| Show E C ASHTON LOSES LIFE IN A MINE attorney ei C ashton former county attorney of davis county land and during said time a resident of bountiful and ana a member of the law firm of bagley ashton of salt lake with ivill whom henry IV tahle stable oi of this place was associated lied died at gingham tuesday at 1210 p ili in due to injuries au sustained stained when an electric car in in which lie he was riding collided with an all ore train in the utah apex mine at bingham his law firm was the attorneys for the utah apex mining alining co and lie together with experts were engaged in making an all examination of the mine prior to trial of the case pending in the federal district court for utah between the utah A apex and tile utah consolidated soli dated alining bining companies the litigation involves several million dollars arid and hinges on the rights of the to two of the rich veins of the Bing bingham liam mining district the yampa arid and highland boy ore bodies when the car in which mr ashton and party were riding collided with the ore train which was in the main tunnel of the mine some 2000 feet from the entrance when the collision took place mr ashton was thrown fro athe car to tile floor of the tunnel and dragged a short distance in a cramped position when picked up tip the attorney was un lit conscious ile he was carried out of the mine to the home of superintendent rood the skull was fractured at the base basc of the brain arid and liis his lungs were injured it was a m wl when I 1 ell lie he entered the alie mine and a fc few w minutes after noon he had passed away deceased possessed a very congenial disposition arid and was liked 1 by everybody when lie he lived in bountiful mr air ashton is survived by his wife and tile following children allen alien C carlyle arlyle ovada and afar mara aret also his pa parents reths grata mrs mary L morris and the following brothers and sisters bishop E al ashton of the legrande ward bishop AL 0 ashton of the wasatch Wasat cli ward R J As ashton liton mrs joseph E kjar and miss jane ashton funeral services will be held today at 1 1 p ma m in the assembly hall in salt lale lake city |
