The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-06-08


family we're held. The offerings Of
flowers were numerous and handsome.
The irightiul accident in which
Charles b. Walker, the IS year old son
Of Bishop stephen Walker Of Peoa, Lost
his life early on Thursday morning,
May 3lst, has cast a deep gloom over
the entire community. The particulars
OF the accident, as far az can be learned,
are as follows: Charles d. Walker and
Clearance Walker, his cousin, were each
driving team and were on their way
from hero TO what Is known as the New
Field, In Oakley precinct, and east Of
Peoa, where the two young mens' faith
ers own farms. While in the lane.
which crosses the bench land, the young
men tried the mettle Of their respective
teams after the race they drove down
of the bench to the lower road which
runs parallel with large, deep irriga'
CATION canal the read and canal being
close TO the hill the road being in the
eanter, the hill on one side and the canal
on the other. in many places the road
lie 80 narrow that teams cannot pass
without going on the sids-hill, After
coming into the lower road the young
men stopped their teams 70 look at a
wsshout in the road after driving over
the washou, Clearance. who was driving
the rear team, saw = fish In little
puddle Of water end got out OF the wagon
10 get It, while Charles went on up the
road while Claranee was after the 6sh
his team started up on trot and gain
ing In speed iIom the start, 30 much so
that Clearance could not overtako II.
The front wheel Of the rear wagon struck
the hind wheel Of the wagon In front,
threw tho front wagon around separating
the boz and hind wheels from Charles
wagon and throwing him onto tho front
hounds. Charles clinging to them as the
team ran. when Clearance reached tbs
place where the wagons came together
Inc found that bic wagor had been turn
cd upside down with the hind wheels on
on top Of the box his horses had broken
loose from the wagon and had followed
the other team, which had got into the
> canal and had run about fifty rods aitel
parting with the hind part Of the wagon
, When Clafance reached the place wher'
the teams had stopped In the canal h'
, found that Charles neck was caught II
the spokes Of one Of the front wheel
and HE face under the water one arm
the left one, Was thrown over the singh
tree and his legs laying oTosswise oil tn
canal and in front Of the other wheel
Clearance raised Charles face out Of tn
. water and, seeing that his cousin va
u dead, ran for help. Several parties wer
u soon at the place; the young man wa
% taken from She wheel and laid in tn
u shade Mr.. N. Pearson then notified III
u Justice OF the Peace at Oakley, and the
rode to Peoa as fast as horae and spJ
10 could bring him and notified the iAth'
ID OF the Young man Of the accident. Nc
= and teams started at once TO bring Il
+ remains TO his home In Peoa. Upon e
animation II was found that one ar
m was broken, the scalp was torn almo
Id entirely from his head, and his heI
B. and the upper part Of his body W
TO bruised in a irightiul manner, ClarAn
says he seen his cousin fall onto q
I'd front hounds and heard him call for i
T. team to stop twice. Clearance 10 almo
nj heart broken over the sad affair; &
in finding OF the dead body OF his cous
ar gave him Athock which he will remeI
Der az long as life shall last. Char
We b. Walker was young man OF studio
be and quiet habits; was always alive to |
n known duties and took a promins
IN part in ward affairs. His parents h
great hopes for him but which are n,
,r- lost in grief, The sympathy Of the .
Of tire community has gone out to the
&C. who are called upon to mourn until
l. shall all meet on the other side whs
ok death 10 no more,
b. II. L. Weir,
I'D A Wealth OF Beauty.