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Show DEPLORABLE ACCIDENT J.W. Hardy Sustains Fatal Injuries - ' by Fall. Stumbles Over Loose Boards at Richfield Accompanied Ball Team on its Tour . The community was shocked, Tuesday Tues-day morning, upon receiving intelligence intelli-gence from Richfield, that J. W. Hardy, proprietor of the Crescent Bar of Milford, had been killed by a fall at the rear of a Richfield hotel, at . which Mr. Hardy was a guest. Mr. Hardy accompanied the local ball team on its recent tour of Sevier county and adjacent points, having always taken a keen interest in suoh sport and in the town team. Monday night the crowd stopped at one of the Richfield hotels, to which structure an annex is being erected, and at the corner of which was an old cellar way, over which planks had been loosely thrown. Mr. Hardy had been talking with E. H. Street, another member of the party, about 9:25 p.m., when Mr. Hardy arose and passed out of the rear door of this hotel. A few minutes later, some little girls ran into the hotel, stating that a man was lying outside the dcor. On investigation it was found that the man was Mr. Hardy, who was at once carried to a bed and a physician summoned. Mr. Hardy was conscious and told how he had stumbled partially into the cellar way through the boards, had been pitched violently against a sharp stone and nad crawled to the door when he was unable to proceed farther- Investigation Investiga-tion showed that the "stone" he referred re-ferred to, was, in reality, a sharp piece of two by six upright that protruded from the old hole, about a foot above the ground. All that medical skill could do to save his life was done, but without avail and Mr. Hard died a little over an hour after the accident. Toward the last, the injured in-jured man realized the seriousness of his condition and remarked that it "was all up with him." When asked if he had any message's to leave, he gasped out, "Tell my wife I died game, and how I would like to see those little kids again." Mrs. Hardy, who has been spending the summer at Marysvale, with the children, chil-dren, was summoned by telephone and arrived too late to see her husband alive. The parents of the dead man were also summoned from Miiford and arrived Tuesday. Death resulted directly from internal hemorrhages. The accident cast a gloom over the entire Richfield community com-munity and his friends of the ball team were particularly affected, as "Billy" as he was familiarly called, nad always been an ardent admirer of the team and a "good sport." The body arrived here yesterday and will be sent to Salt Lake for burial. Funeral services were held in the L D.S. church yesterday afternoon, the church being packed, even standing room being scarce. The casket at the altar, was almost buried in floral offerings offer-ings from frien'ds and neighbors of the deceased. A large floral piece of unusual beauty was sent by the fire department of which he was a member. The Milford ball club was also represented by a splendid splen-did floral piece. Members of the fire company acted as pall bearers and honor escort. J. S. Hanks and Bishop Burns made feeling remarks touching upon the life and good qualities of Mr. Hardy, and offering sympathy to the bereaved friends and relatives. Vocal selectione were rendered by a mixed choir and Dan Ferguson sang 'Some Day We'll Understand." Local steres were closed during the funeral hour. The deceased leaves a wife and two children, besides parents brothers and sisters. These all have the heart-felt sympathy of this community in their sudden bereavement. Mr. Hardy was thirty-four years of age and a long time resident of this city. Friends and relatives of Mr. Hardy desire through the NEWS, to express to the people of Richfield, their profound pro-found appreciation of the courtesy, sympathy and assistance rendered them by these good people, also their gratitude to the local community for the universal expression of sympathy manifested. |
