Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-08
COMING HOME DEAD
DIED WHILE DRIVING MS TEAM
Ills Sons Think u was JOY that Vlrled
llim-llad Struck Il Rich Ia i've
Daby Mckee,

Ha"t aANhNNf
Tho particulars Of enc OF tho most
singular deaths OF recent local occur
rcnoo were brought 10 this city this
morning by Justice Of tho P,sc, John
Wood Of BullerviIlc, near the mouth
Of Big Cottonwood canyon.
The ttofylas rcla'oi by himself toA
NLwa reporter be substantially n.
follower "About 10 O'Clock las.
night aherphcrior named John Mai.
stiom came 20 my house ana Informed
ms that there was o dead man Ia Biz
Cottonwood canyon % Whipplo5a old
MILL about bali or throe.quarteg Of
mile above the Stairs. / immediate.
ly sommoned a couple Of my neigh.
bon, a. d. Brown aud Charles Colo.
brook TO accompany mo up the canyon.
we got our homes ami ielt lit.lc before
IL O'Clock aud arrived at tho old mill
shortly after midnight. Here We
found that tho dead man snokon
OF By tho Ghocp hoglcr
was Philandor A.. Maync,
the well known mining operator u
salt Lake. He was sitting In tho
font tcat Of his wagon leaning back.
wards In n reclining position hla head
ana arms resting on scat u couple
OF foct behind tho one on which no
was sitting, We learned that he was
iound In that condition carly In tho
evening ~ q party Of cnmpori in tho
canyon Their names wore Il. w.
Crismon, Joseph Hanson, Albert An.
dere0n, William Lewis, Il. W. Webb
and William Dansiu.n
"Sirnugo 10 relate when found Mt.
Mnync'a team wnB on the way down
tho canyon. The lines were dragging
having inllun from Mr.. Mavne1B hands
u tho ground. Ho could fnot have
been dead long when discovered.
1--WE hastily prepared bed ofgreen
bougha and blankets In the bottom OF
the wagon AMI placed the body Of tho
dead man upon Il. Then his team
which hgd been temporarily tied 10 a
tree we're re.hilched 10 the wngon and
the journey 10 this city commenced AZ
$3.50. The road was rough, the night
dark aud the trip long one, and Il
was between 5 and o'clock whom he
reached here this morning.p
The body was taken to 8kewcs'
undertaking establishment and Mr..
Mnyne'a sons notified OF their iatheria
death. The news was sudden nnd
shocking aud yisibly affected the dc.
coaaed'e relatives and friends. From
one OF tho sons NEWS reporter
learned that his father lefg the city on
Friday last TO go 10 the Baby Mckee
mine IN tho head Of Big Cot
iohWood canyon on which he
had been doing good deal
OF development work Of late. The old
gentleman was always full Of hope re-
ghfding the outcome OF his labor,
and said Mr.. Wickcuhsm, one OF his
associates: 81 am satisfied he died OF
failure Of the heart, caused by over
JOY following a rich strike In
the mine aimee he loft tho
city, bnso my conclusions
on the fact that saos
OF very nne ore was found In
way homo 10 relate his good luck 10 us
when death suddenly overlook him."
Mr.. Mayne's sons share the came
opinion. The iocea,ed cams hero
from Iowa about three yeaf4 ago aud
u slAly.f0ur years Of age. lie leaves
n wife, now visiting relatives In West
Virginia ana ten children, three Of
whom are living In this city one Of
them being A. II. Wayne the vel.
known real estate man.
Coroner Taylor held an Inquest at
II O'clock Rnd the jury returned
verdict In which ihuy alleged thW
death was the result OF nploplexy.