Tuesday March 13th, a report reached Salt Lake City to the effect that Jared Pratt, a son of Elder Orson Pratt, was killed in a snow slide, which was later confirmed (H.O.J.) The “Deseret Evening News” of this date published the following:
Terrible Calamity—Intelligence has reached the city one of the men killed in the snow slide near Grizzly Flat, a mile above Alta, is Jared Pratt, aged between fourteen or fifteen years, son of Prof. Orson Pratt.
The bereaved relatives have the sympathy of their many friends.
[Deseret News, Mar. 13, 1877]
[transcribed and proofread by David Grow, Jan. 2006]
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Wednesday March 14th. The funeral of Jared Pratt took place in the 19th Ward, Salt Lake City. Elder Joseph F. Smith, Charles C. Rich, and Robert Campbell spoke at the funeral.
[Journal History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Mar. 14, 1877, 1]
[transcribed and proofread by David Grow, Jan. 2006]
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Fatal Mining Accidents in the Cottonwoods
The Snow-Slide Victims
Wasatch, Little Cottonwood, March 12—The two men killed by the snow slide were Jerry Pratt, supposed to be a son of Orson Pratt, sen., and Matthew Ingram. The slide occurred yesterday—hour unknown. Butte tunnel is in Honeycomb Canyon, Big Cottonwood, where their bodies now lie. There is no route to Butte tunnel except by track to Alta.
[Salt Lake Tribune, Mar. 14, 1877]
[transcribed and proofread by David Grow, Aug. 2006]
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The Snow Slide Victims
The bodies of the two men killed in the snow slide at Alta on Sunday were brought to this city last evening for burial. The remains of Jared Pratt were taken to the home of the parents in the Sixteenth ward. Those of Matthew Ingram were removed to Sexton Taylor’s office, and will be buried today. The funeral will take place at 1 o’clock, the services being conducted under the auspices of the Episcopal Church.
[Salt Lake Tribune, Mar. 14, 1877]
[transcribed and proofread by David Grow, Aug. 2006]
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Burial
The funeral services of Jared Pratt, who was killed by a snowslide in Little Cottonwood Canyon, were conducted today at the residence of the parents of the deceased, in the 19th Ward.
[Deseret News, Mar. 21, 1877]
[transcribed and proofread by David Grow, Aug. 2006]
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The Snowslide—Fatal Cave in the Flagstaff
The following comes this morning—
Alta City, March 13.
Between 12 and 1 o’clock on Sunday a slide took place in Honey Comb Fork, killing Mathew Ingram and Jared Pratt. A Mr. Stevens was in the slide and carried some few hundred yards, but got out all right. The bodies go down today.
There was a big cave in the Flagstaff last evening, covering five men, and instantly killing Henry Johnson. No others were badly hurt.
[Deseret News, Mar. 21, 1877]
[transcribed and proofread by David Grow, Aug. 2006]
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