Show A FRIGHTFUL CCIENT Headmaster Lewis of the Utah Central Killed WAS CRUSHED TO DEATH RUN OVER BY A HANDCAR IN PARLEYS PAR-LEYS He Was Trying to Set the Brake When the Lever Slipped and He laM rhrown In Front of the Car and Killed Almost Instantly William Lewis roadmaster of the Utah Central railway met a horrible raiway horrble death in Parleys canyon yesterday afternoon af-ternoon The gentleman went out yesterday morning on the passenger train and after going a considerable distance up the canyon started back on a hand car of the style known as the trolley or push car Arriving at Deckers place in the canyon he stopped to get a drink of buttermilk While there he met Loe Decker who asked to be permitted to ride down to town on the car Mr Lewis did not favor this arrangement stating that the brake was defective but finally consented and the two men started down the track I was found difficult to control the car and when near the point where the city crushes rock a sheep and some chickens got upon the track Mr Lewis tried to slow up to avoid running into them and threw pn the break at the same time pushing it with his foot Atthis instant the lever slipped and Mr Lewis Lew-is was thrown in front of the rapidly moving car and dragged about ten feet Decker at once tried to stop the car but failing jumped off and ran back to his friend who was lying by the side of the track dead He had been struck in the head sustaining a fracture which caused instant death Besides this there were other injuries about the head and face and the left arm was broken The hand car ran on down to Le Grand station where it jumped the track Mr Decker remained by the body of his friend until the regular train came down when the remains were placed on board brought to this city and taken to Joseph William Tay lors undertaking establishment and an inquest will be held today The deceased was about 26 years of age and unmarried He resided with his parents S P and Mary Ann Lewis on Fourth West street between First and Second South He was a native of New South Wales but came to Utah when only five years of age and had resided here continuously since He succeeded his father as roadmaster on the Utah Central and was a faithful and efficient officer The deceased enjoyed en-joyed the reputation of being a sober industrious and honorable man and was held in the highest esteem by a wide circle of acquaintances The parents and relatives of the young man were profoundly shocked when they heard of the terrible acci dent and they will have the sympathy of all in their bereavement The funeral will take place tomorrow |