Eureka Reporter | 1922-07-28 | Page 7 | Strike Picket at Lynn Pushed under Moving Train

strike picket at lynn pushed under moving the first fatality in the strike of 1 railroad in utah was re corded early saturday evening when J W jones 54 years of age a ing doing picket duty at lynndyl lynndal died at the emergency hospital at salt lake jones whose home is at lynndyl lynndal the first railroad division point south of eureka was pushed in front of the engine of los angeles limited train no 8 eastbound as the train drew out of lynndyl lynndal saturday noon accor according dind to the statements of george boyle also a striking shop man A nonunion man Is alleged by mr boyle to have pushed mr jones in front of the engine the escaped jones according to boyle says that he was sitting on the porch of his home not more than seventy five yards from the scene was doing pic picket ket duty along the tracks on public property the attacker whose name was not learned got oft off the limited as it pulled into the station and jones im mediately approached him to ex plain it Is said that there was a strike on at lynndyl lynndal without further ado the newcomer Is alleged to have pushed jones onto the tracks and into the path of the limited jones skull was fractured in several places