The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-09

Fiction come to be so freely expressed
as that pronounced by many strangers
over the tragedy of these two young
lives.
There is a sad undercurrent to the
periSning Of the Pearson brothers
With other companions of their years
they made for the canyon Yesterday
morning in defiance of Mr.. Pearson s
explicit instructions to keep away from
that dangerous locality. All went well
during the forenoon of their boyiSh ex-
element Then when the moment of
fate burst with awful swifness upon
little Jim Pearson. the conscience
stricken elder brother. remembering the
words of his father plunged TO his own
death in response 10 what he felt was
his duty and what proved his punish
mont.
TN COMING. JIMMY"
Help me, oh, help me-" was the
terrifying Shrek that aroused Henry
Pearson.
I'm coming, Jimmy" he answered.
and as brave as any battle-scarred
warrior surrendered himself to the
avalanche Of flood which no man could
withstand. Two young women taking
an outing in the canyon heard far
above them the scry Of death and in a
few moments saw the red cotton shirt
of little Jim Pearson in the torrent as
it was borne past them. There was no
movement to show that life was in the
body Not over 10 seconds behind was
dashed the struggling form of Henqy
Pearson. He must have been con-
scious for as he came abreast they
saw a pale face lifted from the waves
and two arms thrown upward in the
attitude Of despair Then he sank for
the last time
The circumstances Of the drowning
are scat as to detail. It seems to be a
simple retail Of boyish holiday sport
with a funeral for its finish Between
and 10 O'Clock Sunday morning half
a dozen schoOlmates in the neighbor-
hood of II street between Fourth and
Fifth streets started on the excursion
that they had planned during hours of
study at the Lowell school. In the
party were August Wilcken of 223 II
street Howard Nugent of 531 Fourth
street Joseph Johnson of $50 Third
street, George Cope. corner Fourth and
II streets, and the Pearson brothers
of pa II street. Despite the fact that /
Mr.. PearsOn's paternal injunction /
brought with it some disappointment. /
the Pearson boys were rather inclined !
10 resist the coaXing of their comDan- |
ions 10 go up City creek; but the
fun that was in store disOelled |
their sense Of obedience and the BOYS |
set off for the canyon. They rambled /
along after the fashion of youths out
10 idle to their hearts content and by |
! o'clock had only reached a narrow |
stone and frame bridge that crosses
the stream about three miles from !
North Temple street. This structure
is at least one mile above the water
works and probably half that distance |
yet above the Tenth ward tank. At /
this SPOT the crowd loitered for some
time. frolicking in the immediate vi
cinity Of the bridge. There were other
pleasure seekers abroad in the canyon
not far from the same place. the near
est party being two teachers of the
Lowell school. having under their care
4 flock of other children. a report
start@1 after the accident which un-
Justly competed these teachers with
he Pearson party was discountenanced
)y PRINCIPAL G. n. Mckay. who at
he request of Acting Coroner Mar
setts. investigated the runor and
satisfied himself that The
,ther boys We're there on their own re-
FELL FROM THE BRIDGE.
What happened just before the acct