Show DIED IN THE CANYON william Williar williams found D dead eari three miles up canyon by a wan man who had lost his way last friday F morning the people of centreville Cen treville learned from the hie salt lake herald that william williams an all old resident of biad been found dead about three miles up lip centreville Cen treville canyon by john fowler of salt lake city who bad been working on his mine in ble and ana started for salt lake the day before but lost his way and wandered over into Cen centreville treville canyon where lie he found the unfortunate man mail ile be took several papers and articles that the deceased had bad on his person to identify him and is as ho lid did not dot know any ady one in Cen centreville treville passed right on to salt alike lake city where lie he handed blinded the papers over to depoty Delo tl marshal afar commack Com muck the county coroner john wayman being absent from home when the news reached Cen centreville treville justice of tile peace wm win 11 streeper Sl lit in mediately mcdial ely called out abacut sixteen men arid and boys bo y 9 to go go up the canyon and bring thc jhc deceased down to liis is home A stretcher was made out of birches and ropes and the body brought down the canyon on oil it being carried by two or four men it at a time changing off with others at intervals it was only with much difficulty that they succeeded in getting him home in as the road up tip the canyon is in a bud bad condition and in places there is nothing but a trail 0 ft friday evening a coroners jury consisting of joel parish J J cherry and fredrick walton was empanel ed by coroner john wayman haymin but za M 1 the hei da sired t see sir fowler the jury adjourned to monlay monday morning at 10 a in to the cen terville tery ter ille ville coop co op store the following is in substance the testimony of john fowler as stated before the coroners jury said that thursday morning about C G I 1 left ray my mine in illard biard scrabble and started for my home in salt lake city but when I 1 reached the summit of the mountain lost my way and after wandering around about six hours found my self in Cen centreville treville canyon where I 1 came a cross a man lying alyin k dead saw a watch attached to his person started on but went back again took tile the watch pocketbook knife and key and delivered them to deputy marshal Cum cummock meick of salt lake city that the person might be identified by them lid did not examined the pocketbook opened the watch and found that it had bad stopped at 19 minutes to 8 but run after liftig lifting it the correct time near as I 1 could c tell was 2 p in the body lay with its head bead downward and feet up tile the lull hill saw no evidence of violence on liia person being oat loat himself did not know exactly c x where I 1 was at the time lime it is my lily opinion that lie died from c exposure x ili in the storm orm and from exhaustion ha after hearing 0 mr ir fowlers testimony the jury rendered the following verdict V we the jurors believe that tile the said william willial williams Willi anid cattle came to his death from natural causes bein being C old and feeble lit in health and exposure to tile the storm while coming down do from f row his mine mice which is located up center ville canyon liis having baving traveled a distance of about throe three miles from the mine t to 0 where lie was found the coroner or oner mr air wayman W nyman b had d made arrangements for the decease ds burial a at t Cen centreville treville but several of his friends wanted him buried in tile the mt bit olive cemetery cenie tery which was wai also ju accordance with thc jhc wishes of tile the deceased tile the coroner thought it to send tile the remains to salt lake over tho U P but when the mau who took tile the corpse to tile the depot delot went to deliver it tile the agent sent the nian back with the rail roul company com priny 1 rulf rule in regards to such things which tv aich had not lot been complied with the only thing to lc be done clone then was for the teamster te amiter I 1 to take the remains mains re to salt lake lim hi in self in the wagon which lie he lid did the burial took place on oil sunday william williams was born on oil llie ibe of 01 april 1820 near london england edgland arid and wis was tile the son conof of peter ane elizabeth williams was christened at st 21 margress Mar lara grels church west minister london at an all early late date camo came to utah locating nt at centreville Cen treville which has ever since been his home took part in ill tile the echo cho canyon war lost his wife ife soon after his arrival here later he married again but also survived his bis second helpmate the deceased has a brother in england and a sister in australia his S second s relatives live in salt lake city ile he followed the mining business both in england E 6 and in this country and lad bad some mines from which lie he received a yearly income of three or four hundred dollars ile he also has two valuable city lots in centreville Cen treville of late years lie he was a member cf a society called the free thi thinkers n kers in salt lake city and it was partially under the direction of this society that he was buried |