Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-02

April 20, 1898.
To the Editor;
A sad accident happened in this city
last week and Smlthfield people say
that In the death Of James d. Can't
well they have sustained an irrspara-
Bile loss.
Mr.. Cantwell was q prominent young
man, aged 20 years, principal OF the
district schools, leader of the choir ana
foremost in all that pertains to the cd
ucation and higher culture of the
young. ..,.
on Wednesday morning. April 20th
Mr.. Cantwel went to his school duties
in his usual health. but during school
hours he complained OF being very ILL.,
As his pains grew worse II became nee
essnry for him to dismiss his pupiiS,
but little did those children think that
their teacher, as far as he was con-
cerned, had dismissed his school for
ever. He continued to grow worse ana
DIR. Boynton. the local physician. was
called in, and on Saturday decided thHt
an operation was necessary. rms was
attended at 4 y. m. and hopes were then
entertained that he would gradually
recover. Tho substance that had formed
was caused by hurt eight years ago.
Everything that medical skill. good
nursing and loving hans and hearts
could do, was done, but he gradually
grew worse and on Tuesday. the 26th
inst, at . y. m. his spirit TOOK us
flight. and Brother james ID. CahtWeH
was dead.
The funeral was held at 2 pm. Thurs
day, the 2sth. when the town turned out
en- masse and flied the large tabernacle
which was appropriately draped. me
choir and school children from SIX
schools formed a procession from the
home to the church and the male MEM
hers OF the choir acted as pall-bearers.
Consollng remarks were made by Ell
ders A. G. Barber, Seth Langton OF
Logan, Or. Tanner Of the Agricultural
College, Prof. Kerr of the B. Y.
College, and President Orson Smith.
The testimony these brethren bore of
the worth of this young man was sim
ply grand and beautiful. The music
was heavenly as II had been taught
them by their dead leader, and the
floral offerings We're many and cost
ly Brother Cantwell leaves behind a
sick wife and loving parents, who sor-
row greatly over his demise.
Last week Bishop George l.. Farrell
met with a bad accident. He had taken
his horse to the barn In the tithing
yard for the night. A man and boy
were with a team, and In one corner
Of the yard were unhltching II. The
man told the boy to lead one horse
and the other would follow to the wa
ter. As the Bishop drew near the office
and pile OF cedar posts. he heard
the old man say whoa" and on
looking around he saw that he man
had only unhitched one tug when one
horse started to follow the other, and
finding the wagon behind him he at
once broke Into q dead run. The
Bishop seeing his peril ran for his life,
and had he made a yard further he
would have escaped, but the animal
caught him, knocked him down and
with the wagon box attached went over
him. His face was terribly bruised.
and the wagon striking his legs bruised
them In a terrible manner. II was
close call and Brothe Farrell says had
he been one yard further back he
should certainly have been killed The
Bishop was unable to leave his home
for few days. but being a man of
strong physical force and indomlnable
will, though lame and terribly bruised
about his face and body, is now out
oversee hing his ward and his large farm
ing interests.
The farmers of Cache county are
very busy sowing grain and vegetables.
At no season has there been such an
area OF land brought under cultivation.
The fail grain never looked better. The
season is fully n month ahead OF any
other In this valley. The late copious
rains have done much to make nature
put on her beautiful spring garments.
At present everything looks as though
there would be a bountiful harvest.
SALOP.