Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-26
DEATH OF FRANK H. DYER,
Vi, Sudden DENIS, Resulted From
Acute PttIiOTltls.
NE WAS Ill oSlr THREE DAYS
nrlef Biographical sketch Of Ills life
Tile Funeral Tomorrow.

rhs audiences OF the death OF Ex-
r,,,sd states Marshal Dyer at his
,..,dence, iii south Sixth East street,
in this city, nj few minutes past
o'clock last night, was n matter OF pro-
found surprise to the public, rs II was
nal generally known that he was
afflicted with any serious ailment.
several months ago MFR. Dyer had
.,yete attnck OF peritonitls, aud was
confined TO his room for two or three
weeks. A consultation Of physicians
ga. held to consider the advisabilily
Of performing nm operation. IL was,
however, decided that the use Of the
,urpeon's knifo Mt that time was not
ab,olu,ely necessary and with the APP
pllcaiion OF the usual remedies the
disease was apparently broken
Nh. and Mfr. Dyer returned Ia
a short time u his regular business,
but always entertained grave fears
that the dreadful malndy would return.
Early In February Of the present year
he went 10 Washington with a dele
CATION Of prominent Democrats OF this
clty. to advocate before the Con.
ytessional Territorial committees the
passage Of the "Home Rule" bill Sub
s,ouently he visited his birthplace, re-.
lntives and friends In Mississippi, ana
returned TO his homo In this city OH
The 9th instant. On Tuesday last no
was again attacked with hia old COM
plant. From that time until his dc.
mise he became steadily worse, but II
was not until yenteruny that MIS- re-
covory was doubted. A second coun-
ell OF medical men was called Dy Dr.
Ewing, the family physician. " con-
sisted Of Drs. Allen, Fowler, Ilnkefton,
Mosclinm and Plumber. Atter care
uldiagnosis OF the case II WAS decided
that but one alternative remained, ana
that WIS 10 perform an operation IL
wss conceded that the experiment was
most dangerous one anu would proc.
ably result In death, but as II meant
death In the other qnte ~ well, Mr..
and Mrs. Dyer both willingly aud
heruically assented to the operation
being performed. Before this was
done, however. Mr.. Dyer called In his
legal advisers, Mo-srs. l.. l.. Williams
and Judge HendersOn, aud gave direc.
tons "a to the disposition ofhisproperty
In case thst the operation should be
unsuccessful. He remained cheerful
aud talked freely while the necessary
papers were being prepared.
AZ $3.50 Mr.. Dyer was placed under
the influences OF hn ane.thetic aud tho
OPERATION commenced, d. Pinkerton
using the knife. IA soon as the incision
w.s made the physicians announced
that recovery was impossible anu the
sad Intelligence was communicated TO
Mrs. Dyer and family. Al $3.50 O'Clock
the patient showed signs Of returning
consciousness, and opened his eyes and
looked mt the watchers at his bedside.
he was, however, unable TO speak aud
again tank into n comatosc condition
and al 7 O'Clock he expired without n
struggle.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
Mr.. Dyer was born IN Nazoo county,
Mississippi, on September 9Th, 1851.
His father was killed Ia the service OF
the Confederate army. Hls fret bust
ness venture was In the newspaper
field. In 1874 he purchased the Yazoo
City Democrat. Financially the en-
terpriso was u failure, hut Mr.. Dyer re-
gGfded Il a. Ito use his own language)
Zone Of the happlost hits" Of his life, As
II gave him practical education and
experience he could not have otherwise
obtained. Like himself, his paper was
thoroughly Democratic. Growing
weary Of the many complications OF
the race troubles that were being waged
In his State, Mr.. Dyer sold his paper
aud came West. On his arrival In thls
Territory MIR. Dyer had but little
money or other property and ho went
70 Bingham and engaged In miniug.
He donned n wofkmnn'a dress and for
months worked at windlass In draw
Ing precious metals from n shaft one
hundred and twenty-five feet deep.
HIS working hours were from ! l p. m.
t0Ta. M, Later he commenced pros
pecting. One OF his claims lac sold for
sufficient money 10 engage In the
livery stable business.
On the slh Of July, 1882, he married
Miss Ella Pavey, by whom he has
raised three children, one boy and two
girls. Mr.. Dyer also engaged In the
coal business anu drove team him.
self.
In the spring Of 1883 he sold his
livery buainesa In Bingham, and moved
all his ffeighting outfit TO Park City,
where he had secured contract for
handling the ores OF the Crescent mine.
Although others had been losing money
handling this at sl.T5 per ton, he made
great denl OF money ut sl.5O. lie
next built the Crescent tramway, witch
Is i've miles long aud was at first
operated by mules; but Mr.. Dyer soon
concluded this was too expensive, aud
went East and bought n sidcgear all
tiac,ion locomotive, which he put
upon the ROAD and rsn 1t tho ilrst tive
or three months himself; IL IN interest
lngto know that this IL the steepesi
grade In the world where a locomotiv,
j. run by traction, the grade being 400
ieet TO the mile. Il, Ia In suocesafli
operation, however, to this day.
In April, 1850, Mr.. Dyer was ar
pointed United States Marshal OF Utai
by President Cleveland, and held tina
oiiloe until the election Of President
Harrison, when he sent In his resigna
ton.
On November Z, 1887, no WINS ap
pointed receiver Of the coniiscate,
property Of the Church Of Jesus Chris
Ol La1lef'day Saints. His flnal no
counts were settled and his compensa
uon h1ed aud allowed on July 10th
isss. From that time until the presen
M Dyer has resided IN Salt Lake an,
nus career Rs citizen and successlu
buslneag man IL well and fovorahly