Show ANOTHER OTHUR IN DROWNING JOS HENRY COULT MEETS hrs nis MATH lath IX IN THE LAKE AT CALDERS an accident resulting in the death by drowning brownin of joseph H 11 coult son of james coult plasterer of the eleventh ward took place at calders barmat yarm farm at about twenty minutes to 3 yesterday afner anner afternoon norn noon A number of you young people from the eleventh War Ward were spending the day at the farnand farmland them were out in the boats on the t he lgee like young coult hired a small canoe by himself and had been out paddling around for about five minutes when thu thy fatal mishap we are about to present took place the facts as gleaned at the I 1 inquest n aest held at the ithe residence of tle tte the dead abdy bayst father last evening are as follows follow i henry ahenry ley lev leyland levland laud land an eye witness of the accident testified the deceased was vay ann twenty e n ty years of age last december anti and was born in salt lake city ile he was of of dark completion con het ret exion had hazel eyes and was five anve feet teet ehlt eight inches in height it was about 25 lill illi minutes to three when he hired the boat and five lise minutes or so later the accident occurred it was near the centre island of the lake about midway between it and th the north shore ile he had his clothes on and was in the canoe alon aion henry u r y A I 1 nubie tuckett myself and a number b e r 0 of f others were in another boat and met him ile he said 11 hello harry how are you yon bettin letting along along VI I 1 said all right I 1 J just us t the then 11 I 1 turned my head and alu saw aw him tip over to the lett iett tie went right under lie he came up again and gd got t hold of his boat and tried to get in but th the tho canoe seemed to elude him it rolled over in the waier under his hands and he went under several times returned we turned aroun around dand and went towards him henry tuckett sprang out and swam towards him and at the same time willie crabbe was swimming from the bank to uis als rescue crabbe got to him first and seized him and pulled him along he H and tile the deceased went down together e several times another boat came up and they made for it but ant before they could reach it the accessed ac deceased ceased let loose from exhaustion as he had been struggling for a long time he lle gmt apt within three or four balds yarns of our boat and close also to te tie t tle ie other I 1 but not quite near enough to be deac reached hed he was vas five or six minute in the water and then sank to the bottom ile he could not swim it mas was 1 ats half an hour before the body vas recovered we got g him into our boat and labored with wilh him to get the water out of him by manipulating the body after we reached the sho shore re we took him out rubbed him with brandy antl anti ant I 1 worked over him for fifteen en mil mii minutes lules lutes the body was not rigid and the tem term pies felt warm the water of the lake was vas too deep to stand in about 7 feet fert fe t we got the body by tying two rakes together and dragging the channel until it was found here there were were no grap bung irons on the pren premises ilses edward avis dove several times after the body the man who had charge of the boats was there also george calder who hearing ag the noise rushed do down w n to the boat house bouse ouse which was locked and bursting it I 1 open took a boat and ment went out to help heip iet iel let 1 in the rescue res C u e the boat which the deceased had wasa small smaile canoe anoe decked over heury henry A tuckett was the next witness the statement of the preceding witness is substantially correct I 1 swam out to the assistance of the deceased and when close behind them josephann joseph Josep hand and willie I 1 called U t willie while and lie he grabbed me ontjo on the left shoulder with his right hand I 1 took hold hoid of willie and told him to brace up and put his hand on my shoulder ile ho did so and hung on I 1 il them along about a rod towards the boat when willie let go of me and I 1 got 0 t into one of the boats in time to help heip 9 elp pull willie out of the water both 0 of f us were nearly exhausted I 1 have been spitting blood ever since gothing but blood and water came out of the mouth of the deceased I 1 dont t link such boats as he had are safe sate for p persons er who cannot swim I 1 have known them to refuse any but experts the use of that boat this Is the first drowning that ever took place there the following was the verdict found in the case TERRITORY OF UTAH county of salt lake I 1 j an inquisition holden at tile the residence of james coult in the fifth precinct of salt lake city territory of utah on the loth day of august before george J taylor coroner or ol 1 said county upon the body of joseph henry coult there lying dead by tile tiie jurors whose names are hereunto suu sulu scribed bC nned nied bed tho said jurors upon ther their oaths do say soy that his death was caused by drowning in the lake at calders farm south of salt lake city at about three pm of aug issi isai P 84 and they furtner f ur find tind from tile the evidence presented that his death was entirely accidental in testimony whereof the said jurors have hereunto seo set their hands the day da and year first above written JETER CLINTON ALEXANDER morae mcrae dio dic ilau ilae J JAMES NS jurors GEORGE J TAYLOR coroner lest the cause cause of the boats t tipping ping over might not be exactly clear in in the mind of the reader we will add that it appears to have been caused by young youna coults losing his lils balance as he turned to salute his friend leyland in the other boat coults boat being as already said sald a light canoe decked over a very dangerous craft for one not used to foiling leand unable to swim was aas easily ly capsized and on account of its peculiar shape rolled over and over inthe materas water as fast as the brownin boy b oy clutched at it it is a very sal sali 1 affair and general sympathy is 13 felt for the bereaved household |