Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-09-07 | Page 6 | Track Foreman's Death is Probed

TRACK FOREMANS FOREMAN'S DEA DEATH TL IS PROBED O. O OGDEN Sept 7 7 Railroad Railroad officials today were investigating the death of Joseph M. M Jonas 38 section foreman for the Utah Idaho Central Railroad company who died Tuesday following following follow follow- ing a shock he suffered earlier in the I day while working on the tracks near the American Can company's plant near The accident occurred investigators tors said while a crew was welding rail joints using 1500 volts power from the trolley wire Mr Jones Joncs was reported to have collapsed as he was walking between the rails Members of the inhalator crew from the fire department under the direction of Dr E E. R R. Dumke and Dr H H. W. W Nelson were summoned but the victim died an hour after the mishap Mr Jonas had been employed by the company for ten years and had been a section foreman for four years He was born in Washington March 19 19 1894 a son of ot Joseph and Anetta Anetta Nelson and came to Ogden in m 1927 from Lewiston Surviving are arc his widow Mrs LUlian Lil LU- lian Coley oley Jonas and eight children Joseph Spencer Evan Eva Loretta Lon ib Erwin Erwin Er- Er win Lorwood Lillian and Ellis a brother rother William M. M Jonas Jona Salt Lake and a sister Mrs Rose Rose Anderson Lewiston