Show made gallant ride to prevent massacre march 15 james II 11 87 years old a resident of utah since 1851 and the man w earned to president young in salt lake city the message concerning troubles in the southern part of the state which culminated in tho mountain meadow massacre and who carried president youngs message back to the disturbed section in an effort to prevent injury to tho died at his home hero last thursday of old age mr was born in england sept and came to america in his nineteenth year sailing directly to new orleans sean cars later in 1851 he came to utah and has been affiliated with the church since eliat time he was a high priest at the time of his death he leaves a widow mrs ann R II aslam 12 children 44 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren funeral services will bo bield in the wellsville tabernacle next tuesday afternoon at 2 in the early das of the state mr lived in cedar city and just prior to the mountain meadow massacre in 1857 he was chosen bv col isaac 0 IIa ight commanding the militia of that to carry dispatches to president young in this city detailing the provocation to hostilities that had been given to indians and the indignant fury of the savages toward the emigrants who were passing through leaving cedar city monday afternoon sept 7 and riding express changing horses frequently he reached salt lake cita thursday morning the having covered in this time the distance of and miles ga e this message to president young and received orders a few hours later to carry back at utmost speed and without sparing horseflesh the word that the indians must be kept from the emigrants at all cost if it took all of iron county to anro hect them there was no lack of effort on his part but when he readied cedar city on the following sunday the massacre had already taken place deseret news |