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Show Long Suffering Is Relieved By Death j I Ion t-y HuiuiihjihI, the five-year-old sou of Mr. unci Mrs. Milton Hammond, Ham-mond, and who suffered severe burns Hourly two years ago, died at the Holy Cross hospital, Salt Lake City, Thllisday morning of last week. Deiut.li I'umis while he was undergoing a blood transfusion and the final grafting of skin whieh was to cover the burned places. The announcement announce-ment of the death of the brave little boy, cast a gloom of sorrow over ov-er the entire community, as he was an exceptional lad, and through the courageous fight he had hade, he won I friends by the hundreds. I During the early part of March, PJ2ti, Henry, then but a mere child, set fire to some grass anionic some posts. When the fitv flamed up, the boy tried to make his escape, but instead in-stead one of his fee' was held fast I between the posts. His shouts were unheard ns his parents were at Die home. When the wicked flames he-Kan he-Kan to climb upwards, the clothe caught fire and it was not until ih-shoo ih-shoo laces were burned that he was able to got away from the fire. His shoes lid most of his glothing wove litterally burned fr-m the body, but with a fortitude unknown Henry ran to his parents, crying in agony. !v. Hagan attended the suffering 1 oy and i'. was found the burns were all deep seated. He was kept here for several sev-eral months and carefully nursed by his parents and with the medical applications ap-plications soon began to overcome the pain. The burns, which extended from the foot to a point high on the hip and which exposed the tender 1 flesh, were healed suffioion'ly to justify grafting of skin. Several attempts at-tempts were made before any part ' took. Later, however, the grafting proved successful and only one portion por-tion remained to be covered. This was attempted Thursday and it was during this operation that Henry answered the call of the Master. ! Before he went to the operating room, it is said, Henry had planned and was rejoicing over a duck dinner din-ner he was to enjoy at the home of an uncle. lie was happy and gleeful over the fact that he was to be res' re-s' ored to his health again and made plans for his activities when he would again be able to romp with his playmates. play-mates. But within a few hours later Henry, the lad of unknown fortitude gave up the battle. ! Impressive funeral services were conducted at Fayette last Sunday; afternoon a1' the ward chapel. Bishop A. M. Mellor, presiding. The chapel was filled with mourners whose hearts went out for the boy and for the grief stricken parents and relatives. rela-tives. Addresses were given by Leone Mellor, Roy Bartholomew, Lloyd Bartholomew and Bishop Mellr. E. L. Swalberg and LeRy Whitehead sang appropriate solos and the Fayette ward choir gave several selections. The remains were taken to the Gunnison cemetery for interment and when the grave, where "our dear little friend" will sleep eternally, was closed, it was banked with flowers, (the token of love and esteem I held for Henry Hammond. |