Deseret Evening News | 1901-05-01 | Page 9 | Mount Pleasant

t PLEASANT PLEASANTS A 0 t SAn SAl II LOACH LORell Ills Life In its Inn Irla a n Accident Special Correspondence Mount Pleasant Sanpete Co April 30 3 A fatal runaway accident happened on Oil tho the county road about three miles west of at this title city yesterday ester ny afternoon Duncan a II respected resi resl dent cion t lost his hie life lICe and his Isis young youn daughter was severely Injured Mr tr McArthur had been In Mt 11 Pleas Pleasant Pleasant ant on business and was WIS on his way home He lie WilY was riding on a heavy wagons wagon and was UCH seated on a II loose board ioard which rested on two high highs standard where whorl the seat should have been blen placed On reaching the point where tho Ito private road turns from tIne the mains main road loa 1 to Jill his home ho he started to make mako tho turn turns when by Ly turning a little too soon oon the tho wagon ran mil oft orr from froni the Iho end ond of or thin the culvert Into listo the tho ditch Itch This frightened the hOries and they thoy th y to run giving n a Jump as lR they the dill did HO iso Both Baths occupants were thrown from the th wagon eagon by b the peat coat slipping Mr fr Mc Me Arthur struck lit ruck the lie ground Just JURt behind tilt horses hells heels on In the tho iii bunk blink of or the tue ditch tho lie front wheel struck him on the th back and side lida not n a number of ribs rills were broken One of them pierced the tue lungs another the Lisa liver anti a n blood vessel was ios as punctured by b one When picked up sit Mr Ir McArthur woe cloua and ant lived but Jut u a short time Tho Thea little girl Was WOR thrown on the opposite side of oC the lisa wagon from Crom liar her Iii heavily hen vII and sustaining a II broken ankle ankin and some sarno severe leere bruises about the face nee Mr McArthur was an nn old resident resilient of or this IsIs place and very well veil known and highly respected He IK leaves leave a wife and several children ansi a number of oC other relatives In this section lie He was born horn In Pleasant drove Utah and was to years of or age nie The funeral will not hot take tace place until later hater In the week ns as relatives In Idaho have havo been tele telegraphed telegraphed graphed for tor