Show AWfUL DEATHS I SALT MEN Merton W Wheeler Electro Electrocuted Electrocuted Electrocuted and W D Freckleton Dies From Crushed Skull I DERRICK AT JORDAN JORD N POWER PLANT FALLS LIVE WIRE AND FALLING TIM TIMBERS TIMBERS TIMBERS BERS ARE MESSENGERS OF DEATH 1 M t MM 44 M 4 M M 4 M M t 44 4 Shortly after I 1 yesterday 4 f ff 4 f afternoon Merton Morton W Wheeler assist 4 4 4 f ant operator of the Jordan power 4 4 t plant was Instantly killed by betas being 4 struck by a electric 4 f 4 wire carrying volts volta of electric 4 4 4 tty Ity It 4 4 At the same me time W D P Freckle 4 4 ton an of the Ii 4 4 4 Gray Construction company received 4 4 Injuries which caused his hili death two 4 4 hours later and Andy Weston an all 4 4 other of the th construction f 4 company compan narrowly escaped ped death 4 4 receiving a serious scalp lp wound and anal aDde 4 4 severe e We rutH rut on the face f 4 4 The fatalities and aDd injuries ware W tile the 4 4 result It of the falling of a large der dec derrick 4 14 4 rick near r the plant lant The Th derrick ear 4 4 ried a huge b huz pile nile driver used In ID hi dri 4 1 4 log lag piles Po for tOr or the new addition to the 4 4 4 power plant and toe the big structure 4 4 gave save way and aDd fell fen to the round POund with 4 4 4 out a seconds warning It carried 4 4 with it the heavily charged electric 4 4 wire which carried Instant death to 4 4 young YOURS Wheeler B 4 4 4 skull was wae f tra by bythe 4 4 the he timbers of the falUn ell elland 4 f 4 and he died at I lock clock while be 4 4 operating table tabt at tile the Let LAt y 4 4 Saints hospital III hi es e 4 4 4 were also lao caused eau by being struck by b 4 4 the falling failing timbers 4 LJ J L I Wheeler had bad been on duty for about six months at the Jordan power plant as a aI as assistant I operator After eating his hta lunch yesterday y noon he left tb tM the power house with Mr fr farrell Harrell also 1110 an of the Utah Light Licht A Railway company and went to the south side de of the dae building to watch the pile driver at work The two young men seated Rated th themselves on oa a aisis isis pite some distance from front the driver and had been there rp but a short time without an instants warning arning there then was wae wua wasa a crash and t the th bin big derrick toppled over falling to the south and carrying with It the wire a Ire Wheeler grasped grad the wire with his bis hl hands to push It from him Mm The current which was waa shot through his body bod threw him to the ground whey where he fell fare face downward donward with the tile highly charged cb d wire underneath him hila and aad across hl hit chest t The hand handt where he had hold heW the wire were burned to the bone and his hia chest che was wan also IO badly burned Death n La e a Freckleton was Lawas standing directly In the way wa of t the falling derrick arrick It Before be bee could uN reach r a place piaN of t safety safet he was waa truck struck on the tile bead by oae sa of ot the the bers bars and the Injuries which re resulted suited hi Ma Ida death Weston Weeton was struck with several smaller maller pieces of wood from the wrecked pile driver Harrell who was warn close to t Wheel Wheeler 1 er or escaped being touched by the tho live wire As soon as possible after the accident the power was shut off and Wheelers body removed The physician Dr and also Dr E B K X Wilcox were summoned and the police were notified a of the accident The first doctor to arrive was waa Dr K E K J Wilcox He found Wheeler beyond an all anaid aid AlII and gave his h l attention atte UOn to Freckleton The Tb ambulance e was ordered and the In ID Injured man sent lent to the L U D S hospital where he be died while being belD operated upon Contractors Reserve Statements The derrick was used In carrying th tIM the big hammer of the pile pl driver a hammer b which is i sold said 8 to weigh wet almost al 1069 1 p pounds The T derrick den was wa erected ered on the ground and was supported by cables cable It I was wa g con eoa e constructed by A Gray Oray Gry the th con contractors c cI contractors tractors who have hae the work In 10 charge e John Jon X McCornick one of ot the member me of o the t firm fir was w interviewed lAst Hat a evening el I l will wl not make a statement t tonight said sai Mr M McCornick when asked ake If tb ti the accident was caused aue bv by b a faulty fault construction s tion of the derrick derrik Mr said mid a he time timeO b ti would give ve out a statement some other o O G G Gray Gra the th other member of the t firm n also al refused refus to talk tk regarding th tb accident ident The accident was wag wa one of or the t moot meet m tee ter terrible t that th has baa occurred in Salt Lake Le far fec f oure sonic some le time Wheelers death dt was no as J doubt dot d lin instantaneous but b te said M to I t have suffered ufe awful agony for fo two t hoot home 1 Utile Little hope bo was waa w held hel out for fo his hl recovery r while he le was wa being lnA removed me to the tI hospi hospital tal tal His HIl head bead b ad was literally lely crushed c bodies bl of both men are alf at S S D Bv undertaking establishment f I Inquest Probably Today y J Coroner Cone Stanley A Hanks Hau was w notified nt of the tb accident about an bour after It had occurred but before he arrived OB en the scene the body of Wheeler had bad I bee removed He said Id last night that a mist meet rigid Investigation would be made to learn WD the cause of the accident and SlId also o to place any responsibility re that may exist where when it ft belongs The coroner will win probably ably hold an inquest today Merton Merlon erton W V Wheeler WAS X years yean of age and the son on on of Mr and Mrs lira J I M Wheel Wheeler er of CU It South West Temple street treet He Be was well wren known In tn the city and had many friends here lie I to was a graduate of the Sat salt Lake high school chool and was wan sin also a member of the liS 1 class of Cornell While White Continued on Page 3 AWFUL DEATHS I I Ii i OVERTAKE TWO I SALT LAKE LAK MEN M Er Continued From Page P 1 aur tin iIi high school here he took part ut in m m of the social ectal entertainments e f thC lif school l and was a star of or the foot hail ail t Iam IamOn am amon hailOn on the high school Wheeler en tor r l and took up ups 1 a special course COUnte coursen n He work graduating in 1906 lie turned to tn Salt LAk L k And began be n work at It IM hi r r fo lon ion He Ue took the position at atIk ate Ik e Jordan J r plant to secure a more 11 al training in his line of work The man mans parents were distracted with rif on learning of the terrible accident i to In son on n J j D was an engineer engi er r id ird hed I Id with ith his hill wife and two children IH South State street streeL He bad had Jived tved hed thi city tty f fur r many years and was well kuon wn b the men ine n of 0 Ms Ida III profession ton I |