Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-08
SONS OF HARRY PEARSON.
The Younger One Fell Into the
Stream,
OTHER JUMPED TO SAVE HIM.
dent Occurred Above tho
wa,erwsrKs.

City Creek canyon, about q mile
above the city waterworks, was the
scene OF terrible accident shortly be-.
fore O'Clock To-Day, by which the
two sons OF Henry Pearson, engineer
at the DISCREET NEWS ,fiice, lost
their lives. The boys were aged 8 ami
IL years respectively.
The lads, with number OF others,
had gone up the canyon for walk,
and nj the point where the fatality sc.
tunea stopped where there Is q board
al The side OF the creek, OF which they
made n "teeier." AT that particular
place the stream is a raging mountain
torrent, as IL dashes over the rocks,
nearly filing the channel.
As the boys were playing. the
younger one, James Pearson, acclden.
tally slipped anu fsii into the eeething
waters below, and was thrown out OF
reach OF the back. Immediately
his elder brother came to
the rescue and sprang into the
creek to deliver his little brother from,
from the angry waters. But these were
too strong lor him, and the rocky bed
OF the stream being slippery, both lads
were being tossed helplessly about, aud
battered upon the rocks az the swift
current washed them down.
The other lads who saw what had
sdrred were terrified. They realized
that 1t would mean death to them TO
follow the Pearsons, 80 some kept
track OF the drowning boys las best they
could, while Others hurried uOwn to
cabin below, where Mr.. q. 4. Ellis
was WORKING.
MI. Eliis responded quickly to the
call for help. anu hasteneu up the
stream. Soon he came 10 where vns oil
the bodies was being carried down,
de Jumped in anu quickly had II
cut OF the water. This was al
12:45, within ten minutes from the
time OF the accident. Tue other bouy
hau Vanished from sight previously.
The booy recovered proved to be
that Of the younger boy, James Brown
Pearson. II Was bauiy bruised by
being struck against the rocks in the
creek beu. The blows were sufficient
~ cause death, anu II Is likely the boy
was knocked Unconscious almost I'm.
meuiately alter falling into the
stresm.
The alarm was spread quickly, and
in very short time large num-
Der of seaIchers were eagerly
scanning the creek channel for the
other boy, Henry CLARK Pearson,
who hau given his lie III an effort to
save bis brother. Nets were sprea.
across the creek, and 1t was known
oedbitcly that the body had not
reached the waterwo rks. 1t was sup.
posed to be lodged somewhere
among the bushes that line
tue creek, anu every nook
and Granny was being scanned blythe
sesrchers This afternoon.
Unuertaker Joseph VIM. Taylor
was notified from the wateTworks, and
went up the canyon ana took care OF
the body that was found.
Tue mother OF the boys died about
two years ago. Their father was at
work ut the NEWS Office when the SAL
news came. Al iirst 1t was said the
accident was IN Parley's canyon, anu
he knew his boys were not there; but
when later message gave the iocg-
lion rs City Creek, he Realised the
nature OF the awful accident,
and was distracted with grief. Hs
Immediately repaired to the scene OF
the fatality, which is the most severe
one OF the kiad That has occurred here
in years. The lads Were bright, active
boys.
AT pm, the body Of the eldest bog
had not been iounu, but II IL almost
certain TO bs before night. 4