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Show Sad Fatality. On Frid.iv, Mr. 1'ierrptml, who, wr uudoratanil, had purchuud the engino at llio Waaatch smelter recently burned, dinpati-hod a forco of mun from this oity to reuiovo the enniue and belougins from the ruins. A young man named Walter Webber, wAo resided about a quarter of a mile distant, whs hired to assist in the work and took hold with a will. In the moving ol the lrge lly-wheel, a huge lover wiih used, tho blocks uudei the point of which accidentally gave way, aud the lever swung round with fill firoe, striking young Webber on the right side ol the head, knocking him senseless. In this condition hu remained until alter he bad been conveyed to his residence, and wheu lie come to he wus deliiious. Dr. J. M. Beut'dict was summoned,, sum-moned,, who drove dMvu to Cottonwood Cotton-wood in tiiu evening, iu con pany with Mr. A. Dewey, attended to the suflorer, doing whut was deemed best to rulieve his pain, and returned to the city etirly yesterday morning. At about 11 o'clock yesterday the youog man difcd from 'ho injuries received. The day ou which Mr. Webber received re-ceived the fatal stroke was his twenty-eighth twenty-eighth birthday, and that, in addition to the excellent character he bore for industry, honesty and Bteady habits has cast a gloom over the community in which he was well known. Ho leaveB a wife and two children, the youngest a Hltle over two weeks old, with whom and the other relatives ol the deceased tho Hkrald heartily sympathizes. Oa being taken to bis borne, he rallied a little, just on crossing the threshold, where his wife stood, and he said to her : "Li2zie, don't cry; if I die, do the btst you can." He spoke no more altorward. , Mr. A. Dewey will, on this morn ! ing'j tr u'n, take down the cutbu, the funeral services will be held at the residence there, when the corpse will be brought up on the evening train, deposited at the sexton's over night and be buritd in the cemetery on Monday. |