Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-28
SHOCKING DEATH
Of ELIJAH FARR.
cauoht Between Elevator and
First Floor Of Natl Bank
Building.
,lFE INSTANTLY CRUSHED OUT
u.d Just Begun Most Promising
career In the Law--Graduatc
OF Ann Arb0r.

oeden. May 2s.--Elijgh Farr, the well
,,own attorney, met his death about,
soclock yesterday afternoon by being
,u,bcd in the elevator Of the First
National Bank building, where he had
ns law office.
The circumstances Of his untimely
1eo,h rs told by DR.. W, McPhearson,
en-. oniv person present when the accI-
Art took place, are most distressing,
Nr FAR. It seems, was DESTROYS Of go
COO IN his law office on some business,
or9 asked Mr.. Mcphearson TO accom-
,spv him. which he did. The two men
walked over to the bank building, but
,e The elevator only runs until noon on
sunday II was stopped. Mr. Farr had
i.n MS office key in the elevator Satur-
Aav evening, SO he and McPhearsol.
vent INTO tie basement, where the elc-
,ator was stationed, II was stoppe;
.bot half way between the first floor
'1i tht basement floor, leaving a space
N about Two and half feet In which
n crawl into the cage, Mr., McPhear-
.or helped Mr.. Farr into the elevator.
He got his key and was In the act Of
getting out feet first. He called TO
NcPhcarsou to catch him as he Jump
ed and It is supposed in letting him
SELF out OF the cage he pulled the CABLE.
and started the elevator, which caught
I'm by the neck and shoulders between
the elevator and the first floor. His CONF
panion did not hear the elevator raise.
and as IL was dark did not see It go w,
He caught Mr. Farr by the legs and
tried to help him out, but found ht
vas wcdged In. Realizing what had
happened, he rushed up out of tho
basement and gave the alarm. Then.
IN the excitement, ran out to the homo
Of George II. Beech, janitor, near
Twelfth street on Washington avenue.
over mile distant, and brought him
into the building TO get the elevator
back. As Mr. Beech started the ele-
yator down. the lifeless form OF Mr..
Farr fen into his arms Sheriff Sc.
bring. Deputy Wilson, Captain Brown,
Sergeant Pincock. Officer Herrick amt
others had learned Of the accident and
we're on the scene. His body was taxi
en- to the second floor to the Office -
Dr 4. |, Rich. who examined him and
found his neck broken. His brother,
Johr Farr, and 'brothers-in-law, Blsh-
Oh James Wotherspoon and George
Driver. were notified and were soon az
Tho doctors office, Sheriff Sebring i'm.
paneled a cOrOner's jury composed Of
John Natter ], G. Williams and l.. II.
Taylor, who viewed the body and then
mad him removed to- Larkln & Sons
undertaking prlor 10 be prepared for
burial
Elijah FAIR was the youngest son Of
Hon. L0rin and Nicaline Farr He
Was born in Ogden, Dec. 2S. 1867. and
has lived hcCe the greater part of his
ie. After obtaining a good education
no the schools OF Ogden, he went east
to Ann Arb0r Mich. and took a thor
ough course In the law department Of
The college graduating with high hon
ors when % years Of age, and has ever
since followed the law business In Og-
den tie was an exceptionally bright
young man, and had perhaps the best
command of the English language of
any attorney In the city. and had a
bright future before him His sad dc.
mise IS great shock TO his aged and
Honored parents and host OF relatives
HIS rather was IN salt Lake city when
the sad accident occurred Besides his
aged parents, he Is survived by three
sisters ana two brothers. They arr
Mrs James Wotherspoon. Mrs. Win
throp Harris, Mrs, George w Driver
Jonn and Lorenzo Farr; also IL half.
nro'hers and nine haf-sisters Mr.
farl was unmarried ana lived with his
mother at 2o6S Washington avenue. The
arrangements for the funeral have not
been made but VIII be announced later.