George Q. Cannon Jumps from a Train
Identifier
Title
George Q. Cannon Jumps from a Train
Creator
Date
Unknown
Description
Clipping No. 1 found inside the 1830 copy of the Book of Mormon
Subject
Rights
Public domain in the United States.
Extent
144kb
Source
Utah Tech University Special Collections
Publisher
Unknown
Original Format
News clipping
Transcription
SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 16--A telegram from the United States Marshall who is taking George Q. Cannon to this city said today that Cannon jumped from the train near Promontory, but was recaptured in half an hour, a mile from the railroad. He was slightly injured by the fall. Cannon telegraphed his Mormon friends that he fell off the train accidentally, and was making for the cars as rapidly as possible when he was met by the Marshal.
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Citation
Unknown, “George Q. Cannon Jumps from a Train,” Utah Tech University Library Digital Collections, accessed February 12, 2026, https://digital.library.utahtech.edu/items/show/1724.