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Show MOUNT PLEASANT EOY DIES. George Q. Hampshire, tventy-.",ve years old, an electrical engine. t, who resided at Pleasant Green, died at St Marks hospital shortly before 12 o'clock yesterday noon from injuries received at the Utah Copper mill in Garfield at 5:30 o'clock Thursday evening. He was run over by an electric tram in the rafters of the smelting room. Hampshire was married and is survived by a widow and two infant children. A short circuit required his presence pres-ence in the head beams of the copper mill along the steel track of an electric elec-tric tram. He had begun making repairs when the, tram started. With a cry he tried to call upon attendants at-tendants to turn off the nower, but the signal came too late. The wheels of the tram broke the engineer's right leg and fractured the left arm. The flesh of the left leg between the hip and 'knee was cut to the bone. Efforts were made to engage a special train to take him to Salt Lake, but this v. as found impossible and he was forced to remain at Garlichl until un-til the arrival of the regular train at 1 o'clock Friday morning. In an effort ef-fort to save his life surgeons operated, oper-ated, but loss of strength rendered operations of little avail. Mr. Hampshire was born in Mount-Pleasant, Mount-Pleasant, Sanpete county, October 26, 1886, the son of Charles Hampshire Hamp-shire and Blenda Dehlin Hampshire, now residing at 374 Fs reet. He was afforded-a generous education and after he had mastered the profession profess-ion of electrical engineer he was employed em-ployed in the electrical department of the Utah Copper mill. Besides his mother and fa! her and w'dow and children, Mr. Hamp-'mre is survived by the following o'-others and sisters: . Paul D., J. F., Win. W. Victor E., Miss Vera, and Miss Lillian Lil-lian Hampshire: The body was taknn to the mortuary mortu-ary of Undertaker Joseph William Taylor. Funeral services will he announced an-nounced later. Herald-Republican. |