Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-08-05
DEATH OF WILLIE D. JOHNSON


Tue lat. WHO ID. Johnson, VINO, a
was stated IN your publication OF July
9th, died on the Sih day Of July, from
the effects OF bite from u coyote 10.
ceived the night OF tue 3fd Of June, an
account Of which has been previously
given. The article referred 10 says
"and on July sth" expired, after hav-
ing experienced all the frightiul suffer.
ings attendant on that most dreadful
OF all malndies. Tho date OF his pass.
lug NV ~ is correct; tue remainder OF
the quotation is somewhat inaccurate.
II has been stated by til ~ VINO have
witnessed several cases before that this
was OF the shortest duration, ana
lacked sope OF tue more horrible taa.
lures OF hydrophObia that they had
ever seen OF feau Of.
Willie told Va that on awsking on
| the morning of the 7lh OF July he felt
/ "quite mi.ofable," aud had never felt
! 70 queer before. At breakfast he tried
| to Drink, tut could not swallow water.
| Bong GA the range bume twelve or
| fourteen miles from home, after stock
| hO was obliged ~ ride and drive
cattle that distance. Riding
through water flmt caused In.
! lraruuahle feelings Of mclan.
choly to como over him. lie soon be-.
came very thirsty, hut could not drink.
/ Arriving home about p. IN. he was
stll nearly rhOtei for want OF n drink,
bus could not swallow. He then toois
to HE bed. His companion, who vas
with him nil day, knew no ming oi his
beiug uuwcll. lie seemed 10 Teaizs
the cause nui inhl outcome oi his
| slckncas, yet exercised much islth In
the laying ON ~ hands by the alturs
for tAc healiuggl the sick. He seemed
to suiler only occasionally nom an
obstruction OF some KIM ~ the throat,
ami from thirsI. We now sonl mes
zen ger alter tho father, who was absent,
and could not possiblyrcach homohet1fe
about noon Of the gth inst, although
every arrangement was male u speed
MIN on his way. On the morning OF
tho sth Wlllie appeared much better,
aud by drawing water through straw
he managed 10 swallow some. We 'cll
quite hopeful OF his recovery. H.
occasionally said something In q
iocular way, or laughed Mt some.
thing spoken by those around him.
He 40 continued unit about hsii-pnst
three p.su., when ,hp began TO feel
very bad. This was due 10 the Jb-
struction In the throat. lie made
efforts to force this up nui spit II out,
hut he grew GRADUALLY worse, until his
gatherings at times seemed unbeGrahlr.
When occasionally he became easier
he would beg OF MS not 10 hold him
mere by our faith, hut to let him 60.
About quarter past seven O'Clock, all
hope OF MS recovery being gone, We
fell 10 ask the Lord 10 be meTcihl, and,
u lie designed W take the sufferer ~
/ Himself, to release him from pain.
Therefore nil present were asked TO
unite IN prayer to this en1, which they
dbl, anu received inmsdiate answer;
for ere the prayer was euisl Willie
ceased hia struggles and lay perfectly
calm anu quiet until eight O'Clock
when he passol away without sirug.
gle. All felt that the Lord had indeed
been merciiul aud kind. Willie did
not lose Consciousness until he ceased
10 suffer. We had the sympathy o.
the entire community, anu many were
there TO witness II. | hope 1 may
never witness such n scene again.
, The father did not atfivs until about
, Sp.m. on tie 9th, worn aud weary with
, travel ana thv great strain Of mind.
, IL WAS n hcartrcnding scene, witnessed
! by numbers Of sympathisiug irlends-
/ an almost hrartbroken iather gazing
upon thu liieless form ola beloved son,
Who can realize the ieeliags Of thu
bereavsd parent? No one but those
who have passed through the samt
, trial, surrounded with the same traiu
. OF circumstances.
, The funeral took place at the meet,
. | tasTltnttNa aud laNur.s1Nf al TAI
, Dlscourses were delivered by Elder
J. A. LATHE, Chas. Richens, and J. IL,
Z James. the longest procession o
. vehicles have witnessed IN this lanu
, followed the remains TO ther last rest
, iug-plncC.
Willie Derby johnson was the eldest
child OF W. Derby Johnson, Jr., aud
. Lucy Annie Salisbury johnson. The
latter was oue OF Code uoblest women
/. Snu departed this life on tho 96,h
, Aphl, 1885, under distressing CircIm
stances, during the absence Of her nus
r band In Mexico.
, Willie was born September 20, 1870
, In salt Lake CITY. rhe zane TALL hi,
, parents moved 10 Southern Utah, wher,
he remained until the FALL OF 1855
Since then he has lived Ia Mexic
For the past years he ma. atteniet
the Brigham Inuns Academy nj Pro
w, uud returned hOnip IN My. II,
was a young man otprQmise, was Dol
a ular among tho young people II I'M
acquaintance, ami n great comfort e
his iAlhCr. ii cNpsrled to 10 upon
mission the coming iall. Ho Wss pre-
. fparing himself tot IL, a0d ieit glad u b.
, considered worthy. Daring his sick
utss he exhibited the utmost mith II
tue principles OF the Gospel. We Zee
n that there was work fof him ON IN,
J.. othor site Of the veil, anu that hi
mother needed his help; lor he salt
she came 20 him ami told him ht iaus
- come % hef a. she needed hin.
n SOME Ot our young people made th,
remark after Willie had gone TO re,t
that IL was tho greatest tsitimo"y they
had over received Of the efficacy o
prayer to see how suddenly he was To
o lleved from pain, by the blessing o
A God.
Brother |. W. Peirce lost an iufln
= son ON ths same day. Tho soryicel
u were htld conformity, and the saml
o vehlcle conveyed both bodies to th'
: graves. May tho comfort ny Spirit o
, the Lord rest upon tue hereavou.
i Il. W. JOHNSON.
y CoLoSIA DfAsi heSico, July Sl ,is92