Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-23
SHOCKING DEATH
Of DR. MILLIRON
Well Known Physician and Veter-
an Of Civil War Killed by
His Own Gun.
WAS THROWN FROM BUGGY
Was Riding with Daughter In Canyon
When Horse Became Frightened
And Overturned the Vehicle.

ana OhtENuIifn Ailt NflAiNAfs
Dr. Joseph Miulron. residing az 337
south Seventh East street, one Of the
best known physicians IN the city, was
instantly killed IN a deplorable acci-
dent while driving with his daugh-
ter. Louise H. Muliron. in Parley's can
yon Friday afternoon about 3:45 o'clock.
Dr. Mnliron met death by the acci-
dental discharge OF a shotgun which he
was holding between his knees. The
accident occurred little over half a
mile west Of McGrand station on the
Denver & Rio Grande line.
Or. Mmiron and his daughter drove
10 Pharaoh's Glen. a summer resort
In which the physician had half in
terest. The doctor took a shotgun with
him and intended 20 shoot jackrabbits.
Dr. Miniron was driving along mar
row portion OF the roadway when en-
CINE No SOL came along, The horse
became frightened and began TO back
the buggy up the hillside. Despite
efforts 10 control the animal, the buggy
was overturned and In some manner
stefan and his daughter were thrown
from the vehicle Engineer G. Crowley
and the fireman heard the report Of the
gun and the engine was stopped. The
fireman tagged "a freight train, ana
Miss Mnllron. who received severe in
uries about the face and head, was
placed on the engine and taken to
drug store at Sugar House.
The contents Of one barrel or the
sasas "a HI III
the other nearly tore OF his left arm.
He was instantly killed. The body
was quickly brought 20 the city and
sent 10 $. D. Evans mortuary, where II
will be prepared for burial
THE ENGINEERS STORY.
Engineer Crowley. when asked con-
corning the accident. said:
Il was running ahead Of local
freight and saw the doctor and his
daughter In the buggy The horse was
unmanagcable and he backed the buggy
down the canyon. / could not stop the
engine because the freight was behind
me The buggy was cramped In such
a position that il was overturned and
the occupants thrown to the ground.
I heard the report Of a gun and when
we had gone "a safe distance down the
canyon / stopped the engine and sent
the fireman back 10 flag the freight
When Miss Miuiron had been taken
10 the drug store, her sister Mrs Jen-
kius. was sent for. Dr. A. A. Kerr
was summoned and went at once TO
the scene OF the accident. He ordered
the body removed.
DR.. Miliron was a practising ply
stefan in this city for many years He
was born I'm Scioto county, Ohio. oct.
| 4. 1912, and while young man served
through the Civil war He was a
member OF the local George r. Max
| well post and was medical director of
the department Of the Utah G.. \. Il.
he came 10 Utah In 1880 from southern
Illinois and has resided here since that
| time.
TWO OTHER ENLIsTMENTs.
when the war broke out. young Mill
/ iron enlisted in Gibson county, Ind.
| and served IN company X Of the Twen-
| ty-fourth regiment At Pittsburg
| Landing he was given an honorable dis
! charge on May no, 1858. he re-enlisted
/ as sergeant In W. -. Lees company A.
| one Hundred and Thlrty-hfth regiment
! Of Indiana Volunteer infantry. ON
| Sept %. 1854. he was again discharged,
! but he later Joined capt Hoz Hinkson' s
| seventeenth battery. He was mus
| tered out Of service July s, 1855.
] After the war Mr. Milliron entered
/ the Chicago Medical college and grad
! uated from that institution In 1853 I'M
| der President Benjamin Harrison he
/ was pension examiner for Utah. Be
sides being a member of the @. 4. r..
/ he was a. member Of the Masonic,
! knights of Pythias and odd Fellows
I orders
He Is survived by his widow, Mrs
! Laura H. Miliron, and daughters,
| Misses Madeline and Louise, Mrs Her
! bert stanton Of san Francisco and Mrs
/ A. j. Jenkins of this city.
Five years ago Royal II. Millron, an
| only son of Dr. Miniron. committed
/ suicide az Provo by shooting himself
| through the heart The young man was
/ on his way 90 Chicago TO attend med
! ical college but became discouraged,
| left the train at Provo, went 10 "a hotel
1 where he registered under an assumed
| name. and going 20 his room. got into
| "a bathtub and shot himself
Arrangements for the funeral have
| not been completed as yet.