The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-09-10
JOHN KEoGH DEAD.
Popular Young Man Victim of Pecu1-
lar Accident.

fopuldr 1ounS man victim OF Fecu1-
e. lar Accident.
: John Keogh, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Keogh, who reside at 1855 Or
chard avenue, Ogden, died at few
minutes past l O'Clock Sunday morning
at the Keogh Wright hospital in Salt
Lake as the result of fatal accident
which occurred at the keogh ranch
near Bridge, Ida, on Thursday, Sept J.
While assisting in breaking a wild
horse, the young man became entan-
gled in u rope attached to the fractions
animal, and his spinal cord was broken
between the third and fourth cervical
Vertebrae and paralysis set in from his
chin down. He was brought to this
city as quickly as possible, arriving
here Saturday, and every effort was
made to save his life, but without avail.
The father of the young man relates
the details of the deplorable accident as
follows: John, with several other
young men, was in the corral breaking
a wild horse. They had him roped and
had tied the end of the rope to the cor
raj fence. The animal was very wild
and was making frequent rushes across
the enclosure. In one of these he
caught the young man between the
lariat and the fence, the taut rope
! pressing him on the neck with such
! force as to break the spinal cord The
Boy was taken at once by train to Salt
Lake. He suffered no pain, but was
/ conscious to the last
The deceased is q nephew of Dr.. p.
). keoSh and Mrs. w. 5 Mccormick of
this city, and was a member of the
! Ogden High school class OF 1904. He
was one of the leading athletes of the
school and was a member of the foot
ball team for four years. He has a
host of friends who are deeply be-
reaved at his untimely death. He had
just passed his twenty-first birthday
An Ogden Testimonial.
Leaves have their time to fall,
And flowers to wither at the north
winds breath,
But thGu-thou hast all
Seasons for thine own. O Death
Seldom has the deep significance of
Mrs. 0Heman's impressivelines been !
more sadly illustrated than in the re-
cent death of John Keogh the beloved
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Keogh of
Ogden, and nephew of DR., P. S. Keogh
and Mrs. w. S. Mccormick of Salt Lake
City. +
Amid the pleasures of a happy home
where he was cherished with the ten
derest affection, in the very dawn of
promising young manhood, death closed
ms eyes to all earthly hopes and en- 4
dearments, TO open them, we hope, on
a world of unshadowed joys.
As the admired companion of a group
of bright youths as a devoted son and
loving brother, as devout member
of St. JoseDhs church, where his
strong faith and manly piety were an
inspiration to the other young men of
the parish, John keogh has left an
impression whose influence will long
be felt. Faithful to the practices of
religion through life-in death he was
strengthened by the sweet ministra- L
tons of holy church. At his own re-
quest priest was called as soon as he
reached the Keogh- Wright hospital at
Salt Lake. Rev. Father Kiely answered
the call and administered the last sac
The funeral took place from st. Jo-
'ephs church, Ogden, Rev Father
Cushnahan officiating. Truly beauti-
III were the words of Father Cushna-
IAN He said that among the duties of
minister of Christ. many are agree
LDie and some very sad. The duty :
hen before him was both joyful and y
ad. Though silence would best eX-
ress his feelings on that occasion. yet
o beautiful was the career of the de-
eased that for the emulation of others
lie felt constrained to pay some trib-
lie to his noble life of honesty, honor. &
morality and innocence. His touching
Illusion to the happy home circle. with =
Is loving mother, honored father and
evoted brothers-brothers not merely
name but also in reality-and to the
areful training of the mother and the IS
of the children thereto,
rev tears from all.
The beautiful white casket typical of
ne pure young life of the deceased,
as literally covered Will, HOrol offor FL
lgs-mute testimonials of the esteem q
which the deceased was held 81
A Knights Tribute. b
Still another Ogden testimonial II
cached us, breathing fervid affection
n the young man. Our space permits
lly part: 81
John Keogh was a model Catholic
lroughout his short life, and the clos IA
g scenes of his days, when suffering
as upon him, he bore his pains with
fortitude and, prepared by
lie sacrament of the Catholic church
2 surrendered back his young soul to
od who gave it. His years in life were
1T many, but in his early going out of
e world we can feel that his life was H
success, for when Gods call came he
as prepared to go thence. Blessed are
e dead who die in the Lord, and OF Isl
lch down deep in our souls we who
ere his friends can feel that he was 81
le. ~
In bygone years he had been pupil "A
All Hallows college and he was ever B
| honor to that institution in his man 81
r and conduct of life.
When the Knights of Columbus or
mixed council in Ogden, he became
charter member and was in high
anding at the time of his death
His funeral took place from st. Jo- b
phs church in ogden on the morn
g of SPIT. 6. The members of the
nights of Columbus attended the fu-
raj in a body and during the time in IN
lich his remains lay in state at the
eogh home. that order kept a guard n
honor in the death chamber andSar-
nged for memorial mass for the re-
se of his soul. The funeral sermon
ter mass at st. Joseph's church was
livered by Rev. p. NJ Cushnahan,
40 had known the young man from E
ildhood and, as might be expected
pm such an occasion the tender ia
ords of memory were touched, recall
2 the virtues and many traits of the :
ung Catholic whose cold remains lay e.
ere before him. "a
PARK CITY. UTAH.