Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-27
PRIEST. HUNT MEETS
qDEATH IN ECCIDENT
Mercy u Killed Under Automobile
Near san Diego.

A letter from Los Angeles, received
today. announces the tragic death of
President Clarence r. Hunt Of the SAN
Diego branch of tn church
President Hunt and DR. Edward
Grove Of san Diego mot death in an
automobile accident oct. 10, saorty
before 8 a. m.
Dr. Grove was called to attend a.
young man suffering with acute pngu.
nonia, and on account of the very
tIeacherOus condition OF the roads he
asked President Hunt, who was an
expert automo0ilist and a personal
friend, TO accompany him. Tney left
san Diego al "A O'Clock iu the even
ing and arr "a at Ramona without
mishap tn ugh tho long watches
of the night the physician oSttlcd FOR
the life of ~ Dung patient. and when
dawn approt I'd and the danger point
mad passed, lc ana President Hunt
prepared TO- heir h0mcward iourn Isl.
leaving Rama ia AT a. m
shortly ate =. ma. a frelghtcr was
driving a ur-horse team down the
giade between Ramona and san Diego.
Tie was idly watching the auto tracks
when suddenly they were lost 10 view,
and soon b. heard low means in the
-
and went to investigate. Thirty feet
below among the rocks and bushes
he found the auto overturned. From
one side Of the machine the head Of
DR.. Grove projected, he was dead ana
had apparently been killed instantly.
President Hunt was stll alive, but
was pinioned under the heavy car.
The teamster could not extract them
alone, so went for assistance, soon re-
turning with a rancher and with the
aid Of . wagon jack and an impro-
vised efowbar raised the car and re-
moved the bodies. President Hunt
way placed on n wire cot and carried
to( a nearby ranch house His back
Mas broken and he was injured inter-
nally. He-suffeEed -iBtenselv- and
passed -eEpsass-s.t-S-s.-m on the wire cot
under the oak trees at the ranch house.
lie died before medical aid or his rela-
lives reached him.
The road whore the catastrophe oc-
CURED makes a sharp turn and on ac-
count Of the darkness and the dense
fog IL Is supposed that the occupants
Of the machine failed to notice the turn
in the road. and the heavy machine
plunged into the canyon below.
Elder George F. Richards, who is
visiting here, President Joseph f.
Robinson of the California mission.
and Elder Joseph II. Kirkham attend
ed the funeral. held Oct. 90 at 2.SO
p. m. in Johnson & Connelrs funeral
parlors, which were crowded 10 their
fullest capacity with friends and rela-
tives Of the deceased. The services
were conducted by President Joseph
Il Robinson. Il need thee every
hour" was sung BY a quartet Prayer
was offered by Elder George F. Rich
ards. The quartet sang. 20 My Fa-
Their" President Robinson in beau
tiful and impressive sermon eulogized
the life and la.bors of President Hunt
Mrs. Best sang. Love Divine" and
the services were continued at the
grave. A chorus rendered, Farewell
all earthly honors," and the grave was
dedicated BY Elder George F. Rich
ards.
President Hunt was born I'm Ohio.
and came 10 San Diego in his early
youth. He embraced the gospel In
San Diego and on May 4, 1895, under
the direction OF President f. II. Nye,
was ordained counselor 70 the presi-
dent Of the San Diego branch. He
was afterwards ordained president OF
the branch. He was very ana BILE aud
could adapt himself to all conditions.
He was true to every trust that was
reposed in him. and was an ideal Lat
ter-dsy Saint in all that that term Inn
plies He leaves a wife. three chill
dren. number OF relatives and a
large circle Of friends 10 mourn his
loss