| Show DEATH FROM BURNING edward tolton of beaver meets with a fatal accident A sad bad and N what hat proved to be a fatal accident occurred on saturday evening last to our fellow townsman edward tolton As aa he was alone at the time ot of the accident the chief cause cannot be known As nearly as can be leaned gleaned from its his taint fain I 1 recollection and the condition of 0 the house it I 1 Is s about as follows about 8 mr air tolton entered his bedroom lamp in hand when he cadier fell or the lamp jamp exploded set betting lire fire to his hair and clothing cloth ln about the neck and shoulders lie ile fought frantically to ulab the names flames and then endeavored to escape out cut doors lie ile unfortunately wandered into another room where lie became bewildered wil li and tried to escape by way of the chimney and finally wrenched a lower sash bash of 0 the window out and thus escaped lie he then ran to his daughters a here his wife was and called for assist assistance anee as ills his clothes clot lies were still burning ills his wounds were immediately dressed after extinguishing the fire in the house which lid did considerable damage on examination of oc ills his wounds by dr steele a horrifying spectacle was revealed the half hair was entirely burned off big head anil and face the eari cars burned almost tu to a crisp the throat and back badly burned and the hands and wrists were literally cooked mr tolton lived thirty six hours and quietly succumbed about 0 clock monday morning funeral services were held yesterday over the remains lit at the it D 8 meeting houlle the th doc cased was born at newbold on avon in warwickshire Warwick WarvIck shire england march 2 1812 and emigrated to utah illy in the EOs ile he has been a prominent citizen in beaver since wi when he came bore from pluto county tic he endured the hardships of 0 early pioneer life in utah has raised a large an and d respectable family and held let many positions of trust and responsibility he was the first probate judge of pluto county and county recorder of beaver courty county tor for about eighteen beals performing mans the duty elIt i ably to blin self and the enmity county was a city councilor and high councilor for many aars As an older elder in the dominant chhith lie he line has ever been an ear earnest nest worker and died full in the faith and in the hope of a a glorious Klor loui resurrection with the j jut us L I 1 H lad id he lived till march next lie w would aid have been cell 76 75 years of oc age the news joins I 1 in n condolence with walli the ho family a and nd community who have lost a kind tu fa flier in ing hubband and honorable cit lienweaver lien Beaver news |
