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Show Fatal Aiyipkn iv- On Sunday til" loinoon, Mr. Gooi.no l.oyd, lon.it engaged en-gaged at the Salt l.ako IIoumi ns night cleik, hiicd a I'liggV I'l'oni Ih'iiham liiothiTs, "nd South St., lor u drive. .Vivoinpaiiied by Miss l.i..ie Saunders, J loi iiieily ml employe of tho sauio liotol, ( they woio driving out towards tlieW'ariu Spring Hath-hoiiKo, taking tho upper road. lu ll the junction of tho upper 'and lower roads was reached, at the ! north end of tho city, tho buggy was turned to come back into town by the lower road. Tlio turn was neaily liuule, hut when tho horse was about hall' round it suddenly jumped towards the Springs, bringing tho wheel under tho buggy and throwing them heavily on to tho ground some ten feet oil'. Mr. l.oyd struck tho ground lirstwith great force, on his head, tho fall being only 'slightly broken by otto hand, of which two lingers were somewhat crushed, lie lay senseless, while tho young lady, also apparently seriously injured, was carried to tho Bath-houso. Mr. Loyd was then taken to tho Bath-house, still unconscious, and a messenger was instantly in-stantly dispatched to tho Salt Lake House with tho information. Mr. Laurence, one of tho proprietors, and Dr. Fenton immediately went out, and everything was done that medical skill and earo could do, but without avail. There was no fraeturo of tho skull, but j there were severe abrasions of the face and temple, and the neck was badly swollen, tho fatal injuries having been received in the head and neck. Tho accident occurred at half past 2 iu tho afternoon, and the unfortunate young man lived until ten minutes past 3 this morniug, unconscious all the time. Col. F; Little, former proprietor proprie-tor of the Salt Lake House, and his son James, went out to render any assistance they could, and every care was bestowed upon him by Mr. Arnold, Ar-nold, of the Bath-house, by one of the proprietors of the Hotel who remained with him to tho last, Dr. Fenton, and : all who were around. J The funeral will take place this morning, at the 13th Ward Assembly Rooms, at 10 o'clock. Mr. Loyd was a quiet, obliging, gentlemanly gen-tlemanly young man, some twenty-one years of age, and highly esteemed by all who knew him. Miss Saunders is not so dangerously injured as was supposed, but will be confined to the house for some days. |