Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1910-07-12 | Page 15 | B. Y. U. Graduate Killed in Mexico

B Y U GRADUATE KILLED IN MEXICO I I Prof Erastus K Fillerup Falls From Railroad Bridge at Colonia Diaz HAS RELATIVES IN UTAH SISTER IS MRS SOL P 1 KIMBALL or OF SALT LAKE From Colonia Diaz Disa Mexico BOWS reached Salt Lake last Jut night of or ant tUI n accident which resulted in the killing kUling of oC Professor Ie IC Fil 11 Fillerup by tailing falling nineteen feet teet front from a railroad bridge The accident occurred at Pierson a small lima II town in the mountains on Oft the theline theline theline line of oC the railroad about nine miles mile mil above Dies Dla where a steel eel bridge was being constructed across a river Owing to the peculiar laws of or Mexico and the tile slowness of or the oln officials dale the body which was wan horribly mangled had to He lie in the river nine hours The Tho funeral took place piCe from Juarez Mrs Solomon F ICI I of 17 4 Sixth avenue a sister t of or Professor Fib Fil Fillerup Is the only relative living in Salt Lake Mrs Kimball M notified of thc death teath of or her brother broth bruth last Je night by br The Peter Andrew the fatter fat vl lives on a farm Cann between Provo Prove and aDd American Fork A brother and sister stater also live U there and another sister er erIn in Alberta Canada Charles Fillerup a brother is III teaching school in Mex lex Mexico MexIco ico Professor or Fillerup IB It survived by a widow and five children who are aro ro la IR Mexico He was w a 8 graduate of or B n Y university at Provo Accompanied by b his family tam II he went to Mexico ten years ago At the time Ume of oC his 11 death he was waa one of the th principal teachers teacher of or the Juarez stake and a stake officer of or orthe the Mutual Improvement association