Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-10-06
DEAD ON THE SHORE.
The Body Of Young Man Found On
the Beach Near Lake Park
This Morning.
A University Student Runs Away
From Home in Fit of Anger,
Never to Return.
The Romantic History of His Past
Life-HOW He Lost Both
His Legs.

LlIe-HOW lie LOST bOtn
His Legs.
The finding of the dead body of a
young boy on the shore of the lake near
the Park Resort this morning, tells the
story of the sad end of one of the most
romantic lives ever experienced by one
SO young.
A man named James Lyond, resident
OF Pennington, was walking along the
beach at the point above named, when
he was startled by suddenly coming upon
the dead body of a man stretched
out on the sand in all it's bloated
ghastliness, and he Immediately pro-
ceeded to the settlement to give the
alarm. A coroner's jury was impaneled,
and proceeding to the spot where the
body lay, they
HELD AN INQUEST
Over the remains The verdict was of
necessity indefinite, as the only fact be-
fore them was the presence of the dead
body, and the apparent fact that it had
hoated in from the lake.
Word was soon telephoned to this city,
and fortunately the body was soon iden-
tilted from the description given. Mr..
z. 0. Thomassen, a clerk in the general
office of the Utah Central Railroad, was
communicated with, and he Immediately
decided that the unfortunate boy was
prOtege of his, who had some DAYS since
run away from home.
THE BOYS LIFE,
As told by Mr.. Thomassen, is a most ro-
mantle one, filled with adventures |
almost as horrible as his end. He came |
here from Denmark when but child. |
and for long time he lived with friend |
of his family on a farm in Sanpete county. !
When but II years old the boy became
with his life on the farm, or
angry from the treatment he had received. |
and
RAN AWAY
From the place he had long called his
home. Where he went, his benefactor
was never able to discover, and it was
years before he was again heard from by
his few friends.
About four years ago, however, he was
found in the mountains of Spanish Fork
Canyon, and being brought to this CITY
ne told the story of how the few preced
ng years of his life had been spent.
When he left Sanpete, he had wandered
northward, and by going
FROM CAMP To CAMP
Among the sheepherders he managed to
'xist. AT last, in the middle of winter.
he again ran away and, leaving the
amp, was lost in the mountains, when
nearer dead than alive, he was picked up
~ teamster who happened to run
cross him, and was brought to this city
n fearful condition. His feet and
nkles were frozen beyond all help, and
n moving him from the wagon to the
Iospital, |
ONE FOOT DROPPED OFF.
he other had to be amputated, and for
many weeks he lay between life and =.
cath at the Hospital of the Holy Cross.
It about this time a subscription was l
alsed and his widowed mother was
rought on from Denmark to see her Z
hid for the first time in about eight
ears. DIR. Benedict, who had treated
he boy, went to work with a subscrip-
on list and with the assistance of kindly
sposed persons he procured the bov a :
ar OF artificial legs. As soon as he was
Die TO wear these he was sent to school
the SISTERS Academy, and growing too
a TO remain there, Mr.. Thomassen sent
I'M to the Twentieth District School. +
Tier staying there couple of years he ,
as Ii
SENT TO THE UNIVERSITY,
here, up to the time of his death, he VI
rs making rapid advancement in his OF
ldles. DIR. Park, president of that in 81
tuition, speaks in very high terms of a
$ industry and brightness. of
What took the boy to Lake Park cannot w
imagined, as he has no relatives or sc
ends in that part of the Territory til
seems that on Wednesday last he had en-
me misunderstanding with his mother te
d in fit of anger he left his home. w
e old lady thought that he would Sc
urn as soon as his temper cooled, but sh
ew evenings ago she decided to inform tn
;. Ihomassen of what had happened. an
ice that time the gentleman has been HI,
the lookout for the boy, and was very m,
len startled by the message received ce
m the north TODAY. wa
The boys name is Christian Alfsen.
Is about IL years of age, and finishes bu
eventfui career in manner that will fro
avs leave doubt as to the cause DO
his death. The most probable tai
DRY, however, is, that it was Be
CASE OF SUICIDE, Sa
no other explanation could be found pre-
his being in the water. The BODY was wa
good condition, and death must have i iali
lrred not later than last evening. IAN
he widow mother lives in the Nine
lth ward, on one of the alleys
ling off from Centre street. She
n destitute circumstances, and has fast
'bor hard to support herself and her int
remaining child. The old lady will n y
'aoiy be sent to Pennington this om
moon, and 1t is most likely that the to
raj will take place from the Court Pac
sc, where the body now lies. will
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