Show ISAM SAM KINGS SAD DEATH well known eureka man died today from effects of accident in which he lost a leg was an elk one of the most bad death deaths that it has been our duty to chronicle during the past year ie is that of sainval A king v h bo 0 breathed his last at the st marks hos boa pital in salt lake at about ten 0 clock today mr king left eureka tuesday morning along with a large number of eureka people to perform the last act of 0 kindness to the of a dear friend and brother elk H W morse after attending and assisting in the funeral services he was wa preparing to return but while attempting to board a trin a short abort d fiance from the 0 S L depot at salt lake he fell beneath the wheels of one of the cars and hie his left leg was crush ed ad an inch or two about the ankle the accident occurred about the lime time the elka elks funeral train was ready to th pull out of 0 th yards for or eureka and mr king was discovered lying in a leab cond tion and demoi ed to the st mark a h it was necessary to amputate the leg between the knee and ankle after the operation had been performed by dr pinkerton fr ends in eureka nere ere inform ed ad that mr king was recovering as well as could be exec expected ted under the circum aud and the announcement that ve had d ed ad today was sad gad news indeed to his legion of friend samuel A king was 40 years of age and has been a re of eureka for about twelve a years D during the span nh ish american he served with fredit in the philippine island bemi being a member of battery bv B utah troops when be was mustered out along with the other eur oka volunteers he aga n returned to eur eka and engaged in mining he was a member of the local order of 0 elk elks 8 A father and a ster the first mention being a resident of bethany missouri survive him the former has been notified of h a sons son s death but as yet no reply has been received the funeral services nill 11 most likely be held ot 1 salt lake ii inday afternoon under linder the direct iou tou of tl tt a e army of the philipp nes nos ol 01 w hicl act organization the deceased ws a the remains mailis re will be laid to rest with military honors |