Salt Lake Tribune | 1915-10-03 | Page 12 | John A. Egbert is Killed by a Train

when he heard passengers discussing' accident an West Jordan, ' Inquiring about the accident and victim, the description of the latter 2 swered in a measure to the elder fi bert. Detective Egbert then boarded C first train and proceeded to "West -5" dan. There he identified the aged r? as his father. The body had been moved to a local undertaker's to be m pared for burial. m John A. Eg'bert was 73 years of aC He was born in western Illinois in li He came to Utah with his parents s&J years later 18(9 settling south of Lake, with his family, on a farm, rffl what is now West Jordan. He wasr active, vigorous man until recent yelj when he retired. He was well kniB throughout Utah and Idaho. Mr. Egbert was the father of twei , four children, most of them survb with the widow. They are; Mrs. Zen i Hammer. LebJ: Mrs. Emma Barl Kamas; Mrs. Mattie Aylett. Midvll Mrs. Annie Young. Provo; John A. V bert, Salt Lake; Margaret. Alma, i dilla. Harold, Ross and Ida Egbert, V " Jordan ; Samuel and Ad el bert Egt Grace, Idaho: Mrs. Ethel Smith. Tha er. Idaho, and Wilbert Egbert, Call for The funeral will he held at 1 p. Thursday from the West Jordan mee: house. The police department will arrange a special detail to attend the funara 0 a tribute to the son. who is among most popular members of the force. . JOHN ft. EGBERT IS KILLED BY A TRAIN Widely-known Pioneer of Utah Meets Instant Death at West Jordan. John A. Egbert, 73, pioneer, former bishop of the Mormon church, retired farmer, and father of John A. Egbert, city detective, was struck by an Orem train last night shortly after 7 o'clock, at West Jordan, and instantly killed. Anticipating an evening of pleasure In a Salt Lake theater, the aged man went to the station to take the train. His son had an appointment to meet him on i his arrival In the city. As the train approached the West Jordan Jor-dan platform, Mr. Egbert presumably stepped partly on the track to flag it. Ho was blinded, it la thought, by the glare of the headlight, and was knocked down and run over. Ignorant of the death of his father. Detective Egbert was waiting al the ,Salt Lake depot to meet him. When the elder Egbert failed to arrive, the son felt a bit uneasy. His concern grew to alarm