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Show EUGENTB WALTER BUEHNER, j Granite high school student, who was run over and killed when ho fell teueath the wheels of an ice wagon on which ho was working yesterday morning. 3 ? Or s , J YOUTH KILLED BY ICE WO WHEELS Victim's Chest Is Crushed and Death Follows at Emergency Hospital. While stopping upon the wagon on which he was working: for the Hygeia Ice company, com-pany, Euycnc Walter Buehncr,' 17 years of age, aon of Carl F. Kuchner, a cement contractor, residing at 2'1'J2 Like street, slipped and fed under the wheels at 7:30 yesterday morn ins. He sustained injuries to his chest which proved fatal a l"e v hours later. With Van I , tart. 9IH Klni avenue, Buehncr had been delivering ice on their route. A I" Ler Lhey had delivered ice at houses on both sides of I lib street at fourteenth Kast on Blame avenue they returned to the ice wagon. Hart, who was driving the horses, reached the sea t first and was starting tlie team as Buehner placed ids foot on the double-tree on his side. H is foot slipped and before he could grasp the side of the seat he fell under the wheels. The heavily-loadea wagon, weighing about t hrec tons, passed over his chest. Both front and rear wheels ran over his body. There was a steep down-grade, and Hart could not stop the team quickly enough to preven t the accident. Stopping Stop-ping the wagon lie went to the aid of Buehner. Attracted by the viet im's cries and groans, Clifford and Tewjs Hansen, 797 .South 'JJhirteenth litis t street, also ran to Buehner'fi side. They called W. y. Rigby, 1771 1'ourleenth Bast street, and he took the injured boy to the emergency hospital hos-pital in his automobile. An examination by physicians revealed that Buehner could not live. A rib had pierced his lungs, causing great loss of blood. The entire chest had been smashed in by the weight of the. loaded wagon. Ho died three hours alter being taken to the hospital. The wheels had crossed the chest from between the left shoulder and the neck to a place under the right arm. The body was taken to the Carl lidding lid-ding ton undertaking establishment. I liugene Walter Buehner was a second- j year student at the Granite High school, and was the son of Carl F. and Annie Geigle Buehner. He was born in Sa.t Lake, February 2, ly02. He is survived by his pa rents, and the following brothers and sisters: Carl W., Otto, John, Philip, Paul, Bertha, Clarence and Helen. Funeral services will be held in the Forest Dale Ward chapel at 4 p. m.. tomorrow. to-morrow. Burial will be in the City cemetery. ceme-tery. The body may be viewed at the residence on the day of the funeral. |