Show A DEAD BODY FOUND I 1 ralph 11 pierce while demented fall falls into the river TWO mm lit A 1 terrible 1 sight ilia his bother mother tries to find dim wandered dered away while the deal dead A terribly decomposed body was found in the weber river yesterday by sheriff and deputies emmett and lampert it proved to be that 0 of f ralph 11 II pierce aged 32 wh who 0 wandered away from the U P hospital I 1 january while defir delirious i ous some time last fall pierce piere whose home bom ewas was in fraro r iowa lowa came west and began raier railroading 0 iding on the union pacific north to pocatello he ile had formerly been emp employed loyed as brakeman brake mao ou several eastern roads loads and carried papers attest rog his honesty and ability he was aa an honored member of the brotherhood of railway brakemen lodge no 0 of iowa with a tally fully paid up membership in the early part of january pierce was much troubled with his head and it was feared bis his mind was affected by application he was admitted to the union nion pacific hospital in this city as all railroad boys are duly entitled to medical aid daring during illness instead of getting better his mind a seemed emed e to grow w worse orse and on january he wandered tiered away while whit e del delirious croaa end n d during the temporary absence b once ol 01 t the a attendants t and from from that time tim e an until h I 1 yesterday be he had not been beenE seen een pierce had bad received several jetters letters from his mother at the old home bome and as be never answered them she bo be came uneasy and therefore came to ogden in ia search of her 0 eon 0 n meanwhile th the 0 young man bad had made I 1 bis is escape from the hospital and the distracted mother hunted the country over for her boy she went north as far as pocatello and all over the utah dIvi division sign of the union pacific but all to no avail she advertised verti sed and the papers pipers repeatedly told her story at last in despair she left for california but placed it is understood a reward of 50 for his recovery dead or alive his ilia father recover re remained ma n e ya in iowa where he is at present the city county and railroad officials have been keeping a sharp lookout for the man and tuesday afternoon deputy sheriff T F emmett having learned through I 1 inquiry inquiry that be he had bad been seen to go south along the weber river commenced a thorough search tor for him after a long and careful hunt emmett came upon a high stump a short die distance south of the thirtieth street bridge and lying on th the top of it was an old weather beaten hat the deputy had gool good reasons to believe bellev ahe he had struck a clue he ile took t the he battered head covering to the union pacific hospital where it was identified aa that worn by pierce when last seen mr emmett at once notified sheriff belnap and yesterday morning tha the two gentlemen accompanied by deputy lamport lampert and several others proceeded to the spot where the hat bat was found at this point the tile river takes a big weep sweep and the searchers wore were of the opinion that the body would woul d be foun found in the water among the willows which line the bank they at once commenced the hunt and and after an hours work the remains were fished out with a hook they were at once pulled up on a gravel bar in the vicinity and sheriff belnap returned to ogden for coroner alien allen richey brothers were ballel upon and with their wagon box blankets and other articles necessary for euch such a job repaired pared re to the tile fatal spot the body had been in the water within three vireo days of two months and during that time had undoubtedly been frozen but the recent rains and warm weather bad had thawed it and ita its condition may ba be imagine imagined the features were not recognizable rubber blankets apro the corpse which was then than placed in the coffia and taken to the washington avenue undertaking pa parlors lots of richey bros where it waa was washed and embalmed embalm ed the body was dressed in la a suit of dark clothes in the pockets of which was found a number of railroad papers a meal ticket on the pocatello ears hotel ot el a certificate of in the brotherhood of It railway allway brakeman a diary and a letter from bis his mother begging him to come home to her as soon as he could raise the necessary means how she must feel feet when she learns that during all th ehg J time she wag in ogden looking for her boy he was lying dead in the dark waters of the weber I 1 immediately upon the recovery of the corpse telegrams were sent to the dead mans parents and the brotherhood the inquest wit will I 1 be held this morning at 10 at richey bros 2203 2263 washington avenue |