Salt Lake Herald | 1899-08-24 | Page 1 | Drowning of M. J. Corbes

DROWNING OF MI J1 J CUllES tSi i WELl KNOWN EUREKA M tEETS DEATH I TAI Supposed He Fell I Grand entr Reservoir Where He Was Found Dead Lat Evening By Telephone The Her d Eureka Aug 23Id J Corbes a vdU known resident of Eureka who has been running the engine at the Grand Central pup house for the past for car was found dead at S p m in the te reservoir Mr Corbes was In the habIt I of going to work at 8 u m returning at about 4 p m He failed to arrive home at the accustomed time today and hIs mother feeling that somethIng unusual had happened started J R Williams to Inestgate Mr Williams upon arriving at the pump house could not find him and suspecting that he had fallen into the tank came back to town and gave the alarm A searching part was hastily organized by the city marshal and takIng with them a gp plng hook started for the place At ter dragging the reserolr which contaIned con-taIned about eight feet of water the body was found and lifted to the surface sur-face Later it was removed to A N Valaces undertaking parlor and an Inquest wi probably be held tomorrow tomor-row roFrom From the appearance of the remains when found Mr Corbes must have fallen into the tank earlier in the day the body being swollen and water fled The fire in the engIne yere out whIch also adds color to thIs conclusion I The Grand Central pump house is situated uated about a mile and a half east of Eureka and is used by the company in conveying water from the spring compny Homansle to their mines Inside the pump house is a reservoir about 12X24 feet where the deceased met his death Id J Corbes who was about 32 year of age has been ling In Eureka for several ear and was formerly a resident res-ident of Silver Reef his parents cornIng corn-Ing to Silver Reef from Iioche Nov He leaves a mother Mrs Vivian Johnson son of thIs place and a brother and sister who resIde at Prvc and Blng ham respectively Mr Corbes was past master of the Masonic lodge here I