| Show SAO not for a long time has this corn com been so anh stirred it was last friday soon alter after 10 when hen the news was circulated that young man mail from north 0 osden den met death by drowning in it bear river a few miles west ot of here immediately deputy sheriff 11 S jensen and others started for scene arid and upon arriving found about so 30 men congregated on oil the bank sol emely looking into the waters of tile the river and wondering what to d do A line with several fish hooks mas soon fastened to a pole and deputy jensen commenced to fish tile the hooks books finally got fast in something chich holcli when raised to tile the surface proved to be the body ot of the unfortunate young man mail the victim was sir air L W V williams of north ogden who in fit company with hyrum blaylock harold campbell and writ win daniels had driven up from north ogden on thursday for a day or twos fishing in bear river and they pitched their camp west of 0 the city a few miles below corinne turning the horses loose hobbled head and foot the young men thought the animals would be alright and they were preparing for fol the day days s sport friday morning when one of the an animals a very valuable horse clipped off the steep bank into the rier aher with its head fastened to its foreleg r the animal had not the slightest chance cliance of saving itself so young williams plunged in with all ills his clothing on and dived down to cut the rope the theory is expressed that while in the water the frantic animal fighting to tree free its head so that it could got breath must have struck williams tor for he appeared on top of the body of the horse and looked wildly out ot of his eyes as the horse floated out toward the center of the stream and sank the young man going down with it his companions who mho saw the tragedy rushed to send the alarm and alter after several hours work the body was recovered and brought to this city where it was taken to the stohl undertaking parlors and prepared for shipment to north ogden mr C 11 II chandler a halt brother ot of deceased cattle came up to this city and accompanied u the remains home the drowning of young williams is more distressingly sad because of the fact that he was tile the idol of 0 a widowed mother and was making preparations to be married in a few months his father died two years ago since when he has been the comfort of his mother and the report is given of him that he was a true and noble son and a leader in a religious as well 4 ell as a social way in the community where he resided the sudden and shocking manner of ills his death is a hard blow to his mother and fiancee mr williams was 23 years of age A strange coincidence of the drowning of the young man mail arid and horse is that tile the horse was purchased by a I 1 brother of mr daniels for 12 only a few weeks ago arid and shortly after the purchase mr II 11 r daniels died from appendicitis the animal was regarded with more than ordinary affection by the family and the experience of last friday has opened old mot wounds tilds as well as made new ones |
