Show OUR OGDEN LETTER OGDEN CITY utah august ltd 1886 editor deseret news I 1 was about to say that NOTHING STARTLING had happened since my last letters but two occur occurrences renes have taken place that have somewhat startled quite a large numb aumayer er of the people here one of these is the rather sudden death at west N eber about 5 6 on sunday evening of elder george hadley about ten months since a fatal accident deprived him of his wife who was thrown from a wagon and run over from the effects of which she died almost immediately from that time forward brother hadley suffered much depression of spirit his grief and sorrow have weighed heavily upon him and have contributed to hasten tendis his demise he had bad been sick only about a week the immediate cause of his death was CHILLS AND FRYER he was in the year of his age brother hadley was well known by brethren of the temple block in salt lake city where he had been employed for a long ion 11 time to work temple by the people of the second ward G in tills this city tile the other event that has taken many by surprise and an d caused deep regret in this neighborhood is the demise of elder thomas gibbons in the year of his a age ae e he has for nearly two tro years been night watchman at the utah central railroad depot in this city indeed he has bias been an employed of that company from the tune time the line was opened till the present except two years during which time he tilled filled a successful MISSION TO ENGLAND about two weeks since he be took cold andaas and was brought down with typhonia typhoid fever which resulted fatally these two E iders elders were both well kno wn and much respected for their fidelity to god and his cause they died in the lord they rest from their labors here but bat their works will follow them on sunday afternoon about five the th heavens eavens became overcast with thick heavy dark clouds which betokened a 8 downfall of rain shortly afterwards the wind a sprang rang tip ap in the west it increased inci eased intuit until it blew almost adale a gale it continued for about an hour and then subsided then commenced another WAR WAK OF ELEMENTS the thunders roared in loud dee deep tones the rumblings gs continued and ang were heard in the distance long after the terrible peal broke forth the forked and streaked lightning darted through the heavens quicker than the eye can wink and the sheet lightning spread over the canopy illumining illum ining the earth and making the scenes around sublime about eight 0 clock the rain began to fall sparsely at first but increased lo 10 until it came down literally in 16 torrents Vr rents it did not let up till past adt midnight when the downfall cease dAnd and the storm clouds passed away today to day the atmosphere has been milder but still the weather has been very warm on saturday night mr hemenway startled his bis admirers and some others who do not much admire him b by the announcement through thel columns of the ogden herald that he wants wan ts agents in every town and county in utah and throughout the united states to take orders for a biographical work which he proposes to publish in the near future the book is entitled MEMOIRS OF MY DAY I 1 and will embrace recollections of his 1 travels in america mexico sandwich ISI islands Ands australia and many other places his adventures and hairbreadth escapes tia capes on oil laud land and sea his remiguis ances of royal loyal and ther other 0 distinguished personages his occupation as reporter leporter private secretary a man of leisure and a soldier and courtier albo the authors remarkable ic experience in utah among the mormons cormons Mor mons 11 etc the book will be sold by aub sa and agents are aie called for at once the author bays a more startling book than this promises to bs az has tl never ver been issued ironi the U b S press for many years today to day ne lie was the recipient of a box of california fruit accompanied by a letter of sympathy and condolence from alexander wilson of the bly bay city this looming the air was f ull full of rumors of A RAILROAD ACCIDENT ont on apt it buted rail pacific P fae in which it WAS at 1 bep tt that at several persons were hilled 11 and an d others injure ct of course we could learn nothing ot of tile the offic officials j a IS of t ftfe ft road or 01 from flora the employers and the latter jatter leel afraid to tell if they know anything about it some borne located th the e catastrophe at terrace and others at toano boano A later re pol t which is said to be the correct one says it occurred at bovine and was caused by a big washout wab hout through the bursting of a waterspout tue tile train was a double header H eight and consisted ot of nearly neaily twenty box cai cars s some of which were wele load loaded cd with wit 11 c oal coal and quite a gumbei ot them were broken up the engines were ditched and one brakesman named mclaughlin galin had his legs badly crushed and mother another man named georue george burleigh Bui leigh was reported hurt somewhat somei hat fall or fui ther reliable particulars we have been unable to ascertain abc eitam the harvest ban est is being pushed forward vigorously in this county and stacks of lucern lucern wheat etc are aie loomin lo omny up i in the yarda maids of the granders gra but grain yields yie ids are said to be very aig light lit generally in some cases it is reported to be not more than gifty tifty per centon cent of what it was last year ear the potatoes also al 0 fall short this year many et ef the tubers are worm eaten in some places the wild h y crop is good and the lucern is abundant some ol 01 THE FRUIT YIELDS are prolific while others are sparse in some places plums are a failure the peaches are neither so abundant abunda a t nor large large nor so iu in flavor as they were in former years pears are moderate but the apple crop is very heavy there will be vast quantities for exportation por tation if an outlet can be found for them and then there will be as many for home consumption as the people can take care of there has been hut but one arrest on the popular charge since my last letter that of john douglas of west weber he was bound over to await the action of the grand jury mr david moore of mound fort has furnished plans pans and has deen been awarded the contract to build a new bridge ovet the ogden og den river the bridge brid g e will be 17 feet long 7 feet high 7 fe feet et at aej i the base and will wil I 1 be si supported by two abutments it will be built in the howe style and the work will be commenced at once oace this crossing is located about half way up t the he canon and is much needed it will be appreciated by the traveling I 1 public of course we have no 41 DISTRICT COURT in session here but the judge of the police court is socking it R to the transgressors of the law last week his honor fined moritz rechter forty dollars for selling beer without license and ln d today to day john J fry and james L D dee ee contributed forty dollars each to the city treasury the first for an offense similar totham to that of rechter and the other for ve vending abing ading tangle leg I 1 on the sabbath day the tramp element is becoming quite numerous in this city and doubtless there will soon be an opportunity afforded the police for hauling them in WEBER |