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Show I Fatal Accident On Interurban Fourteen-! car-Old Ho; Killed Under It heel of llcmll; Luudi-d Cur Iteturulng With Conference YMlori. Alvaro Hushman, the 14-year-old on of Mr and Mrs Theodore M Bushman, was run over and almost Instantly killed by an interurban cur at 9:30 Sunday evening. The accident took place two nnd one-half blocks cast of llio Interurban Interur-ban depot, between Dr Hasler's and Bishop Gardner's homes The wheels of the heavily loaded car hud passed over his body, almost completely severing sev-ering It nt the waist. There was also a 'gash over the left eyn, though this wound would not havo been fatal Dfv Hosier nnd John Comer were 01. WV the scene within a mlnuto after the PSf- accident and turned the young man R over just as ho gaBped the last breath, fi' bdt death, wns almost Instant. Others jMt soon' gathered and by the striking of K ; ' a match some of his classmntcB rec- i;i ogulzcd tho features. Dlahop Ourd- sk nop notified his father, who camo soon Kj In an automobile. Ulshop Lewis was Kir notified and tho body was taken to his HSr. undertaking establishment, and dur- vr Ing' tho night was prepared by him WFL for 'burial. H-i No ono on tho car know that the ' accident had happened. Thero wcro u four' boys, Qcorgo Qalsford, Cedrlc 8 v , Dorton, Lorenzo Klrton, Odell Itrown & , '" nnd young Hushmnn, who had been p riding back and forth to American K' Fork during the afternoon and oven- rib ing on tho special enr which was gaT hauling conference visitors. As tho 55f. car tills tlmo wub making Its last St trip they planned only to ride a block Jr or two and then Jump off. The enr lYJ was crowded with passengers return- J" Ing after tho evening session. , ' Tho Kirtop nnd Qalsford lads were on tho rear steps, Hrowu and Dorton vvurc on tho baggago steps and Hush- man was on tho front, Tho first four had had moro cxpcrlonco In Jumping off trains than their companion, so that when the enr was getting good speed they Jumped, and called to Uushmnn to do likewise. Ho, how- rf ovor,- rode several rods further. At this point It Is steep nnd down hill and thu car wns getting momentum every rod, so that whon ho Jumped evidently ho beenme frightened nnd lipped under the whols. Boon oa tho four boys saw what had happened they wcro bravo enough nnd s had presence of mind to run fast as they .could for medical help, two go- K,'r . IniMor T)r. Hosier and two for Dr. 4fc ' Holbrook. !yj There was no format Inquest held, Lb the. county attorney nnd shorlff deem- ' Ing It unnecessary, Howovcr, an In- I formal examination of'the boys was I held before Judgo Heck and the rail- I road's ntlornoy, which brought out I the facta as nbovo stntcd. ) According to tho boy's parents he 1 would have been 14 years old on the seventh of next month. Ho wns In the I ilxth grade In tho public school. Ho I ws; a dutiful son nnd never gave his I parents any trouble, bo thu untimely ( aadgtraglc denth has been u great shock to thorn, tho mothor particular- I ly having been almost insane with I grief. Funeral services ovor tho remains wore held in tho Tnbernnclo, Tuesday Tues-day afternoon. Tho building wan filled with sympathizing friends, the teachers and students of tho gram-' gram-' . mar grades attending In n body. The v floral tributes wero beuutltul. i Ulshop James II. Gardner presided The other speakers wore Supervisor A. I). Anderson, President A. J Evnus, Counsellor William Wing nnd Trustee Qeorgo A Goatcs. Jcsso Smith conducted con-ducted tho singing nnd. Mrs. Hazel i Holmatcad gave n solo. Six students from his class Id thu sixth grndo acted aa pall-bearers. o |