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Show oo I COMES CLOSE TO DEATH. Price. Utah, Dec. 16. Edward Craw ford, aged 19, a son of Commissioner Crawford of Emery county, had a narrow escape from death last night while bringing &ome horses from Or-nngevllle Or-nngevllle to this city Young Crawford Craw-ford was riding one hor6e and leading lead-ing two When darkness fell he lost the road and In wandering around in an attempt to regain it, he came to a wash known locally as "Drunkards wash" about two miles from Price, He attempted to jump his horse across, but the animal fell back, carrying car-rying its rider with it. The two lit In about six feet of water in the bottom of the wa3h, with the rider underneath. Crawford managed to extricate himself, but r.ie bank caved In on top of the horse and it was drowned, Crawford managed to find his way to Price with the other two horses. |