Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-08
COMING HOME DEAD
PhiIander 7. Haynes GruesOma Ret.
turn 10 This City,
DIED WHILE DRIVING MS TEAM
His sons Think Il was Joy tina, Killed
Illm-llad Struck lt Rich Ia The
Baby Mckee,

Tho pariloulhra OF enc Of the most
singular deaths Of recent local occur
renee were brought to this city this
morning by Justice Of tho Ptnc, John
Wood Of Butlefvlllc, near the mouth
Of Big Cottonwood canyon.
The ttoryias Folaol by himself 10
NEWS reporter IA substantially ~
tollowg "About 10 O'Clock lAa.
night shoephericr named John Nal.
s'rom came 70 my house ami informed
me that there was o dead man In Big
Cottonwood canyon MS Whipple'a old
mill, about a hall or throe.quarters Of
a mile above the Stairs. Immediate.
~ sommonod couple Of my neigh.
b)fa, A. y. Brown aud Charles Cole.
brook TO accompany mo 40 the canyon.
we got our horcs AMI LEFT little b ioro
II O'Clock and arrived at the old mill
siic shortly after midnight. Here We
found that the dead man sposcl
Of by tho sheep horlor
was PhilanIer \. Mayno,
the well knogn mining operator VI
salt Lake. He was sitting In tho
font scat of his wagon leaning back.
wards In reclining position hia head
aud arms resting Oh n seat q couple
OF loet behind tho one on which no
was sitting. We learned that no was
found In that condition early In tho
evening By party Of camporl Ia the
! canyon. Ihelr names were 4. W.
Crismon, JOseph Hanson, Albolt An.
dersonj William Luwls, H. W. Webb
and William Dansio."
"5irnngo 10 relate when found Mr..
Mnyne's team was on the way down
the canyon. The lines were dragging
having fallen from Mr. Mayne's hands
10 tho ground. He could snot have
been dead long whom discovered.
ave hastily prepared a bed Of green
boughs and blankets In the bottom VI
the wagon and placed the body Of tho
dead man upon IL. Then his team
which had been temporarily tied 10 n
tree we're re.hitched 10 the wagon and
The Journey 10 this city commenced at
2'8Q. The road was rough, the night
dark and tho trip long one, aHd it
was between 8 aud O'Clock when hu
reached here this morning.n
The body was taken TO SkewCs'
undertaking establishment and Mr.
May mes sons notified OF thOir iAthef'a
death, The nows was sudden and
shocking and yisibly affected the de.
oeased'a relatives and friends. From
ono Of the Sons NEWS reporter
learned that his father loft the city on
| Friday last 10 10 10 the Baby Mckee
mine In the head Of Big Cot
| tonwO0d canyon on which he
had been doing good deal
| OF development work Of late. The old
gentleman was always full Of hope re-
| garding the outcome OF his LAHORE ,
ana said Mr.. Wickersham, one OF his
associates; 81 am satisfied he died OF
failure OF the heart, caused by over
| Joy following "A rluh strike Ia
the mine since no left tho
city, base my conclusions
on tho fact that sack
Of very fno ore was found In
his wagon. | feel sure he was ON his
way home 10 relate mis- good lucS to us
when death suddenly overlook him."
Mr.. Mayne's sons share the same
| opinion. The deceased Oamt here
from Iowa about three years ago aud
II siN,y-iOur years ofage. He leaves
n wife, now visiting relatives la West
Virginia and ten children, three OF
whom are living In this city one Of
them being a, II. Mayne the wei =
known real estate mau.
Coroner Taylor held an inquest at
II O'Clock aud the jury returned a
verdict Ia which they alleged THAI
death was the result Of aploplexy.