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Show i Edward Lott Peay Dies ! From Injuries Received j Edward Lott Peay, born in Provo, July 18, 1884, died at the Bingham I Hospital on Thursday last from in- I juries sustained by an explosion at f the Utah-Del eware Mine on Tuesday iof last week. Deceased was engaged in the operation of a contract drift on the 3400 foot level of the above mine with Joe Pitts. After drilling their "round" of holes, they loaded the same and proceeded to "spit" them, thru some difficulty with the lighting light-ing of the fuses Peay was delayed, with the result, he had not gotten more than about thirty feet from the face of the drift before the holes began be-gan to explode. Peay was knocked to the floor of the drift and seriously injured from the flying rocks. His partner Pitts ' was lucky enough to get in on the side of the drift where there happen- ed to be a slight curve, and altho badly injured himself gave the alarm and with Peay was immediately taken , out of the mine and removed to the Bingham Hospital where their injur : ies were attended to by Drs. Richards and Young. ! In spite of careful nursing and med- ' teal aid Peay died on Thursday morn- i ing. From latest reports given at j the hospital Pitts will recover unless ' complications occur. , Pitts had just been working on the contract for about ten days after re- j covering from an accident which he met at the Utah-Apex which neces- l " , ,-': ... ' sitated the amputation of his right thumb. Peay is survived by his wife and four children who reside at Provo. He was considered one of the best miners min-ers in the district and was much respected re-spected by his fellow employees who had worked with him in the mines of Bingham for the past two years. Funeral services which were largely large-ly attended were held from the second sec-ond Ward Chapel of the L. D. S. church in Provo on Sunday, under the direction of Benjamin Knudsen, of the Ward bishopric. Music was furnished by Ella Richie Stubbs and the ward choir. The invocation was offered by J. A. Crowther and the speakers were Bishop Joseph Nelson, President S. P. Eggertson, Bishop L. L. Nelson, and Heber A. Knudsen. Interment was made in the Provo city cemetery. |
