Show OSCAR ELIASON IET DEATH Was Out Rabbit Sonic Some Mies Miles From Sydney When He Was Accidentally Shot by George Gcorge Jones a Con Com Three Days Full particulars are at last ot at hand concernIng time tho tragic death Ileath ot of Oscar Ellason the Salt Lake magician In Australia They show he was accIdent accIdentally ally shot by one ot of his companions while rabbit hunting The accident oc occurred cured not many miles tram from Sydney Sdney on November 26 and Elason lived three days The rho steamer which arrived nt at Victoria from Sydney yesterday brought the details Intelligence ot of the sd sad affaIr was g first received here on Thanksgiving morning when Paul PaulI I Hammer law ot of the do ceased received a 11 coble cable from Mrs Ela Ella Ellason lon son containing only the words Oscar shot dead Ever Eer since then thon there has been beon much speculation DB as to how th tho fatality occurred the tho great majority believing that It WIS was the result ot of tIme the bulet bullet catching feat while the tho minority scoffed ot at this Idel idea The Tho minority proved to bo be right TIE THE DETAILS I It appears now that after having en enjoyed joyed joed n a most successful season seBson Oscar was resting nt at Sydney before i Ing his tour ot of the Australian colonies and with I a party ot of friends went up to Dubbo a smal small town a tow tew miles tram from Sydney on 1 a rabbit hunt n a form ot of sport ot of which the magician was wal waler er ery fond After Atter t to 0 days das excellent sport the party was about to start stort back from Dubbo Two men were loading the buggy bugg and was walking towards th the when some one shouted Look therel Rabbits where whereupon whereupon upon some or of the party part turned to get 0 a ashot shot Among them was George Jones the pIanist ot of the Dante Company who ran forward wih with his gun across his nr arm Just then the weapon was dis discharged charged although no one knows just how The charge struck Elason In the groin and ho he fell to the ground a as his hll friends rushed to him and ut at once be became became came partially unconscious Dr Tres Ilder eider was one ot of the party and di did what he could to aid the wounded man ni although hough he had no Instruments instruments An Another Another other sportsman drove to the neatest staton station with ni all possible speed and telegraphed for tor Dr McCormick ot of Syd Bd Sydney ne ney who secured a special train and started I at once the mi rail railroad road company aiding him In every way possible Four hour hours Ater after the accident ho Wa was with EI s n who had lost much blood and ana WI was quie quite weak and In much pain The Tho wound was wasat n nt at once seen to be a serious ole one but strong hopes hope ot of his recovery were en So Sa hopeful were his friends In fact that manager lr Mr Leach lach only cancelled engagements left to Christmas canceled lef TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL The Injured man WS was taken to Dubb Dubbo and placed In the where the two were In constant attend unee upon him He seemed to be hi Im Improving proving although unable to sleep ud and the hope of at his recovery grow grew But Dut I It was lot to be and at p mu on Nov 29 9 he be pase passed DIa DIaAN away m tN AN INQUEST On Nov ov 20 0 an Inquest Wi was hold be tore fore C Coroner roner n II U a the wit witnesses nesses bing being Frank brother Z the deceased GeorgI George Jones who fred fired the hOI eliot Dr Ind and G 0 Taylor The inquest resulted In a verdict setting out that death had hod resulted from a gunshot wound accidentally Inflicted THE FUNERAL The remains were then convoyed to Sydney Sdney for tor interment mt and the funeral tok took place from Wo WOOd Co Cos parlors rs on George Gcorge street Notwithstanding tho Intense heat over oer tour four hundred persons attended among them being Viola ot of Sal Salt Lake City who 19 ringing II in Robin Hobin Flood lt at Sydney Mrs Eliason and her Imer little daughter Frank Eliason Louis J 3 Lake who went from Melbourne to be pr prey ent and a lare large number of t professIonal people who entertained 1 a high regard fur tur the youn young Salt Like Lake magician The deceased was Wal a Lit Lat Saint and ond the burial service was not net ot of any set order n Rev Geo Waters Walters delivered n a touching addres The grave grac Is at Waverly close to that ot of Sadie McDonald the young oung Amen AmerS cnn can who died In Australia just three years ars before Dante passed owa away the grave grae were re place placed wreathes b by Hay harry Richards nn an Australian actor ot of nott note harry S 5 SInner Inner limber Paul ot of the Tol theater and Hoyt McKees American company compan Dantes managerial n 1 working staffs and by many t l theatrical business and social or of prominence BODY DODi WILb NOT OT liE DE BROUGhT Elason lef left British Columbia Columbia for Cor Australia In Oct 18 1198 19 Ills success lucce In that country was phenomenal The boy body wi will remain In that coUntry cOUntr where he be achieved his greatest triumph Mr Mrs laon and her daughter and Frnk Frank Eliason It Is expected wi return home Iome soon Boon and Join their sorrow stricken relatives I It l in hr more than like likely ly that leter letters from them came CAm on the Australian steamer whIch arrived yes yesterday e tera and wi will be here hore In the cour course of 1 t f few e V days das |