Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-17
WAS RIDING WITH A FRIEND.
Came From Monroe to Attend
Theater, Started Home and
Was Racing Back.
His Name Was Joseph Smith, Aged "a
Ncnrs--Mother Reached Bedside
Before the End.
Especial 10 the oNews.')

Rlchfield, April ia shocking and
fatal accident occurred on Main street
here last midnight when Joseph Smith,
aged "a years, from Monroe, was killed
by being dashed with great force
against a telephone pole The horse
he was riding was Killed instantly.
Young Smiths skull was fractured,
and although he lived for about three
hours after the accident, he did not
regain consciousness and was unable
to recognize his mother, brother and
cousin who came from Monroe after
being notified of the accident They
mad race with death and arrived be-
FORE the grim reaper,
CONFLICTING ACCOUNTS.
II is difficult to arrive at an the par
ticulars Of the sad affair az differeni
accounts were given Of the actions O
smith and his companion Aiya Hunt.
after their arrival IN this place from
thelr nome. They came 70 attend the
theater, and 10 is said by some that the
young men had been drinking. This
statement Is denied by others and by
young Hunt He admitted, however,
that they decided to return after start
ING Tor home, for the purpose Of going
TO saloon to get something to drink.
IL was lust before midnight that they
mounted their horses 10 20 to Monroe.
When on the outskirts Of town they
had a dispute about going back. People
living In the vicinity stated that Il was
Smith who wanted to go back willis
Hunrdemurred. The latter finally con-
scented and the young men started back
to this place at high rate OF speed.
IL Is believed that they were racing.
HORSE AND RIDER KILLED.
As they dashed down Main street.
the horse Smith was riding sweryed
and ran full into a large telephone
pole. The terrific impact may be inn
agined when II Is stated that so great
was the force that the big pole was
moved fully an inch The horse was
instantly killed, its brains being dashed
out Young Smith was thrown against
the pole, his head coming I'm contact
with the same, and the skull was badly
fractured
Young Hunt FASTENED To his COM
panion's assistance, as also did several
persons who witnessed the accident,
among them being DR.. Herbert. The
latter, after making an examinatio
pronounced the injury fatal Smith
was quickly carried to the Ence Camp
house and DR. McGregor was summon
ed and did all in his power to revive
the unfortunate young man.
MOTHERS RACE WITH DEATH.
Mrs. Smith was notified OF the trag-
edy and hurried with all possible speed
TO her sons bedside, She was accom-
panied by her son Thatcher Smith and
by Melvin Smith. cousin To the victim
OF the mishap. The father OF the youth
JOS A. Smith is working in the mines
at Kimberly. and was not notified OF
his sons tragic fate until this morn
ing, He hastened home and is doing all
he can to console the grief-stricken
mother.
SLIGHT HOPE ENTERTAINED
For a time after the youth Was tax
en- into the Ence Camphouse there was
hope that he would eventually recoye r.
but about o'clock this morning ne
breathed his last The remains were
tenderly placed IN q vehicle and taken
10 his home. Arrangements for tho
funeral have not been completed ~
yet, but win be announced later,