Show DROWNED three persons pall fall oyer over a dam 0 into the ogden river A kiss for oranges tonight papa pap said the two bright little girls ot of ar mr W G wilson yesterday morning when he be left his home in ogden canon to go to ogden he gave the kisses promised to bring the oranges and off the little ones went lighthearted lighthearted to play the kisses were the last that papa got get from his bis little darlings lor for they now lie in the cold embrace of the mad waters ot of the ogden river the most sorrowful case ot of drowning reported from these parts lor for many a day was that which occurred in ogden canon canin yesterday afternoon a out lout 4 resulting in the death of mary belle mison wilson aged 7 years on the ath of the coming may emila ati wilson faed aged 6 5 years daughters of mr W G W wilson son and george newby of pleasant view a young youn man aged aed 21 years the particulars are as follows hyrum perkins who has tor for more than seven years been in the employ of mr wilson had bad constructed a boat some weeks ago which he used lot lor crossing the river fiver above wilsons Wll Wil sons mill dam in ogden caon the little children were nearly always with him and he had frequently given them rides in the boat forward and backward over the river mr newby who had only on wednesday been employed by mr wilson gave mr perkins to understand that he was somewhat familiar with handling the oars and so was taken into the boat with mr perkins and the children la in returning from the 0 opposite cosite side of the river neway newby became became excited owing to the swift ness of the current and would not obey perkins ns orders to let bis big oars rest so that the boat might cross 11 in safety without being carried down over the dam the river has raised very much since the rains and before perkins could get the boat to shore the stream bad carried it to the brink of the mill dam and it went over with all on board into the whirling waters below mrs wilson who had bad gone to look for her children arrived just in time to see them go over the dam into the river perkins being used to the waters managed to te get ashore after doing all he could to rescue the children he says he be saw newby standing in the water after the boat had gone over but while his attention was directed in his bis attempt to rescue the children newby slipped and the strong stream carried him under and he also was drowned the feelings of terrified mother can better be imagined than told A telephone message was immediately sent to ogden tor for mr john L wilson a brother to W G and a messenger dispatched to inform the father of the tearful fatality he had bad left ogden at 4 0 clock on his bis homeward journey was met in the mouth of the canon cadion a and nd informed that an accident had bad taken place at his horse home what is it an accident has happened for gods sake tell me what it is one of your little girls has fallen into the river I 1 I 1 then she is drowned yes both your little girls are drowned the terrified father hastened home and with the assistance of many kind friends who came from ogden and other parts spent the rest of the day in searching for the missing bodies but their efforts were in vain at 9 oc locka standard representative visited the residence in the bailon and found the parents prostrated with grief over the terrible occurrence which took from their home two little ones the children were healthy robust and strong never having known a day days I 1 9 sickness they have four chil drenthe two youngest gest which are now left to them being boys 1 I cannot think that my little girls have passed away from my own prem bees I 1 thick they are caught in the rocks close by said mr wilson in IB fact act he be continued 1 I cannot realize that they are drowned I 1 picked up their little hats bets on the bank of the river and I 1 have them in the house bouse why it was only last night nigh t when I 1 got home that they got out of their little beds me a little sim pie ale tale of their days play and here tonight they are gone from us 99 mrs wilson is inconsolable with grief brief over her bereavement the young man newby has been in pleasant view for some time and has relatives residing ing there mr sam berrett being hi bis uncle mr hyrum perkins who escaped is overpowered with grief over the sad a affair and has often repeated repealed the wish that his bis life might have been taken instead of the childrens lives A searching party headed beaded by joseph dark Clark esq in making arrangements arrangement sto to catch the godles bodies at dark clark eccles milldam in this city came across the body of an unknown man about 9 last evening but none of the three drowned in the cation canon had bad been found mr dark clark assisted by a number of others last evening placed a wire net across the river by the bridge hoping hopin if the bodies should come so far they might be caught mr wilson and family will have the sincere sympathy of the whole community in this sad and irreparable loss ogden standard 2 ath |