Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-01-05 | Page 7 | Pioneer Utah Mechanic Dies in Night Blaze

PIONEER IONE UTAH MECHANIC DIES IN NIGHT BLAZE BLAZEi i John Morgan 91 Suffocates Suffocate in Smoke as Bedding I f Catches Fire I The home borne in which he had lived live JO W years the last seven of them alone came a death trap early Saturday or r John Morgan 91 91 pioneer Utah Uta and mechanic f Firemen found sound the aged man dean dead dea n the front room of or his three room loose ouse at Genesee avenue ove over ome by smoke that poured from h his bedroom II If the assumption of firemen and andon a aon on n R R. W. W Morgan 1060 South Eighth Vest street is correct Mr Morgan Mor an lied led because of or his hs own eccentricity eccentricity- Mr Morgan as was his habit had hat aken a heated brick to bed His son lad iad given him an electric pad but ie had refused to use it Sheepskin Ignited Ig A sheepskin covered his bed Part f l the sheepskin was found blazing t the base of a smaller fire between de ie rear door and the screen door Firemen said Mr Morgan otly awoke to find the sheepskin fire carried it to the back door am and turned to the bedroom to find the st of ot the skin starting starling to blaze Then he apparently tried to reach esh resh air at a front window He was jund lying five feet from the win ow his head cut by a jar against he had fallen Firemen be be- eved eyed he lost consciousness before illing Neighbor Gives Gins Alarm The fire alarm was turned In at 45 a. a m. m b by a neighbor Lorenzo Genesee avenue afir af- af ir r the fire was discovered by Chanay Chan Chan- ay ey Williams West Ninth South treet The three rooms are in a straight ne Extinguishing the blaze in the inter room the bedroom and andie at atie atle ie le back door firemen then found fr r. r Morgan in the front room lying the foot of another bed bcd A Asman small ruise was over his eye eve Dr Henr Henry Raile after an examina on of the body said death was caused by acute dilation ofIe ofte of ofie ie te heart rather than suffocation as first believed Sudden shock anc and rr r. r Morgans Morgan's extreme age could have havelu lu d the heart attack Mr Morgan was a recluse firemen arned The front room was red with trunks and other articles id d probably made progress progress progress' lit through the smoke filled tilled room Body Not Burned The body was wa not burned the fire t r reaching the front room The cen cen- r room was gutted gulled The sons son's opinion that the fire start- start I from the heated brick was shared Patrolman Sherman Falkenrath id ld d Fire Lieutenant nant LaVere Ha Hanson on the arson detail and Detective W. W Smith A money bag which Mr Morgan u Ht lly y carried on on his person and a ther bag containing papers were issing in an early carly search of the use However the son doubted if there d been a robber robbery as his father lather had tie ue mone money Mr Morgan had lived alone since s wife wile Mrs Ann Richards Morgan Morgann ed seven yr years ago although his his his' n a n had asked i the aged man mari to live in th him nim Friday evening Mr Morgan ate ale with his l son son leaving for or ho home pout lOut 7 p p. p m. m Mr Morgan Morgans strange habits were ted by the fact he re re- nUy v i had r electricity turned off of at s home borne and used candles Mr Morgan an wa Was born December 84 in 5 5 Wales a on of oC Mr and Mrs chard Morgan He joined the L. L S. S church and came t to Salt Lake ty 49 years ago living here since Following his trade mechanic of me mechanic hani d blacksmith he is reported to tork toe ye e built the firSt mine S Irk rk cages a at Cit City aty He also was employed by the Den Den- r Rio Grande Western ra railroad veral years ears