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Show FALLS INTO SElT I AND IS DROWNED I John Edward Kirkman Loses I Life in Missionary Service I In Pacific islands H BODY IS WASH AWAY BY THE H OCEAN. H .Accident Caused by Mule Misting ltt H Footing on Treacherous Trail, BBl " Being hurled into the .sua by hit) B mule missing Its routing on a treich- BBm erous trail along tho faco or a pre- B t-ipltous cliff on the Ihu or Maul, Ha- B kalian Island?!, yesterday, John Ed- BBb ward Kirkman, a .Mormon missionary BBl r.nd a well-known young man or Salt BB Lnko ,met (loath in the surf, ami Ills V body was carried beyond reach out In- BBb to the ocean by tho tide, according to information received here last night. M Tho mule which Kirkman was rid- B ing went Into tho waves with Its rid- B er, and Its body followed that or Its BBk master out upon tho hosom of tho BftS Kirkman was tho son or Mr. nnd BftV Mrs. John Kirkman or 107G East BftS Fourth South street, nnd had many BftV friends and acquaintances In tho city V who will bo pained nnd shocked to BBS learn or his sudden nnd tragic death. BBB Griefstrlcken. BBB Tho rather and mother or tho young BBB man know nothing or tho tragic accl- BBB ("ent to their son until Informed last BBB night by a representative or The Her- BBB ild-Republlcan. Only Sunday they Bi J kad received a most encouraging let- BBB tcr from the young man, and the news BBB or his death almost prostrated them B with grief. BBB From meager Information secured BBB fcoie, Kirkman wns riding from ono BBB settlement to another nnd was follow- B ( ing a trail along tho race or a prod- B pltous cliff over tho sea. His mule B . suddenly lost Its footing and both It B ' ' and Its rider went hurtling Into the BBB sea. The tldo was running out, nnd all BBl ! efforts to recover tho body or Kirk- BBJj man were futile. BBl Born in City. BBB Klrkmah was born and raised In B Salt Lake, where ho was well and fa- H orably known by all of the younger BBB membors of 'tho church, having' taken BBJ fin active part In local religious work. B j Ho was nearly twonty-flvo yoars or B ' life, having been born March 29, 1SSC. BBB '; His early education wns secured In H j the public schools or this city. When H but sixteen years or ago ho started to BBB learn tho grocery business, entering B tho store or A. K. Ilrnby. BBB The young man was a vocalist or , B ,; exceptional ability and wns n member , B of both the Tnbernnclo and tho Tlilr- H I ty-thlrd ward choir. He loft Salt H ,' I-ako to take up his mission work on B Juno 3 last. BBB BBB) Jiesldoj his parents he Is survived by B two ulsters, Horn nnd Anna Kirkman, H and three brothers, Clyde, Harold and BBl Kenneth Kirkman, H Kenneth Klrkmaii.Honld-Keiiubllcnn. |