Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-01
SHOCKING FATE
OF DAVID ALLEN.
Son on Prof. D. R. Allen Of Univer.
slty Of Utah PIunges to
His Death.
HAULING GRAVEL AT THE TIME
Wagon Crowds Horses Down the Hill
And Goes Over an Entertainment,
Breaking Boys Neck.

David III. Allen. the oldest son OF
Prof. David II. Allen Of the University
OF Utah, met a sudden and unexpected
death yesterday afternoon on the north
east bench while hauling load OF
gravel down to the University campus
from the gravel pits on the bench.
Young Allen was but Fl years OF age.
He was formerly a student OF the Uni.
verslty, and while he was not attend
ing this year. was we'll known to the
community. and his sudden death has
cast a deep feeling Of SORROW over the
campus, and OF sympathy for his be-
reaved parents.
Just how the accident occurred liz not
exactly kn,Sn, although it Is probable
that the icy road made more slip.
perry by recent fogs and low temper
allure, made II impossible for his team
10 hold the load back, and the wagon
crowding the horses. finally rushed on
10 n run, and then in trying to turn
with the road past gully they found
IT impossible, and were hurled over the
edge. one OF the horses was killed in
the crash at the bottom If the gully.
and the driver was partly buried be-
meath the load, which was overturned
upon him.
FOUND BARELY ALIVE.
At 10 minutes to o'clock. probably
20 minutes after the accident hap
pened the wreck was discovered by
Frank Barden, l.. j. Gwen and Fred
erck Player, who We're hauling fire.
clay from the pits. and who saw young
Allen start downward with his load
They pulled him out from the wreck
L.. l.,. a.
they found he was still alive one Of
them Is quoted as saying he was not
unconscious, and when asked II he
was badly hurt. he replied that he was.
and that he guessed It was all up with
him. He passed away within a few
minutes after being rescued
PROF. ALLEN SUMMONED.
Prof. David II. Allen was notified
at once and DR. s. H. Richards was
summoned. Prof Allen came on foot
across the hills from the University,
and when he arrived the body cf his
son was lying in the road. with life
already extinct The patrol wagon ar
rived soon afterwards, and AT the re-
quest OF Prof. Allen the body was TAX
en- to the family residence at 1910 Tenth
East street. DR., Richards examined
II upon It's arrival and found that the
right arm was broken In two places, thu
neck was broken, and there was a
bruIse above the left hip that probably
indicated internal injuries From these
facts II was concluded that he had
pitched headforeinost off his load ann
had landed on his right arm and his
head, The gravel had pitched over
and slightly covered his legs. but had
not crushed him in any way death re-
gtttt q hA ha
effect Of the gravel piling on top OF
him.
MOTHER HAD PREMONITION.
Mrs. Allen. the mother OF the boy.
was Frustrated on learning Of the sad
event, She had felt nervous about her
son all afternoon, and at the time of
his death she felt n premonition that It
had occurred. When the telephone
rang 10 carry the announcement to the
family. she hardly had the courage to
answer It, and fully expected to hear
that her boy was dead The man at the
other end merely asked for Prof. Allen,
and hung up, when she told him he was
not home, after leaving his number and
requesting Prof Allen to call him.
When finally told what had occurred
she was Frustrated with grief. Early
IN the afternoon Mrs. Allen had been
calling on her sister, Mrs. b. T. Lloyd,
and had left to go home feeling that
something was wrong, and she spoke |
OF this feeling to Mrs. Lloyd on leaving |
GRAVEL FOR NEW HOME
The load Of gravel which young Allen |
was hauling, was for his fathers new |
home near the university campus. In |
common with most Of the University |
faculty Prof Allen has secured a
plot near the campus, and is preparing |
to erect a new home. As he also has
ranch In Idaho on which his son i
was intending To spend the coming |
summer. he bought him recently the |
team and wagon with which he was |
working. While the university was do |
ing some grading Young Allen went 20 |
work for them and on the completion |
OF the work he decided to haul a few |
loads Of gravel Tor the new home. He |
had Just started on this task when his
tragic death occurred.
SURVIVING RELATIVES.
David II. Allen was born Aug. s. 1854,
and was the eldest son of Prof. and
Mrs. u. r. Allen, the younger sons
being George, Clarence and Frank.
Hts mother was formerly Miss Leila
Merrill, and is a sister Of Mrs. Alice
NJ. Horne. and q grand daughter OF
Mrs Bathsheba W. Smith.
FUNERAL SATURDAY.
The funeral services will be held Sat
urday morning at IL O'Clock from the
family residence i,lO south Tenth East
street.
In consequence OF the young mans
doa,b tho rpuuicu which WAS 10 have