Salt Lake Herald | 1901-12-07 | Page 3 | His Neck Was Broken

I HIS NECK WAS BROKEN Eugene Humphreys Refused to io Heed the Warnings of His Companions The body of Eugene s the shift boss boa at the Sensation mine in Cottonwood canyon who WH killed in ina Ina Ina a at the th min near flear Brighton Wednesday arrived In this city Ity yesterday afternoon and nd is now sow at the UD undertaking G of B 5 G ODonnell The body was brought down don in a wagon by b some of the workmen at the mine As soon as W J La was ap apprised apprised of 0 the accident ent Thursday he drove immediately lm telY to mine sellie MJ and save gate directions for CW ft oMI oC ot the body to this city esin sy W lie fie had ed several of the emD d f f die th urine seine start with the body 1 h e drove dL e ahead I IAn An examination of th body dy b showed that the neck BeCk had bad bean hasa ken and the head had been slightly irl but otherwise the body n Md bad d not been injured As soon BOOn as u the th remains tORched reached the city Justices i chris rIe C Dana fla Smith were summoned and viewed ewed the fhe body but decided that tat an I e would uld not be necessary nece The lel f the de deceased deceased deceased ceased have hare not Dot bee Melt T e tea and the funeral arrangements bad I not lot been n completed last night but it is hi probable pro probable able that the funeral will be held tomorrow From the story toW by tiie miners who accompanied te the city Humphreys might have nUll been alive had he heeded heed d the U e warnings of tf his bin companions companion It seem L are areto two to paths to the upper W of the mine one used in summer and an another another other in m winter The latter IS longer but safe sate from Tue miners said saiu they warned wanted yS not to take the I he took It ii and the CC t yf