Show A HORRIBLE AFFAIR samuel C pratt scalded to death at the hot springs word was received in this city friday afternoon last of the death of samuel C pratt brother of mr milando pratt of this city caused by falling into a boiling spring in nevada the young man a son of the late apostle orson pratt was formerly a telegraph operator at ogden and was but 21 years of age he was to have left the hot spring on the eastbound train thursday afternoon but previous to its arrival went to the springe for a bath one of the springs is literally boiling water and as he did not return parties went out to hunt him and found him near the boiling spring his whole body scalded he was not dead but died soon after in the greatest agony it is presumed that he slipped in and though almost cooked succeeded in dragging himself out upon the ground after the dreadful occurrence he was taken to Wadsworth where he died at 5 p m during partial consciousness ness he said he did it partially intentionally the remains were shipped to salt lake being met at terrace by lorus and milando pratt brothers of the deceased the funeral was held in the nineteenth ward meetinghouse meeting house sunday afternoon ter noon at 2 |