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Show FATAL ACCIDENT WITH DERRICK PORK Will Trie of Hamilton's Fort Meets Tragic Death While Unloading Hay. TINE OF HUGH FORK PIERCES RIGHT LUNG Death in Less Than 30 Hours After Accident Funeral Saturday at 2 O'clock. P. M. One of the most harrowing and regrettable accidents that have hap pened in thia locality occurred last Wednesday morning at an early hour to Will Crit of Hamilton's Fort, and which resulted in bis death a little less than thirty hours after. The young man was unloading hay with a Jackson Jack-son derrick fork, having risen early for the purpose, and in pulling the fork back out of the barn, it got to whirling as it descended and he was unable to avoid it. One tine struck him in the breast and penetrated his right lung to a distance of six or eight inches. Dr. Leonard eras nt once called and covered the distance of six miles to Hamilton's as , i !,!,- as possible, pos-sible, but found the unfortunate young man in a very precarious condition, He had bled profusely internally and his lung was filled with blood. He was weak and alines! pulseless, He was rushed to the Southern Utah Hospital and evcrythiii pt .-;.! til :ie for him, but his Wound proved fatal and he passed away at 10:30 Thursday. The funeral services will be held in the Cedar city tabernacle tomorrow afternoon at 2 odock, and interment will be made in the Cedar City cemetery. William Urie was the son of John and Priscilla Line of Hamilton's Fort, the aged father being in his 82nd year. That at this advanced age he should be required to witness the burial bur-ial of one of his strong, robust sons seems to be an example of the irony of fate. Deceased was 28 years of age, being be-ing born in Cedar City Sept. 10, 1888. It is rumored t hut he was to have been married in n month or so to one of Cedar City's attractive young women. Will returned only about two years ago from a mision in Kentucky, neinc obliged to return a couple of month before the usual time on account of ill health. He was a sincere and up-1 right young man of industrious habits and good character. The Record sympathizes with the bereaved family in their affliction. |