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Show Crushed lo Death. Mr. Yillialu Creer writes from Spanish Fork, giving the following particulars of a terrible accident which occurred on Saturday evening: even-ing: A serious and fatal accident took place at the mouth of Spanish Fork canon, between six and seven o'clock last evening. Whilst John H. Hoyle and I'arlev P. Pace wero quarrying rock, and were prying out small pieces with wedge and crowbar, not suspecting any danger from above them, a rock, probably weighing fitly 1 tons, fell upon Hoyle, killing him instantly. in-stantly. It passed over his body, smashing tho skull severely, and breaking the right leg near the ankle. Pace escaped with rather an ugly cut upon the right temple. Mr. Hoyle was about thirty years of age, leaves a wife and five children, and a large circle of relations and friends to mourn the sad bereavement of a kind, loving and aflectionate husband and father, and an active, industrious and exemplary citizen. Many incidents of bis life might be mentioned to show his moral courage and unselfish devotedncss lor the public good ; but ; it will sullice to say that his death has ! east quite a gloom over the people of . this place. |
