Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-10
TERRIBLE FATE Of
OSCAR: FRO| |.s ] \ |:
Denented, the Cause Being Pro- =
Ionaed Sickness, He Wandered
away to the Hills.
BODY EATEN BY ANIMALS N
A Lock Of Hair, Some Torn Clothing
And a Few Scraps of Paper Arc
All That Tell Where He Died.

That Oscar Froisland the la-Eear-o ~!
youth who inysteriously dtsappea rev
from the home of his father. NJ o.
! Troisland, No. AZ south West Tempe.
strcnt. on Jan. ii, fell victim TO the,
winter death Of the snow clad fllissi
and then became the. prey OF tseEosir ~
Ing animals, was established yesterday
In the finding of,shrcds oiclothinE that
had been worn by him mt the time OF
his disappeatance his shoes, .; foekel -
hook ana papers Identified as haNlns
belonged to him.
The grliesonie relics telling OF ing
fate of the young man were found ny
Lon Covlngton OF 56s Spmcrhy street
Yesterday afternoon. almost at the siio"
line in Bountnur canyon. high up m
the hills about eight miles north ol
salt Lake. Mr.. Govinston, WITH ms
son. were out horseback riding at tins.
time and when the torn clothing, part
+ IL gnawcd hat and the shoes, We're SIS
pied. they galloped back 10 the water
works in City Greek canyon from
where the police We're notified. me
patrol wagon with Driver Brown, De-
& tectiye Howell and Patrolman McMar-f
{ tin. was sent out TO the scene and gath
erred lin all that could be found OF the
clothing, and the only physical portion
1.-THE bolysreiilalning there, Il tuft OF
brown hair. Such clothing as could
he found was identified by the familS OF
the boy, the collar showing his Id andry
mark, and the papers, which, lilclu ,s &c
8n9ttthing receipt iii favor OF himself,
acertificate disappointment to a deacon
shin and photos OF his friends. together
with Il notebook. completed the identi-s
& fication s .3
This morning, Michael and Lawrence
Troisland. two brothers, accompanied
by Patrolinen ConSersj and sMcMaItin.3
left on horseback for, the purpose OF
searching the hills for. the remains OF
the boy.
WAS SOMEWHAT DI1A1ENTED.
Young Eroisland, who by reason Of
sickness had been slightly irresponsible
and suffering from a mild form of de-
n1entia for some time before his dis
appearance, was last seen in the office
OF the president OF the Church. on the
forenoon Of Jan. II. That morning he
had left his home. stopping at his IA \.
TIERS tailor shop on West Temple
street, and from there had gone to the
Church office, where he met President
John WinderS To the latter Froisland
at the time offered strange appear
sance. answering all questions with an
II don't know
Leaving the office h, had evidently
wandered into City Creek canyon and
from there crossed the divide and en-
stSred Rountiful canyon, where, over
come With fatigue and the numbing ex-
$l,austion OF the winter, he lay down in
the Snow to enter the unconscious sleep
of the white death.
Before sinking down he had evident
~ trudgcd some distance through the
snow in his stocking feet. this evils
dence being gathered from the finding
OF the shoes unlaced and some dis
lance from THE other remnants. The
shoes were new, and had only been
worn a few days. He had complained
OF them hurting his feet and blister
ing his heels, and it is sconisctured that
after his long tramp. his mind wavcr-z#
ing under the sleep-producing cold. he
had removed his shoes to OBTAIN relief
from the pain.
The remnants OF clothing found pfain-8
ly tell that after death he was attacked
by coyo The shirt vas torn In slircdss
and bloodstained. the hat knaWel and
the trousers showing that they had
been torn away with sharp teeth.
NOW SEARCH TOR BONES.
Itissnow the hope of the family Of the
unfortunate young man that at least
his bones may be found, and these. 1t
is thought still lie hidden under the
snow in that vicinity.
The father and mother, with five
brothers. Olaf. HaaEen OF Los Angeles.
Christian Lawrence ana Michael ana
one sister Gertrude, survive the dece-
dent. The grief of the family was in
$tensifled by the tragedy OF the fate
that overlook the son and brother, and
yet relief was found in the termination
of the suspense which has hung over
the household for the past four months.
During all that time, ever since the day
OF the disappearance, constant search
IN every quarter has. been kept up, for
some information or clue to the where
abouts of the lad or his fate From
time TO tine Information was received
by the family that 4 young man an
swering the description of the miss
ing youth had been seen at various
points, each instance resulting in the
shattsring of false hopes.
A memorial service will be held for
the dead boy next Sunday in the Four
tenth ward chapel.
49, $3.50 ~