Show SHOCKING DEATH A young lady dashed against a tree and killed last sunday afternoon a terrible accident occurred which watch deprived a young lady in the full bloom of 0 youth and in the possession of health and strength of her life the young ladys name is alexandrina bruce daughter daush fer of mr robert bruce of salt lake city formerly a resident cf ogden she had lefther left her home at the capital last tuesday for the purpose of visiting her sister mrs peter Minno cb of this city residing on third street between franklin and wall streets she expected to remain for two weeks but bat alas before the time of her return retura arrived she left this earthly sphere through meeting with a violent death the sad accident occurred as follows mr air peter the young ladys brother in law had bad been out riding driving home the cows Ashe As be stopped at the gate intending to hitch bitch t the he horse the young lady asked to be allowed to ride this was granted and she jumped in at bj ba IP idle nl rode around for a dock idock i or t ua uon un returning the tha dorse started on a trot upon which she dropped the reins A thep animal desirous of reaching the stable began going faster her knee slipped from the horn born of the saddle thus throwing her weight on one side this caused the saddle to slip around under the horse throwing her to the around having placed her foot inside of the strap supporting the stirrup she could not disengage it out but was dragged for a short distance the rhe horse became frightened and started at a brisker pace cutting across fourth street in an angling direction and bringing up against a tree the head of the young lidy lady struck this tree so forcibly as to cause instantaneous death the force of the collision jerked her foot from the stirrup dp and the horse continued along the street the remains were tenderly tak taken bri up by mr who had been an unwilling and riken eyewitness to the painful death of his sister in law she had bad a large wound on the upper portion of her head bead and was otherwise bruised considerably she would have been IS 18 years of age had she lived until next october her parents came up from salt lake city yesterday upon rec receiving eivin the sad intelligence telli ielli gence of her death deail they are nearly prostrated with griet grief and are inconsolable over the loss ot their beloved daughter the funeral services will take place from the residence of mr P today at 2 rpm pm all fr fi lends ds are cordially invited wr arand fad mrs bruce have the heart felt sympathy of their the ir many friends in this city who grieve with them over the sad ending of a visit so pleasantly begun ogden standard may hay 8 |