Deseret Evening News | 1900-02-09 | Page 8 | Death of Charles Pettee

DEATH OF CHARLES Latest Victim or of the De Dc Lamar Mil Dust Suc Succumbs Over Ihu cel to of le lies lun The deadly De Dc Lamar mi has claimed another victim Charles J Pet tee tc having died at the camp last Sat Saturday lie was the last ot of A a shift shiH ot of nin nine Rica men to succumb and the number ot of deaths no now markel marked up against this mihi Is over halt half I a hundred Mr Ir case wn was an exceptional one While working In the mIl It I is said he himself from the dust as tar far ns as possible but It availed noth log and In December lost last he came to Salt Lake for tor treatment Ja Ills condition steadily grow worse how hots ever eor Ind and hI he returned home to die Mr Pote lottee was the edior editor ot of the Do De Lamar Lode Lade and formerly the Wet Weter West er em In Ogden Thil This death line has renewed the talk ot of otI I legislation Oil on evil of mi dust duet ot of which tho the De Lamar li IS perhaps the tho wort worst In tle the world Last year when the tho public ex cx ot of the facts wal was made and pub pubIc Ic lie IndignatIon ran high the De Dc Lamar made a showing II in the dire tol ion ot of Improving the conditions at this mil but Is said that the tho conditions are stil still such that hat It II is almost certain death for tor a man to work there an any length ot of time