Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1900-01-26 | Page 7 | Bitten by Reptile

BITTEN BY M frightful Death of a Nan In South America Chicago Jan 25 Word has haa been re ro received here bore of the tragic death in South America of Ervin Hopkins Jr son of Hopkins a veteran member of the Chicago board of t de Hopkins was wag IntereSted interacted In a rubber concern which bad from the republic at of Colombia He rep represented represented resented his company at Bogota where he had made his headquarters for a year While on us an exploring expedition tion in the Interior his boat ran aground on af sand pit It IB ha supposed that in trying tiling to float his hie craft stand standing ing Ingin in the water himself he was wae bitten by a poisonous reptile death resulting quickly His body was found several days later by a native employed by the corn com company pany peny Indications of a terrible struggle were apparent 5