. He was Il pioneer OF this
city and one Of the first 10 become
interested IN Alta, where he opened the
first hotel He was s. years OF age and
leaves q widow. Mrs, Burnswood IN an
invalid and OF very nervous tempera.
ment, For this reason she was not in.
formed OF the calamity until today. 1t
Is feared the blow viii fall upon her
with crushing force.
The Johnson homestead Is nj 800
Seventh East street. A widow and two
childten,aged = and 10. bear the blow
The deceased was about 81 years o.
age and native Of Norway. lie came
to American 20 years ago and on 10
Utah after being i've years in the
states,