Show BOY KILLED FATAL CAB CASUALTY Y IN A QUARTZ MILL IN MILLARD COUNTY DEBRENT millard county september ath 1886 editor deseret news i A fatal fata accident occurred at crafts co s quartz mill on saturday evening last t the e victim being a boy recently cendy from salt lake city mr geo busby furnishes the following particulars the boy named john webber who has a father and sister resi residing dlag in n salt lake city was living with mr B busby at lake town ingersol about 12 miles from here down the river crafts co s will mill is situated about 30 80 dries northwest of lake jake town mr 1 busby having occasion to visit the mill took the ladeho is about 15 years old along with him on arriving THE BOY WAS CAUTIONED by mrs busby about the danger of retting getting into the machinery and mr busby intended to take him into the i will mill and point out tobia to him the dangerous places and in the mean time requested him to go in to supper while mr I 1 busby assisted a friend to un barness the horses the lad ad hastily swallowed a few mouth mouthfuls fuls and unknown to mr busby went over to the mill mr L i crafts the engineer noticed the boy standing LU ing 0 near the supply pump pamp watching ea turned to inspect the water r gauge A few feet from the pump the driving belt was running at a great speed connecting the drive wheel of az the engine wita the battery mr crafts was startled by the instant stopping of the stamps and thought the riving driving I 1 belt h bad ad broken and struck the steam pipe a few feet above the engine turning quickly he be saw the boy lying on the noor floor a few feet from where he last saw him in a FEARFULLY MANGLED CONDITION it is surmised that the little fellow attempted to step over the belt and got 0 t caught by the left leg below th the e knee the belt carrying him ave winder rider and partly around the drive wheel and hurlin burling him against the steam pipe overhead with such force as to crush crash the left side of his head his left jett leg was also bigo broken in two places the lad ad was a favorite with mr and mrs busby on account ot his obedient and cheerful dispost tion his remains were brought to deseret last evening and interred today to day the people here did every everything thInK in their power to assist mr busby in in preparing the body tor for burial the funeral service was conducted u under n der the aus auspices of the ward authorities and was followed to the grave by many whose eyes were moist with sorrow jor for the fate of the little stranger as also for the stricken parents and slater sister mr busby was very much affected while relating the incidents and especially so when he be spoke of a letter the boy I 1 had ad received a day or two previous to his bis death from his sister younger thin he be wherein she had counseled him to be a good obedient boy and Go god would dould guide his bis footsteps mr busby telegraphed a friend in salt like lake city to FIND THE FATHER and apprise him of the fatality as also to get his wishes with regard to the aft dewton e body od ii hect to send to city arbury here no answer being received Twe ived it was deemed best to inter the reni remains alas as the body was as rapidly advancing in decompose tiou E R cropper summoned beasts louis phillips albert petty and TF T F cr who held an in trena rendered ered their accordance with taci facts set forth by and found that no we could be blA f for or the boy boys Is death I 1 i th the health hOWth of the people here is excellent ci cel lent aa notwithstanding din they are eq en do dar dog w ith pra praiseworthy ae wort y forta tade a so geve yer of the e flowing well fever 11 Y UNCLE si 81 |