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Show Body Of Young Man Is Brought Homo : i i merlian I'ork Boy Mcclt Hrnlh In J Idaho While Atlcnipllng lo Hoard J MoiIng Freight Train. InWn Booth, tho 19-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. B. II. Booth of this city, wns killed last Saturday nfternoon vhllo nttciuptlng to board n frelglit train on the Oregon Short Lino, about dx miles south of Blnckfool, Idaho. Young Booth, accompanied by Lloyd Muffin, 18 years of nge, nlso of Amorlcau Amor-lcau Fork, had been seeking work In Idaho nnd wero on their way farther north. They wero walking, along tho railroad track when a freight train tippronchcd. going at the ratn of about eighteen miles nn hour, Both boys attempted at-tempted to board It, young Dufiln In 'ronl. Dufiln was knocked back half '(tunned ami Booth mlBsed tho car nod went under tho wheels. The I- in nen saw tho affair nnd stopped ibr train soon as posslblo, but not tin fifteen enrs had passed over tho Iwdy severing It In two ncross tho chest. A coroner's Inquest wns held In Mlnckfoot, but tho trainmen wero hold blameless. Tho young mnn'B pnronts voro notified pf tho accident over tho loug-dlstanco tclopbono and Sunday morning young Duflln arrived In American Am-erican Fork wltll bin companion's body , . , Dufiln and Booth, who havo been very rloso companions, decided that , thoy wanted to sec moro of tho I world, particularly Idaho nnd Ganadu. SjJtJ They hud money to pay train faro but keg decided to tnke tho other method, he- II ciiuso of tho novelty of It, and to sec Mto moro country. They loft American HI Fork a weok ago last Sunday When fl In Focntollo, Dufiln wrote a postcard mm to his mother, of which the following jgjg; Is a copy: .., Iff "l'ocatello. Juno I'J, 19U. U "Dear Mothorf Wo arrived here B all O. K. alroiit l'J:30 todny, Are in K good licnltlTniid spirits as usual. W o M expect to leave for Butte, Mont., with- II In tho next few hours. Bn or good H cheer and don't worry. "Yours lovingly, jBB "FLOYD DUFFIN." SK Next day tho accident happenpd. 1H Young Booth was of u bright, happy IB disposition and well liked by his many JS friends and companions. IK Imprcsslvu funeral services ovor tho M rcmnliiB wero held In tho Third Ward i mcctlnghouso Monday nfternoon, John lluntor, bishop's counsellor, presiding. S Tho other speakers woro Bishop John JBB R. Hiudley, President Jninea II. Clurko mm and Judge John K. Booth. Mrs. Kdltb W Hlndloy Tnylor and ProL F. L. Hick- MM- man sung solos mid tho ward choir flr rendered the opening uud cloBlng H- iiumbcrs. Six or the young man'u mm coiibIus nctcd n pull-bearers, Th Wt meeting house was filled to overflow- an lug, and tho enskut wnB burled ho- ttn nonth tho mohy beautiful floral ofTur- BK lugs. Many friends nttended from M Proo, Salt Lnko City and Alpine o MM |
