Show ACCIDENT AT THE LAX the sudden and totally une unexpected X death of mrs at garfield Lal landing iding yesterday is attended with some more than usually melan cholly features she was a lady of intelligence and remarkable able practical business ability her loss will be he a stunning blow to her husband ii a gentleman of liberal education who has for a long period of years occupied tho the position of treasurer of salt lake city several years ago he lie was stricken with paralysis from which he never entirely recovered having partially lost the uso use of one side of his body the whole womanly devotion to and caro care for her husband exhibited by the deceased lady have been so marked as to hivo have frequently been bech a subject of ol observation we lve are tire informed that while mrs birs was struggling in the water her husband stood upon the shore powerless to render that personal aid he was anxious to tender in the loss of his estimable and devoted companion mr will have the heartfelt sympathy of a very numerous circle of friends by whom lie is highly esteemed in consequence of the fact that owing to the density odthe water of the lake a person docs does not sink in it there is a general belief that there is nd danger to bathers thia this is a mistake as the fate of mrs demonstrates pee people P le who to uso use an ordin ordinary 11 ry phrase do notI not feel at rt home in the water should be careful to guard against a peculiar feature in the lake bathing a tendency for the head to assume a lower level than tho the body when a person is floating when even a small quantity of tho the liquid is swallowed lowyd it causes a species of strangulation and the most distressing nausea this does not effect the fact however that bathing in the lake is exceedingly salubrious |