The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-10
BODY IS DEV0UREO
BY WILD ANIMALS
Mystery Surrounding Disap-
pearance of Oscar FrOisland
at Last Solved.
WENT TO HIS DEATH
ON TOP OF MOUNTAIN
Portion of Clothing and Other
Personal Effects Tell Story
of Tragedy.

A tuft of dark brown hair, pocket
| book aud n few remnants OF wearing
| apparel all that remains or oscar
Froislaud aged 10 years, who dIsap-
pcarcd Monday, January IL, 1909, from
his home. a South West Temple street,
| while suffering from temporary inSan-
| itv. were discovered Sunday afternoon
in the tops of the mountains five miles
north of Salt Lake, by Lon CovlnGtou
| and his small son. who were spending
the afternoon III that locality on horse
back. The police department. 1nvcsti-
| gated and brought back TO the city all
that was left of the unfortunate young
man. The wolves and coyotes were re
spopsible for the entire destruction OF
the body.
immediately after Mr., Covirgton, "A
onc-time livery man of salt Lake; had
made the terrible discovery he galloped
to the waterworks near the mouth of
the canvon and summoned tho police,
The patrol wagon with Driver Brown,
Detective Howell and Patrolman Nc
Martin responded to the call and were
met in tho cauyon by Mr.. CovIngtop,
who guided them to the spot. From the
high line in City Creek canyon inc
party proceeded over the range OF
mountains to the north Of the canyon
and into Bountiful canyon. The re
mains were found lust at tho snow line
in this canyon. The clothing and locks
of hair were found scattered over an
area of fifty square yards.
The following articles were found:
One pair Of suspendcrs spotted with
blood and partly chewcd by wild am
mails; grey fedora hat, partially
gnawcd away, the remnant OF SHIRT,
a collar. chewed.up pieces Of under
wear: pair Of shoes in good condition,
covered with snow, one of which was
covered with blood stains; pa1r ol
trousers and q coat.
Iu The coat pocket was wallet,
which contained a receipt for tlthing
10 the amount of SIS made out to Oscar
Froisland by the bishops storehouse OF
Salt Lake. 1t also contained a deacon s
certificate of the Mormon church bear
ing the name of the young man. small
photographs of friends. slips of paper
and other little trinkets.
Parents Are Notified.
When the news was broken to NJ.
O. Froisland, father of Oscar, Sunday
night, he was handed a lock of his
son IS hair and told that that was all,
The father and mother withstood the
shock with great fortitude, having al
ready given up all hope of ever again
seeing Oscar Other than mother and
father, the young man is survived by
five brothers, Olaf. Haaken of Los An
eeles, Christian, Lawrence and Michael,
and one sister, Gertrude. The Frols-
lands conduct tailoring shop at AZ
South West Temple street
Following is Mr.. Froisland S account
of the disappearance of his son:
''We last saw Oscar Immediately
after dinner. Monday: January il. he
said that he was going up the street
for moment and would he back di-
rectly Then he departed He was last
seen that afternoon in the Office of the
presidency of the church on South
Temple street. He went up TO the desk
of John r. Winder and was asked by
Mr. Winder what he wished, ie re-
piled. Il don't know, and to every
question he made like answer Then
he left the Office.
"Iu some ways Oscar was not right
in the bead. but three days previous t.
his departure he seemed To be rccoy.
cring his normal state
The matter Of the lost young man
was Immediately reported to the police,
and few days after his disappearance
squad of six mounted policemen
secured the hills Immediately north of
the city.
Search by Brothers.
The Frolsland brothers made extend
cd searches of the hills. and finally the
search was given up and the family
came to the conclusion that Oscar bad
either wandered into the hills aud per
ished, or had left the city and was IN
some asylum. unable to tell who he
was.
Monday, January II, was cold and
| clear, and il is probable that the Young
man, unbalanced in mind, left the Of
fees Of the Mormon church and went
up State street 10 the capitol grounds
and from there farther and farther into
the mountains. always Oh tho ridges on
account of the deep snow, until he fell
with exhaustion and WAS overcome by
| the intense cold.
A memorial service will be held Sun
day at II O'Clock noon in the Four
teenth ward chapel