Heber Russell Meets a Horrible Death
Eastern Utah Advocate
9 July 1914
Heber Russell, aged 32, employed by Lafe Bowns, a Provo sheepman, met a horrible death near the D. & R.G. passenger depot in this city about four o'clock Monday afternoon, when he attempted to board a moving freight train. Sunday Russell had assisted in loading some sheep at Colton to be taken to Colorado. He came to Price Sunday evening, spent the night here on business and expected to catch the train hauling the sheep and accompany it to Colorado. When the train pulled into the local station, Mr. Russell evidently thought it was not going to stop, so he tried to board it while in motion, with the result that he was thrown under the wheels and horribly mangled, dying before his body was picked up. The body was taken to the undertaking rooms of Pace & Tingley, where it was later viewed by Coroner Middleton and Messrs. G.E. Nelms, W.E. Anderson and McC Wilson, who had been empanelled as jurors. The inquest was held between 5 and 6 o'clock that evening and the jurors found that deceased came to his death through his own fault, holding the railroad company blameless.
The testimony of half dozen eye witnesses was to the effect that the train was slowing up to stop and was not running to exceed six to seven miles per hour.
Deceased leaves a divorced wife and four children, the latter ranging from one to seven years in age. Two of the children are in the care of Mrs. W.B. Curtis of this city and it was to arrange for their care that the father came to Price. The other two children are with relatives on the reservation. He is survived by a father, A.J. Russell, five brothers, David, Myron and Harrison of Nine Mile, and John W. and Charles H. of Idaho, and one sister, Mrs. Lillian Lee of Vernal. The father, Myron and Harrison and wife and the widow of deceased attended the funeral, which was held from the L.D.S. Tabernacle at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, with President Horsley officiating and speaking by John H. Pace and John Potter. The remains were interred in the Price cemetery.
16 July 1914
Eastern Utah Advocate
Donation to family of Heber Russell, deceased
Eastern Utah Advocate
9 July 1914
Heber Russell, aged 32, employed by Lafe Bowns, a Provo sheepman, met a horrible death near the D. & R.G. passenger depot in this city about four o'clock Monday afternoon, when he attempted to board a moving freight train. Sunday Russell had assisted in loading some sheep at Colton to be taken to Colorado. He came to Price Sunday evening, spent the night here on business and expected to catch the train hauling the sheep and accompany it to Colorado. When the train pulled into the local station, Mr. Russell evidently thought it was not going to stop, so he tried to board it while in motion, with the result that he was thrown under the wheels and horribly mangled, dying before his body was picked up. The body was taken to the undertaking rooms of Pace & Tingley, where it was later viewed by Coroner Middleton and Messrs. G.E. Nelms, W.E. Anderson and McC Wilson, who had been empanelled as jurors. The inquest was held between 5 and 6 o'clock that evening and the jurors found that deceased came to his death through his own fault, holding the railroad company blameless.
The testimony of half dozen eye witnesses was to the effect that the train was slowing up to stop and was not running to exceed six to seven miles per hour.
Deceased leaves a divorced wife and four children, the latter ranging from one to seven years in age. Two of the children are in the care of Mrs. W.B. Curtis of this city and it was to arrange for their care that the father came to Price. The other two children are with relatives on the reservation. He is survived by a father, A.J. Russell, five brothers, David, Myron and Harrison of Nine Mile, and John W. and Charles H. of Idaho, and one sister, Mrs. Lillian Lee of Vernal. The father, Myron and Harrison and wife and the widow of deceased attended the funeral, which was held from the L.D.S. Tabernacle at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, with President Horsley officiating and speaking by John H. Pace and John Potter. The remains were interred in the Price cemetery.
16 July 1914
Eastern Utah Advocate
Donation to family of Heber Russell, deceased
Heber Russell Meets a Horrible Death
Eastern Utah Advocate
9 July 1914
Heber Russell, aged 32, employed by Lafe Bowns, a Provo sheepman, met a horrible death near the D. & R.G. passenger depot in this city about four o'clock Monday afternoon, when he attempted to board a moving freight train. Sunday Russell had assisted in loading some sheep at Colton to be taken to Colorado. He came to Price Sunday evening, spent the night here on business and expected to catch the train hauling the sheep and accompany it to Colorado. When the train pulled into the local station, Mr. Russell evidently thought it was not going to stop, so he tried to board it while in motion, with the result that he was thrown under the wheels and horribly mangled, dying before his body was picked up. The body was taken to the undertaking rooms of Pace & Tingley, where it was later viewed by Coroner Middleton and Messrs. G.E. Nelms, W.E. Anderson and McC Wilson, who had been empanelled as jurors. The inquest was held between 5 and 6 o'clock that evening and the jurors found that deceased came to his death through his own fault, holding the railroad company blameless.
The testimony of half dozen eye witnesses was to the effect that the train was slowing up to stop and was not running to exceed six to seven miles per hour.
Deceased leaves a divorced wife and four children, the latter ranging from one to seven years in age. Two of the children are in the care of Mrs. W.B. Curtis of this city and it was to arrange for their care that the father came to Price. The other two children are with relatives on the reservation. He is survived by a father, A.J. Russell, five brothers, David, Myron and Harrison of Nine Mile, and John W. and Charles H. of Idaho, and one sister, Mrs. Lillian Lee of Vernal. The father, Myron and Harrison and wife and the widow of deceased attended the funeral, which was held from the L.D.S. Tabernacle at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, with President Horsley officiating and speaking by John H. Pace and John Potter. The remains were interred in the Price cemetery.
16 July 1914
Eastern Utah Advocate
Donation to family of Heber Russell, deceased
Eastern Utah Advocate
9 July 1914
Heber Russell, aged 32, employed by Lafe Bowns, a Provo sheepman, met a horrible death near the D. & R.G. passenger depot in this city about four o'clock Monday afternoon, when he attempted to board a moving freight train. Sunday Russell had assisted in loading some sheep at Colton to be taken to Colorado. He came to Price Sunday evening, spent the night here on business and expected to catch the train hauling the sheep and accompany it to Colorado. When the train pulled into the local station, Mr. Russell evidently thought it was not going to stop, so he tried to board it while in motion, with the result that he was thrown under the wheels and horribly mangled, dying before his body was picked up. The body was taken to the undertaking rooms of Pace & Tingley, where it was later viewed by Coroner Middleton and Messrs. G.E. Nelms, W.E. Anderson and McC Wilson, who had been empanelled as jurors. The inquest was held between 5 and 6 o'clock that evening and the jurors found that deceased came to his death through his own fault, holding the railroad company blameless.
The testimony of half dozen eye witnesses was to the effect that the train was slowing up to stop and was not running to exceed six to seven miles per hour.
Deceased leaves a divorced wife and four children, the latter ranging from one to seven years in age. Two of the children are in the care of Mrs. W.B. Curtis of this city and it was to arrange for their care that the father came to Price. The other two children are with relatives on the reservation. He is survived by a father, A.J. Russell, five brothers, David, Myron and Harrison of Nine Mile, and John W. and Charles H. of Idaho, and one sister, Mrs. Lillian Lee of Vernal. The father, Myron and Harrison and wife and the widow of deceased attended the funeral, which was held from the L.D.S. Tabernacle at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, with President Horsley officiating and speaking by John H. Pace and John Potter. The remains were interred in the Price cemetery.
16 July 1914
Eastern Utah Advocate
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