Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-26
EPnRAlM wATsoNS DEATH.
Further Particular, NJ tho Accident
Which Ended ILL., Life.

a few day Ego Ihg News contained
the announcement %. tue death Of
Ephraim Watson, pioneer Of Lake.
town, Rich county, us the result of an
accident which occurred ON Tuesday
lhst, when the unfortunate man was
caught by the over,urnIng u his
wagon In Lnkct0wn canyon. Joseph
Irwin sends tho following additional
particulars OF the saI occurrence:
Father Ephraim Watson, one OF tho
first white men O. locate here, started
out Ia good health anu Spirits with
Lad Of vegetables 10 market at Evan.
Htou. Vince hu got 10 the forks OF the
canyon, two or three miles from town,
his ulrveu.year.Oli boy GOT down ~
got him drink OF water. Wuil, the
which, by the wAi, wls one that
lad INDUCED n running awny con-
hidcubly ~ lhtt--nnliei, one " the
animals ruhtuI It, bride on on 20 the
wagon tongue ani, the auimils busil-
ming g. run, Mf. Watson pulled ON the
line Of the IN horse - that the team
male circle back. Ga goiug ths
second round, the wagon overturned
anu Mt. Watson was burir un iuf tue
load. HIS boy stood 10 tho fflrt
Of the team Just previously and
cnGoayOrtd % restrain them
but they OytrpOwotoI him, Amer
the accident happened tho Guild called
10 his father hut the only response
wac slight groau and all was over
AZ soon no the people NJ Lnkrl3wn
were uppflstI Of the occurrence, MeSu.
Wills Johnson, Joseph I. Cheney and
others went up 10 the tcsnu 0i the
TERRIBLE accident, When they raised
the wagon they found the deceased
upon his hands aud knees, bite head
touching the ground, anu the over.
turi cd spring scat aud l0a I above him.
30 far us could DO ascertained, the
shock whs 10 sudden that II must have
almost Immediately killed the poor Old
gentleman. No bones appeared 10 have
been broken, A. soon ~ possible he
was brought homr, aud Coroner Jos.
3. Multt came uvtg from MuadOwvillu
aud with Messrs. Joseph Weston,
Willie johnson aud Geo. Henry Robins
son Ms lurOfs, held au inquest over the
remains. They returned their verdict
"that said Ephtaim Watson came TO
his death on the g2ud Uf August, 1893,
W INV ANAAANhAh UNNANhANh ~ ~ n
loaded wagon upon him, at the forks
OF the Lakotlwn canyon"
MIR. Watson was a native Of Clayton,
Yorkshire, England, AMI was bgeI %
ytals anu . mOnths. lilo Joined the
Mormon ChuIOn In 1858, emf
grated 20 Utah county IN about 1865,
aud uwelt In Lehi for some time
previous 10 his coming 10 Bear Lake
valley. He was among the hrst to
settle In Llkelown-then an Indian
camp--and shared in the trials anu
privAtiOns Incident 10 the making OF
these homos Of the Saints. He was
very hhstemious ia mis- habits, aud
held and mpguife1 several positions
Of trust among tho people. IL may
truthlully be thii that he tried TO the
utmost OF his ability 10 honor his dOd !
by living his religion and doing night |
by his fellow man.
The funeral services, conducted by |
Bishop Ira Nubeker, were held NJ the
meeting house at $3.50 pm. on Wednes-
day, when appropriate addresses were |
made by Bishop /. r. Price, Elders Joe.
Robinson ana Joseph Irwin aud |
bishop Ira NebeEcr. Tho meeting |
house wac crowded with people from |
Lakrlown, Mcadowville and Round
Valley wards.