Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-09-05

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that We both came to At about the same
time and then had my hands full"
THOUGHT IT A ROCK.
Rloyd Lauritzen hoy who was
struck. Is walking around today some
what lame after his experience Ie
said ~ do not know anything.
thought ! was nit with a rock,and whom
| ga, up my leg felt az though It had
been burnt"
FEELS EFFECT YET,
Thomas Brown who has charge Of
the electric light plant here was an
other among those struck. This morn
ing he said u have hardly reached
normal yet ] heard no report, and at
first thought that a stick or two Of
dynamite had been exploded and that
loose earth and rocks were flying all
over the place"
ANTICS or a DRUMMER.
one humorous incident Of the other
wise tragic affair were the antics Of a
Salt Lake drummer, who went head
over heels with his hat In his hand.
containing the stakes for the race. The
money was scattered in all directions.
while riicrless horses and frantic teams
ground the coins into the dust,
1t Is almost impossible TO get con-
nectel story from any who were at the
race track at the time Of the panic but
all agree that the stampede was the
worst feature of the affair a number
Of women with their children were IN
the vehicles around the race track and
It Is miracle that the casualty list
Is no greater.
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Dwight Bean today is in a bad way
but there are hopes Of his recovery. All
tho others hurt are around today and
exchanging experiences.
Tho dead young man is the son OF
William j. Bean Of this city. and his
cousin is the son Of the Bishop of the
Second ward.
LIST or INJURED.
Among those who We're knocked down
and injured are the following.
Charles w Powell, Glenwood.
Joseph Hunt, Richneld.
MILFORD Barney Amabella.
Charles Nelson. Richheld.
Oraon Keelcr Richheld
Mr.. Dimmck, Richheld.
Hyrum Barney, Annabella.
Mrs. Fred L. Hansen, Richheld
A little girl named Avis Ivie, and q
daughter Of ED. Clark
II, 5. Christensen, Richheld.
Mrs Harry Mills and baby, Richfeld.
NJ. l.. Bean, Richdeld.
ROY Out2en, Richneld
Vera Galloway and Chloe Stewart,
Richncld
Mrs A. b, Williams Riohheld,
MARROW ESCAPES.
Wilford Barney Of Annabella was
standing near the boy that was killed
and had a very narrow escape from in
slant death Charles Nelson of Rich
Held was sitting on a fence when the
lightning struck and went spraying on
his back, not knowing what had hit
him. Orson Keller was temporarily
blinded by the shock but this morning
was reported to be doing we'll although
the sight Of one eye is somewhat ar
fectel, Mr. Dimmick has a badly bis
tered neck while Hyrum Barney was
so da2ed by a seeming blow on the
head, that II took him some time to re-
,over his senses Mrs. Fred Hanson
suffered an injury to her spine, while
he daughter Of Ed. Clark had her left
lrm badly burned.
MOTHER AND BABE.
A remarkable escape was that OF
Mrs Harry Mills, who was standing
near the track with a baby in her arms.
When the lightning struck, the woman
tainted and had 10 be Immediately |
jared for, while tho arms she had |
around the child We're slightly burned, |
,s was also the body Of the little batt |
Holes were burned in the hat Of NJ |
l, Bean. and Roy Outzen, who was |
holding a horse at the time, was felled |
10 the ground, while the animal made |
is escape Mrs, A. b Williams Is
confined TO bed as a result Of her in. |
uries, and Dorus Nielsen, the young
nan who was taken home, has one side
laralyzed
Two travelling men, A. ]. Young Of
Ogden and j c. Horton Of salt Lake, |
we're in the crowd and suffered Sc
'ere shock, but neither was badly hurt,
although It had such an effect on Mr..
Horton that for several seconds he
Iwung around in circle, not knowing
ust exactly what allied him.
sham Naval Battle.
Portland. Or. Sept Fully $4,000
'eoplf witnessed the sham naval bait
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