Show Mail Carrier Carriel Drowned d 1 A most distressing accident here about 1 30 yesterday yesterday yester yester- I day dar afternoon in ill which J. J C I I Horsley the colored man mail who has driven the Ft Duchesne stage the past summer lost his his his' life The recent rain had ball swollen the Duchesne river to almost twice its normal size the current was running very vely strong when wilen Horsley started in at the ford on his outward trip When the team was midway of the stream they balked and refused to proceed an Indian who was on shore seeing the driver in trouble rode in into into into to the sta stage stag e helped the driver per unhitch the team and anti taking the only passenger Miss l Ion Horn on his horse carried her to the thc shore In the the Inea meantime it appears that Horsley y had started started start start- ed up the team and one tug remaining fasi fastened ned the stare stage was overturned and aud wagon driver and horses went down town th the stream Mr r r. r Horsley J s struggled struggled for fOl a time in the water but being a cripple was unable to save himself The rh horses borses reached the north batik bank of the I river safely A searching party part attempted to recover the body of Horsley and the wagon but had been unsuccessful at 4 1110 ne f rig to to press All the snail mail w went nt down flown with the dr driver per and is probably lost The v dro drowning ing of Horsley is deeply regretted regret c ted ed by all who knew v w him l J He fc was nas faithful md aud obliging and aud it is reported that when the Indian told hint him to ride a h horse out out and md save sa himself l he lie e replied I that he intended to stay with the mail showing mail showing that he was thinking mure of his Ills duty than of af His Iii own O safety |