The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-20
PAYSON MANS AWFUL FATE
HENRY WALsER MEETS DEATH
IN MEXICO.
Terribly Mangled In sawnill at
Juarez = Interesting News From
the Mormon Colonists.

ColoraSa, Juarez. Chihuahua. Mexico.
Dot. 12.-Tle iittae town of Juarez was
Thrown into the most profound sorrow
last Saturday evening by INT announce
1nent OF a dreadful accident al what is
known as Tha.clher's mi1, ab3uc IS miles
southwest of mere. The mill IS being
run by Philip Il. Hurst of Dublan,
formerly Of FaarYlew. Sanpeie county.
Henry Walser of JuareZ was engaged as
engineer, but had been at the m.d only
few days. IL seems that The engineer
SAWS nus own flrsWCJd Tor Wrhcn pur-
pose a cr0e5-cUG saw IS arranged IN a
puAy, 50 mat IL is drawn i4rso the SLAB or
STICK of wood by ile Opefaaor. Henry
had been SAVING Ncoi ANA stopped doWn
with his back % The saw to pick up
sl2D Tlsu Nle saw caught N V1e BACK
OF a Stleng saiut-j umpec he was wear
tng and drew hGn aga asst llcla blade. lear
Iuily taceraLrles as TggGN leg g. u1e Uhlgh
and saving or C1e t6gnUr near clle mp
JOINT. 1G,s a. rev nm sl3ew-se mo kilo-
SAN. which caught him in the riSad
breast cutting OF four r4o5 and tearing
5ae fiera under the arm and r.Sat
Shoulder blade and very badly iAJur.Ag
his lungs.
As sSSa as fy5ss1 HE Va.A NIL hands came
10 his rescue and carried aim nto the
h9use. He was removed 10 his d1lle
Wlere n-s leg WIS dInpUt9cst by Or.
ST0oll, but ne expired at I O'Clock This
zn5gmlng- The deceased was a son of
luiua }. WaAser. formerly of Pay5ol.
Ulsn. aad was a useful and highly
respected citizen.
hc t6aYe5 a wife. td-e daaslsse% ST
James Mortcasau. wel} Iowa phrcIgh-
ont Cache c3uGty AND nortAeeA UtaA,
and TWO small cAssdreN. He was Dddl
Nov. IS, 1873, came 20 Mexico Wlh h>S
father aad has assisted MS father in the
talGery business, and shoe making since
aie mArrla1 Anna s Mortgneau Nov Is,
1893
At The Funeral cleld al O'Clock today.
Elders Pralat. Mcclellan. Harper. and
RoInney made remarks. speaking very
hisHiy OF ilhe life and labors of llle de
ceased. Almost the entire population fol-
lowed the remassls 20 The ceinStery, and
eY.deace Of Inc nigh estesm ~ With Ne
was held. 1Ae bersaYed have the pro-
found sympathy Of the wAole people
d2la7 ce-rnztery is situated On a h-ll soma
distance ror.heast OF town and in
answer to my question was informed
Jl4t Il was 50 S4luated because OF q laW
which 1Orbids gpAVey3rdS being on the
side Of any town from which Ile prevail
ing winds came. This. l suppose is to
pr5vont the spread of contagious dis
eases.
The people had chosen spot south Of
town. bat We're compelled to move ".
MEXICAN RED TAPE.
One uaaccustomed with. Mexican laws
and Mexican manners Of administering
ELlem is sometimes annoyed, to say the
least, With the unnecessary delays and
expensive "i-e5 tape We encounter aN
diaslfSA fNNsN SANfis "a fNrA+iilF-Nr N-'S law
requires a12'- sacA DEATH MUST be regis
tered ~ U1e .'rnI-.l -1.p1l' WJlh-Q "a llourS
and t1Ia,t ,llie deceased must hot be in
teUred wtuIl1 u hours AFTER death. and
I'D c1-nSe can be removed past a ceTne-
terry. 50 that. 4 person dying N Gne To-
o1ltty muse be buried there or the per-
Suns removing the corpse be subject to
a fine. If 4 friend or relative wished to
erect a. mcAOmec- or tombstone at a
grave ne would be taxed sach year as
long as re3na-red, and AN additional
tax fsr each laceF ca The tom bstole.
These thtngs seem very strange 70
AIner9eals, but ul.s govsrnnoClc i sup
parted largely by acoma taxes aud IN
V9ulaa revenue gC1eC1lly- Even black
Sntds ald sll1emaleUs are expected to
C3ltri6Crle Their macs IA SUPPORT Ule
government. The stamp act" SO
obnoxious To our revolutionary fathers. is
in fGi force here and each 05a Of sI3e,
each Que bill or order - pay, must have
a revenue stamp 50 4 or iiAe pses3A IS
SUING Is liable 20 fae, ald che assessing
Of a fine seems 20 b. 40 effort Wl2reV2r
for one of tile ofic-11s- The Mormon
cCion4es h1re, however. have received
many faVors and. g'7llt ray very courte-
GUS treatment al tile hands of the Of
ficers, especially chose VIM have visited
tie colonies.
The sJuarez stake academy. situated
here. has been in session t1ree weeks and
the people seem very much pleased with
she prospects. The enrc-.alerY- 3 mora
e,an 200 and more coming each week Our
greatest need is room. which wiz ba sup
IN course of erection. is completed