Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-10
David Huntington, Lad, Loses His
Life in TreaCherous Stream
WENT BEYOND HIS DEPTH.
His Brother-iu.Law Makes Futile but
Heroic Enorts TO save Hin Moth
er Frustrated with Grief

ssvd Huntington. the l3-year-old son
OF George W. Huntington, lost his NE
yesterday afternoon In one OF the
treacherous eddles OF the Jordan river.
"a stream whose very name strikes ter
ror to the hearts Of many mothers
whose sons have been lost IN its mex
orable depths The boy was swimming
In the river Just back " his father
house about four miles northwest OF
the city. and was with Lew Knight
his brother-in.law
he was Just learning 60 swim, ana
being with a larrtr companion gave
him confidence. and h. yentured FAR
beyond his depth. despite the warning
oi his brother-in-law not 10 leave the
sand bar. knight had assisted the boy
Tor some time. and leaving him on the
sand bar 20 rest, he struck out for a
swim but was soon startled by screams
and on turning he saw the boy making
frantic efforts TO keep above the water.
Knight swan 60 the terrified boy az
quickly as he could, and on reaching
him the lad threw his arms about the
formers neck and clung SO tightly that
Il seemed that both would drown.
Rescuer and boy sank beneath the
surface. and presently reappeared the
boy still cllnging wildly and the man
trying 70 free himself from the clutch
that rendered him helpless. After
struggling for some time they both dis
appeared below the water. and remained
below the surface for some time. When
they again arose 10 the top the man was
well nigh exhausted. and feeling that II
would be impossible FOR him to endure
much longer. now freed himself from
the embrace Of the boy and made 10 the
shore. Young Huntington made a few
weak struggles. uttered faint cry and
sunk down to yield UP his young life.
A number Of men at once Instituted
a search for the body, and after drag
ging the river for distance OF several
hundred yards. and when the bank was
crowded by women who We're on the
verge OF Mysteries. and the parents OF
the young victim were about 10 collapse
under the terrible grief. that was now
being made more keen By the fear that
the body would not be found Ii was lO-
Gated about 1880, by D. NJ, whitaker
and Walter Riddle within a few feet
OF where the boy went down r. n.
Bradford OF the University dove down
and brought the body 10 the surface.
Lewis knight, the brother-in-law.
was almost beside himself with grief.
and the chagrn he felt az the thought
that he would be blamed for not saving
the boy seemed as though It would drive
him mad He made an effort to jump
into the river, but was restrained boy
some friends Later he disappeared,
and after an anxious search Of an hour
or 80. he was discovered In an apple
tree about block distant
II was very sad spectacle. indeed
when the llfeless form Of the boy was
carried to the bank b. NJ. Whitaker
broke down as soon as the body was
discovered, after working assldu0usly
almost from the first cry Of help
The mother is I'm q delicate state OF
health and grave fears are entertained
as to the results OF this awful grief that
has come upon her
The remains We're taken 20 the home
Of Charles Rand. the dalryman. where
they were laid out and prepared Tor
burial The funeral Will take place
from the Rand residence, Camps Lane.
Centre ward tomorrow afternoon. at
O'clock