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Show Daughters of Alex Beck Meet With Sudden Death Four Are Killed When Auto Is Run Down By Train Funeral for Florence to Be Held at Centerfleld Sunday. The entire population of the Gunnison Valley was shocked Wednesday morning when the news was spread that Mrs. Dora Barlow Bar-low and Florence Beck, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Beck of Centerfield, had been instantly killed in a railroad accident at Clearfield, Clear-field, Utah, the home of Mrs. Barlow. The news was not received until nearly midnight Tuesday and according to the message the accident ac-cident which caused the death happened at about 4 :30 Tuesday afternoon. Not alone did Mrs. EarIow and Florence Beck meet instant in-stant death, but Grant Steed, infant, and his mother, Mrs. Walter W. Steed, Jr., were killed and the children of Mrs. Barlow, David Barlow and Haven Jesse Barlow, and Harold Steed, infant are confined at the Dee hospital at Ogden suffering from severe bruises. The horrible accident happened when the automible in which the seven passengers were riding was run down by a northbound Denver Den-ver P Rio Grande Western train, running from Denver to Ogden. Mrs. Steed was driving the car and was proceeding north from the Barlow home to the Clearfield State bank, where Mr. Steed is employed em-ployed as cashier, and Mr. Barlow as assistant cashier. The automobile in which the seven passengers were riding was a small sedan and according to eye witnesses the machine was about the center of the: track when the train, traveling about forty miles an hour, crashed into the ill-fated automobile. The passengers were thrown about fifty feet and the car smashed beyond repair. Mrs. Barlow, Florence Beck and Grant Steed, the infant child of Mrs. Steed, was instantly killed. Mrs. Steed died soon after she was taken to the hospital. Immediately upon receipt of the message that thoir daughters had j been killed, Mr. and Mrs. Beck, ac-compained ac-compained by their son and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Beck, left for the home of their daughter at Clearfield. It was three o'clock Wednesday morning when they left on their sad mission. Announcement has been received bore that the remains of Mrs. Barlow will be buried at Clearfield tomorrow, Friday. The body of Florence will be brought to Gunison Saturady and funeral services will bo held at the Centerfield meeting house Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock The calamity which has taken the lives of the two daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Beck has cast a sad gloom over the entire valley and the bereaved be-reaved parents have the sympathy of all in their hour of grief. Mrs. Barlow, the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Beck, was a favorite and was well and favorably known throughout the county. She was born in this valley November 4, ISO". She graduated from the eighth grade, and later a 'tended the high schools of this city from which she graduated. graduat-ed. Latr she attended the University of Utah and won honors there with her ability as a student, graduating with the highest honors in June, 1920. Two years ago last January she was married to Jesse D. Bar-! low. The two children. David Bar-j low and Haven Jesse Barlow, who j were njured in the wreck, were born to Mr. and Mrs. Barlow. The de-; ceased was a member of the L. D. S. ' church and was always a leader in i social and charity work. j Florence Peck, the other victim of the awful disaster, was born January 11). 11) Ki, and had she lived until the first month of the year would have ( been 10 years old. Last August she went to Clearfield for a visit to her ; sister. While there she was attend-! ing school and had planned on stay-1 iiig until Christmas time. Like her1 elder sister, Florence was loved and i respected by all who knew her. I Mrs. Barlow and Florence Beck, in : addition to the parents, Mr. and Mrs. j Beck and Jesse D. Barlow, are sur-: vived by five brothers and sisters, all living in the valley. They, are, Lucile, Floyd A., Lnvora, Avery, Ciii' ll, tiiace Marjene and ( iar IVtk. |