Show DEATH OF HAS fall particulars of the accident that Ke silted in his death our last issue contained a brief notice of the death of R in canyon the follo ang from the manti the full details of the aad affair on last at abent p mi of ch ula for sevier county iott liis lit u by falling fruin a cliff sista feet high 11 appears that on saturday morning mr who was a student called ou mr alk hard haggai elsinore to take a drive with him into tle canyon to collect some specimens of rock the two drove ap monroe canyon about two miles and a half from the town when they climbed a hill in search of the specimens they were after for tibey commenced rolling rocks down the hill and over a cliff of rocks sixty freet high and one large stone the deceased was rolling caught him in its course down the hill and started him down with it mr haag called to him to beware or he donld fall over the cliff but too late the mischief was done the man fell about twenty feet from the top of alie clial and must have received some severe cuts which perhaps deprived him of his reason as there was considerable blood on the ground at in death his eyes were set a look of great alarm and perhaps lie biad heard and realized liis friends warning after he had fallen over the cliff liis friend ran to the edge and called down to him ant hearing no rei sponge ho went around the hill and came to where the body lay and fondd the deceased lying with his feet in alie creek ho to him tried to revive him but to no avail he mt of the and felt slight throbs an inspection spec tion of alie bidy allowed eliat the uis badly cut hy a lock in alic descent a deep gash on the left fht ek corned away a part of lie mustache thu lett shoulder badly broken i gaji on the back of alie head the badly bruised and i cheral smaller bruises the body was removed to the town and priest telegraphed to he and the went over and an inquest was held over alie remains at winch the jury returned a verdict that lit caime to liis bealli by falling from a cliff of rocks the body was neatly dressed placed in a coffin and prepared for burial and his friends who live in moroni this county were to by prest as to what should be done with alic remains the answer came to 1 bring them to manti and liis friends would meet them in front of the i county court housein accordance this request bp of richfield and mr haag brought alie body to manti eliere they arrived monday svening abent 5 and were met by tbt decease ds father and coasin and the body was transferred at this point the casket was opened and the body seemed to have carried very well the remains were carried to monroe where they will be buried Prest and those accompanying him remained in manti over night and left for hoiaas yesterday after the young man was highly respected he had lauglin and haq principal of the high at crichfield and was elected of schools for eliat county which position he bield at the time of liis death |