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Show Avalanche of Snow Catches Gus Branborg and Niels Matsen Near Mine in Big Co I Ion wood. DISASTER COMES WITHOUT WARNING Both Victims Were Residents of Salt Lake, and Worked in Mine; Comrade Sees Tragedy." 1 I 5 ' fB7 1 1 1' siiow-covcrcd liillsiilcs oC Big; Cottonwood cniiyon ;idlcn lvo ! ! victims Thursday morning lo j the Ioii list ot those who I have lost their Uvea in snowslkles in thc ennyons of the Wnsatch I mountains. (!ns Tinmborj: of 0(59 "West Fit'tli South slrool and Niels Mntaon ot 1 2 122 South Thirteenth street, cm-Iployccs cm-Iployccs of thc Tar Baby mine in thc 'south fork of Biir Cottonwood, were lemight in mi avalanche l'rom a hill j above llic mine and wore smothered to ( death beneath toua of the fleecy moist-i moist-i lire. ' ' " Tliero w:w but one eye wilnoss lo Mic catastrophe. Gus Peterson, an employee em-ployee of the same mine, was in the tunnel when Branborjr and Mutscn started up the hillside for thc purpose of cutting limber. The hill is comparatively com-paratively small one, less than 300 feet in height, and although the sides were covered with snow, the men anticipated antici-pated no danger. ' Petcrsou returned to Iho tunnel aud when he a.vitu emerged a few moments later he aw his two companions near tho summit. Suddenly and without warning thc mass of snow coating the hillside began be-gan to move and Peterson dashed for thc safety of the tunnel's mouth. Ife made the goal in safety and a: moment later the mass of snow crushed into thc canyon. The unfortunate uion were buried beneath the mass. Without, losing los-ing a moment Peterson dashed for thc camp of the Cardiff mino, a short distance dis-tance away, and gave thc alarm. The cnliro forco of miners at. the Cardiff responded and attacked thc mass of snow. The body oi' Mafseu was soon found, a foot protruding' from the snow. A short time lator Bran-borg's Bran-borg's body was found. Life was extinct, ex-tinct, although no wound was fouud on cither body. Death in both c:jcs had eomc from suffocation in the snow. Tho bodies were brought to town yesterday and arc at S. M. Taylor 'a undertaking establishment awaiting arrangements ar-rangements for the funerals. Gus Branborg, ouc of tho accident victims, is a native of wcdou, whore ho was born in IS.". Jlc ramo lo Utafi in J.SS2 and with his brother, .John Branborg, hns been ougagod for a quarter of a century in mining work in Big Cottonwood canyon. Thc brothers (Continued on Page Two.) CANYON HOE KILLS TWO MBS (Continued From Page One.) had a camp in the canyon aud resided at 960 AVcst Fifth South, street. Gus Branborg was unmarried, his only surviving sur-viving relatives boing his brother and a sister, who lives in Idaho. Funeral ajr-ra.ngeracnts ajr-ra.ngeracnts will await word from tho latter. Niels Mats en, aged 2-1, was a native na-tive of Now York. TTo has resided for a number of years with his brother, J. M. Matsen of the Sugar Houso Mercantile Mercan-tile company, who lfves at 2122 South Thirteenth East street. The latter is president of the Tar Baby mine and his brother, who formerly worked as a chauffeur in this city, has been working work-ing for some lime at the mine. He is survived by five brothers and a sister, all of whom reside in New York, with tho exception of J. M. Matson. Arrangements Ar-rangements for the funeral will bo decided de-cided on today. "T don't; know what induced them to take the chance thoy did,-" said John Branborg, brother of one of tho accident acci-dent victims. "While the hill is not a large one, it is alwftvs dangerous to take .a chance when tho snow is deep. It is a groat shock to us all." The scone of tho accident is only a few miles from the Utah Coalition mines, whero a. snowslide cost a life a few weeks ago, and whero several men wore killed in a similar slide last. year. |
