Thomas Smith
Paris Post, Friday, 2 July 1909, page 1
A most unfortunate accident occurred on the road between St Charles and Fish Haven last Saturday by which Thomas Smith of the latter town lost his life. He was setting on a piano which he was hauding from Montpelier and the horse started suddenly, throwing him to the ground. The wheel passed over his head, breaking his neck, killing him instantly. Carl Beckstrom of Montpelier was with him and conveyed the remains home.
The deceased was born in Belfast, Ireland, in September 1847, and came to this valley over thirty years ago. He leaves a wife and eight children, four of the latter being married. The funeral service was held in the Fish Haven meeting house last Tuesday at 2 pm, Bishop Stock presiding. Elder George Whittington offered the opening prayer and addresses were made by Bishop E M Pugmire, Bishop Samuel Weston and Elders William Findlay, J A Sutton Sr. and E---- Sutton. All spoke in the highest terms of the deceased, praising his sterling honestly and many good qualities. The benediction was pronounced by Elder Hyrum Scofield.
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The Montpelier Examiner, Friday, 3 July 1909,
page 1
THOS SMITH MEETS DEATH IN ACCIDENT
Thomas Smith of Glencoe, was instantly killed last Saturday evening, while on his way home from Montpelier by being thrown from his wagon. He came to Montpelier after supplies for his home and a piano for Thos Nielsen's cottage at Glencoe. The wagon being well loaded, Mr. Smith and Carl Beckstrom, who went with him, were compelled to ride with their feet hanging over the dash board.
It was nearly sundown when they were approaching St Charles and Mr. Smith, thinking to hurry the horses up a little so as to be able to reach home before dark, hit them with the lines. Just as they started to trot one of the front wheels of the wagon dropped into a chuck hole and Mr. Smith was thrown to the ground. As he fell one of the horses kicked him in the head and the wagon ran over his body, breaking his left arm and crushing his chest.
The horses started to run but young Beckstrom managed to get hold of the lines in such a way and stop them without much difficulty. He tied them to the fence and hurried back to see how badly Mr. Smith was injured. To his horror he found that Mr. Smith was dead. Just then another team drove up and the man assisted Carl in placing the body in his wagon and proceeded to Mr. Smith's home, there to break the sad news to his family.