| Show CARSONS CARSON'S BROTHER DIES AT OGDEN OGDEN Aug 21 A A picturesque character was removed from life's lifes ife activities ac- ac when William Willian F. F Carson a kinsman of tho the famous Kit Carson CarMn died carl early arly Thursday morning At tho the time of f his death ho was as employed as aa a fore fore- nina man of construction b by the Utah Con ConS on company having int acquired a useful knowledge o o of ot tho work during tho the U n of ot the main main lino line of tho the Union Pacific Tic Hc was WM born in Kentucky Ken Ken- tuck tucky in in 1840 and served Bened through the war on the tho confederate s side ide with the tho Fifth Louisiana r Tigers ers Ho lie was n near ar Stonewall Jackson Jackon at the time timo of that famous amous generals general's death At tho the close of tho the war tal Mr r. Carson Garson came same west and for years was as one of tho the I best known and ana regarded stage drivers I on Ben s 's Overland O stage state line lino from rom Cheyenne enne west He mot met all the dan dangers er of the rIa plains ins and on two occasions occa- occa ions ho he lost his sta stage o to the tho Indians but ut ho never ne lost a passenger el for he ho was a a. fine fino example of the tho plains plain marks marks- man On the two occasions ho he abandoned aban- aban cloned his stage ho was close pressed bv by bythe the thA he redskins Jumping from the coach and cutting tho the traces es he ho mounted one of tho the horses and escaped When construction of the tho Union PacifIc Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- started ho accepted employment w with th the contractor and was given i cn charge obar-o of the advance guard WIard of the time con con- forces As a result ho became a R. valuable man in construction work and for a number of years past he had harl been jeen a foreman for the Utah Construe Construct tion ion company A short t timo tinui mo before his death th h ho h pre pre- fort fort-ed a request to Col John V. V Nelson of the Grand Army of the Republic Republic- that he ie be buried by tho the union veterans fhe Dhe request will bo be granted rant d. and ancl Dix- Dix Logan jogan post No o. o 3 will wil furnish the pallbearers pall pall- bearers from its members Tho funeral will ho bo held Sunday at 3 0 o'clock clock from fromI the late residence fhe Rev Rc J. J B. B Carver of tho First Presbyterian church clint of of- I Tho The interment will bo ho in Mountain View cemetery |
