Married to Nancy Ada Chatterley
Father of Gus Chatterley Pendletonl
Daniel was killed the day before Thanksgiving in 1906. He was building a hotel on Main Street in Cedar City. He had been bringing lumber down off the mountain in hopes that he could get it finished during the winter. He was bringing his last load down before winter and told his wife that he would be home for Thanksgiving. One can almost hear the thoughts the young man must have had as he was anxious to get home to his wife - who was pregnant with their fifth child - and his family.
There were four loaded wagons that needed to come down from the top of the mountain, seven miles up the canyon. Nes Harris was the driver of the second wagon, and the only eye-witness to the accident on Martin's Dugway. Daniel Seavey Pendleton , Jr. was the driver of the first wagon. He was a good driver and knew how to handle a team well. He had checked his wagon and decided to change the brake bar or handle, because he thought the old one wouldn't hold. He replaced it with a green pole that looked good and strong. He checked the wagon and the load again and decided everything was fine.
he started down the dugway and it seemed that everything was going fine so Nes Harris started down behind him. Mr. Harris said they were more than halfway down when he heard the brake bar break. He said that no chariot driver in Ben Hur could have driven any better than Daniel drove that day. Daniel put the team into a run to try to stay ahead of the wagon. There was one more bad turn in the road ahead, if he could make that turn, he would be "home free." At the turn, the wagon lifted up on two wheels and then jumped into the canyon wall. Daniel was killed.
Gus, Daniel's seven year old son, was at home with his mother at the time of the accident. She was looking out the window watching for Daniel to come home. When she saw Daniel's Father and her parents walking toward their home, she called to Gus to come to her at the window. She was crying and put her arm around him and said, "Your father is dead. You're the man of the family now." Gus took her very seriously. He felt that he was literally the man of the family. It was his duty to put food on the table, clothes on their backs, and keep a roof over their heads. Later in life Gus told his son Daniel to never place such a burden on one so young of his posterity. He said, "no child should ever have such a burden."
Father of Gus Chatterley Pendletonl
Daniel was killed the day before Thanksgiving in 1906. He was building a hotel on Main Street in Cedar City. He had been bringing lumber down off the mountain in hopes that he could get it finished during the winter. He was bringing his last load down before winter and told his wife that he would be home for Thanksgiving. One can almost hear the thoughts the young man must have had as he was anxious to get home to his wife - who was pregnant with their fifth child - and his family.
There were four loaded wagons that needed to come down from the top of the mountain, seven miles up the canyon. Nes Harris was the driver of the second wagon, and the only eye-witness to the accident on Martin's Dugway. Daniel Seavey Pendleton , Jr. was the driver of the first wagon. He was a good driver and knew how to handle a team well. He had checked his wagon and decided to change the brake bar or handle, because he thought the old one wouldn't hold. He replaced it with a green pole that looked good and strong. He checked the wagon and the load again and decided everything was fine.
he started down the dugway and it seemed that everything was going fine so Nes Harris started down behind him. Mr. Harris said they were more than halfway down when he heard the brake bar break. He said that no chariot driver in Ben Hur could have driven any better than Daniel drove that day. Daniel put the team into a run to try to stay ahead of the wagon. There was one more bad turn in the road ahead, if he could make that turn, he would be "home free." At the turn, the wagon lifted up on two wheels and then jumped into the canyon wall. Daniel was killed.
Gus, Daniel's seven year old son, was at home with his mother at the time of the accident. She was looking out the window watching for Daniel to come home. When she saw Daniel's Father and her parents walking toward their home, she called to Gus to come to her at the window. She was crying and put her arm around him and said, "Your father is dead. You're the man of the family now." Gus took her very seriously. He felt that he was literally the man of the family. It was his duty to put food on the table, clothes on their backs, and keep a roof over their heads. Later in life Gus told his son Daniel to never place such a burden on one so young of his posterity. He said, "no child should ever have such a burden."
Married to Nancy Ada Chatterley
Father of Gus Chatterley Pendletonl
Daniel was killed the day before Thanksgiving in 1906. He was building a hotel on Main Street in Cedar City. He had been bringing lumber down off the mountain in hopes that he could get it finished during the winter. He was bringing his last load down before winter and told his wife that he would be home for Thanksgiving. One can almost hear the thoughts the young man must have had as he was anxious to get home to his wife - who was pregnant with their fifth child - and his family.
There were four loaded wagons that needed to come down from the top of the mountain, seven miles up the canyon. Nes Harris was the driver of the second wagon, and the only eye-witness to the accident on Martin's Dugway. Daniel Seavey Pendleton , Jr. was the driver of the first wagon. He was a good driver and knew how to handle a team well. He had checked his wagon and decided to change the brake bar or handle, because he thought the old one wouldn't hold. He replaced it with a green pole that looked good and strong. He checked the wagon and the load again and decided everything was fine.
he started down the dugway and it seemed that everything was going fine so Nes Harris started down behind him. Mr. Harris said they were more than halfway down when he heard the brake bar break. He said that no chariot driver in Ben Hur could have driven any better than Daniel drove that day. Daniel put the team into a run to try to stay ahead of the wagon. There was one more bad turn in the road ahead, if he could make that turn, he would be "home free." At the turn, the wagon lifted up on two wheels and then jumped into the canyon wall. Daniel was killed.
Gus, Daniel's seven year old son, was at home with his mother at the time of the accident. She was looking out the window watching for Daniel to come home. When she saw Daniel's Father and her parents walking toward their home, she called to Gus to come to her at the window. She was crying and put her arm around him and said, "Your father is dead. You're the man of the family now." Gus took her very seriously. He felt that he was literally the man of the family. It was his duty to put food on the table, clothes on their backs, and keep a roof over their heads. Later in life Gus told his son Daniel to never place such a burden on one so young of his posterity. He said, "no child should ever have such a burden."
Father of Gus Chatterley Pendletonl
Daniel was killed the day before Thanksgiving in 1906. He was building a hotel on Main Street in Cedar City. He had been bringing lumber down off the mountain in hopes that he could get it finished during the winter. He was bringing his last load down before winter and told his wife that he would be home for Thanksgiving. One can almost hear the thoughts the young man must have had as he was anxious to get home to his wife - who was pregnant with their fifth child - and his family.
There were four loaded wagons that needed to come down from the top of the mountain, seven miles up the canyon. Nes Harris was the driver of the second wagon, and the only eye-witness to the accident on Martin's Dugway. Daniel Seavey Pendleton , Jr. was the driver of the first wagon. He was a good driver and knew how to handle a team well. He had checked his wagon and decided to change the brake bar or handle, because he thought the old one wouldn't hold. He replaced it with a green pole that looked good and strong. He checked the wagon and the load again and decided everything was fine.
he started down the dugway and it seemed that everything was going fine so Nes Harris started down behind him. Mr. Harris said they were more than halfway down when he heard the brake bar break. He said that no chariot driver in Ben Hur could have driven any better than Daniel drove that day. Daniel put the team into a run to try to stay ahead of the wagon. There was one more bad turn in the road ahead, if he could make that turn, he would be "home free." At the turn, the wagon lifted up on two wheels and then jumped into the canyon wall. Daniel was killed.
Gus, Daniel's seven year old son, was at home with his mother at the time of the accident. She was looking out the window watching for Daniel to come home. When she saw Daniel's Father and her parents walking toward their home, she called to Gus to come to her at the window. She was crying and put her arm around him and said, "Your father is dead. You're the man of the family now." Gus took her very seriously. He felt that he was literally the man of the family. It was his duty to put food on the table, clothes on their backs, and keep a roof over their heads. Later in life Gus told his son Daniel to never place such a burden on one so young of his posterity. He said, "no child should ever have such a burden."
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