Show fATAL BEAR HUNT NEAR PARK CITY GITY William Merrifield Meets Death DeathS S While Climbing Tree for Beast 1 GUN SHOTS SHOTS TO NO A AVAIL V IL I Three Miners C c Bolle Thc They s See c Bruin I mid One 1111 1 Finally II Starts Statts Up VI Tree In ill nil I I P Park rl City Oct C. C G- G As s a reSult of ol from a n tree trec while hunting tot for bear car William 1 died lid at the l' l l hero hetO this tilts morning death being be- be ing g caused b by internal Injuries W. W I D. D Thomas watchman at tho ho Cre oJe mine mille a short distance out oCth of oC ofle th lie le camp thought he lie saw a bear Inthe in the 10 brush yesterday and camo caine to town Ui in the afternoon on to procure ammunition am nut- with which to bring down Iown Mr 1 While in town he met mel 1 and Tony on Gribble two old 11 friends and auth Invited In them to conic como with him up ui the mountain bear heal hunting Gribble Gribbie and l Merrifield were wore un under er the ii of oC liquor but started with Thomas rhomas on the tho hunt 1 When the trio got to a lone hone tree near the mine in which Thomas believed he lie paw the animal Gribble took the tho gun and atHI fired four COlli shots at what he believed te to be th the bod body of the brute Hut But a as af no bear ear fell and as all three were cert certain in that he was up there started l. l to climb the tree trec Fell ot After Cler climbing up the thc tree for Cor a of or tIte fifteen en feet Ceet Merrifield sud S I denly Tot let go 10 toppled over ovel backward nn and fell Cell to the ground Ho lie all alighted on his back with one oue leg behind him The leg legas as as broken brokon anti and the man luau ren dered ul unconscious Both and Thomas came caine to town lown own at at tt c and secured s a rig with v Jilch they Hip returned to the scene cen Of or I the accident was still lying hying where ho hall had been beon loft left and was still sUIl II He was bro brought hl to tho tim h hospital but never nc regained conscious II ness 1055 e s. s Sit It Il was S thou thought ht at first that Merri- Merri field lold had iad been shot b by one of or tho the men accidentally but at tho Investigation by Coroner IJ B. M. M J. J Sperry tills this afternoon tho- tho nOs Iho-nOs ki iho cro brought to l light l Jg m l the lie two men dismissed d. d i 1 cl t tt lb Park lark nine mouthy uso Hc va mi 32 2 y years ars old oil and A 1 brother and sister live at Butto Bullo anti and his mother In England Funeral arI arrangements ar ar- ar- ar have hot not yet been made an and will be he postponed pending lending Instructions in instructions In- In from froni the tho relatives p |