The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-18

that. not knowing that the room was
being fumigated, Higgins opened the
door and entered and that he was i'm
mediately overcome by the fumes. He
probably entered the room shortly after
I O'clock yesterday afternoon. When
the body was found, two hours later,
there was no sign of life.
Higgins had been living i'm apartment
No. 3 i'm the oxford flats and was plan
ming to move upstairs to- apartment No.
4. The change was TO have been made
Immediately, but some delay was Occa-
stoned through the fumigaton of the
entire building by the Western DiSin-
fectant company. Yesterday afternoon,
unknown to Higgins, the company be
gan TO fumigate apartment No. {. a.
NJ. Rice. the agent of the disinfectant
company, called at the Higgins fiat
yesterday forenoon and asked Mrs.
Higgins TO remain away from the new
fiat until 1880 i'm the afternoon. as it
was To be fumiEated.
In the meantime, however, Higgins
had gone to his Office and knew nothing
about the fumigation. Shortly before
] o'clock he left his office for his home.
In three hours his dead body was found
at the entrance TO his new fiat. It is
presumed that when he left the office
he went directly TO his nome. When he
opened the door the first inhalation Of
the deadly fumes probably rendered
him unconscious.
Booy Is Discovered.
At $3.50 o'clock i'm the afternoon. when
Mr. Rice arrived to open the windows
TO air the room he found the body of
Mr.. Higgins lying just inside the door.
He brought the body out to the hall as
quickly as possible and attempted to
revive the man. 1t was evident how
ever, that the young man had been
dead for some time.
Justice Stanley A. Hanks, acting cOrO-
ner. was called to the scene. After the
body had been examined 1t was re-
moved to the undertaking rooms Of JO-
seph William Taylor. at the order of the
coroner, 1t is probable that an inquest
will be held today.
Mrs. Higgins went TO the home of her
mother Mrs Thomas II. Atkins 335
West Third North street, Yesterday aft
ernoOn. and i'm the afternoon. with her
mother went to the OpheUm. At the
time of the discovery of the body of her
husband Mrs. Higgins was at the Or
pheum theatre. ignorant of her hUs-
bands tragic death
The substance used by the disinfect-
ing company i'm fumigatiug the fiat was
hydTOcyanic gas. The fumes from this
gas are among the most deadly Of pol
sons, and only a few inhalations are
necessary To produce almost instant
death.
Popular in This City.
Corydon Higgins was one of the
most popular young men in Salt Lake
In his high school and university ca
Teer he had been one of the leaders Of
his classmates. He was prominently
identified in literary work, both in high
school and at college
NJ. Higgins was born in Kansas on
April B. 1855. He came to Utah when
a boy with his father. William c.. Hie-
gins. He attended school in Salt Lake
and graduated from the Salt Lake High
school I'm the class of 1909 During his
senior year ne was thee editor Of the
Red and Black
At the university he took the mining
engineering course. During his sophie
more year he was president of his class.
During his junior year he was the
editor of the University Chronicle.
While I'm the university he was one of
the most popular and influential mem
bers of the Alpha Pi fraternity. He
continued his active membership in
this fraternity up 10 the time of his
death.
Mr.. Higgins left tine university at
the end of his Junior year, and for the
past year has been associated with his
father I'm the publication of the Salt
Lake Mining Review i'm the capacity of
associate editor.
On July Is of this year Mr Higgins
was married TO Miss Carrie H. Atkins.
whom he had known i'm the High school
and the university. Mrs Higgins was
graduated from the High school with
the class of 1905, and from the teachers
course at the university with the class
Of 1905 After their marriage they were
on a wedding trim of a month and had
only been IT home i'm the Oxford flats
for a month at the time of his tragic
death