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Show I fSALT LAKE kJ MILLER DIE6 AS ; RESULT OF BURNS Salt Lake Feb 6 I feel I will see my Olpa pretty soon now I am bo weak I have waited for her through sunehlno. through rain, through fire, but now I know I will i ee her pretty soon." Sl I Ander6 Johan Miller, aged recluse, 1 who received terrible burns in his hermitage. 343 Eleventh East street while attempting to save the mem en -R toes of his sweetheart said his last jr prayer at the county infirmary yes- Iterday afternoon, calling upon the sea to gUe back his true love. For thirty years Miller had prayed pray-ed almost incessantly for the return of Olga Hanson, who was burled at sea while on her journey from Sweden Swe-den to Join him in New York When JS the liner docked the captain inform ed Miller of his sweetheart's death W Miller returned to Salt Lake, and. be lieving he could make the sea give ,f up his sweetheart by constant pray er, built a little home which he kept beautifuly decorated for her. .. On the night of January 17 sparks from a slove set fire to the decorations. decora-tions. Miller battled with the flames until he stumbled over the threshold and fell unconscious Into the street He waR removed to Holy Cross hospital, hos-pital, where he commenced improv-rTR improv-rTR lng. About ten days ago he wa6 re moved to the Infirmary. He escaped jvrt,. from this institution by leaping out ica; of r second story window hile at- re 2 tired In night clothe6. Seating hlm- tiiu on shelf of a railroad switch and wrapping a sheet about his body, i? he badly tightened several switch-! C raon. Jg Miller was returned to the county iS, infirmary. He died at 3:10 o'clock tt(, yesterday afternoon. exi V Funeral services will be held at 1 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the io '-' mortuary chapel of Undertaker Jo- Ql " seph William Taylor. Bishop Edwin ui S. Sheets of the Thirty-third ward will , officiate , Miller was born in Sweden July 4, 1837. |