Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-02-24
ELDER BARTUNS DEATH.
Additional Particulars Furnished the
"NeW,n by Elder Ge1. A. smith.

Elder George a. Smith, who oaho
home In charge OF the body Of Elder
Walter n. Barton, whose death near
MoComb City, Mississippi, occurred on
the 18th inst, ~ heretofore chronicle In
these columns, called NJ the NEWS
Office this morning aud related In de.
toll the lpar1 culafs Of the Fad event.
Elder Barton, he said, arrived at
Chattanooga on the 22nd u December
aud was assigned ~ Pike county,
Mississippi, with Elder J. NJ. Phclps,
VI luahu. For the next two
weeks Immediately following ne
appeared 10 be- ~ the best Ut health
aud numerous remarks were made
concerning hIs robust condition. There
was one extraordinary circumstance,
however, iu connection with his con.
ditiOn anu that was thHt no Was gain.
Ing In flesh At an unusual rate. His
rapid increase 10 corpulency was the
occasion ut numerous g0ll'uatutud re-
marks aud Jokes NJ nis eXpen'r, aud
he was frequently heard 60 slate tlat
unless there va, change his clothes
would Nil be- too small for MIN.
one day hc stepped on 10 pair Of
scales anu made tnU rather astonishing
discovery that no had not increased
In weight. That disclosure was the
| OCCASION Of apprehension on the par, oi
his friends anu he was asked n no was
not ~ anu ne repeatedly replied In tue
negative. But thu swelling ot his
body continued and dfopslcal symp.
toms developed. Fiuaiiy he com,
planned Of not being well aud
was obliged 10 take u his bed
ut tho rusiIenos " John Crane, IA
member OF tho Church. There he re-.
ueiyed every possible attention. On
/ the SIN met, a letter reached the Chat
I'tAuOOga Office announcing his illness.
/ Particulars were Immediately tele.
/ gfaphUl Tor aud on the lOlh a dispatch
wAs received conveying tho alarming
| Information. eve fear hs will not
Improve" Elder Smith then took the
next train from Chattanooga 10 Me.
/ Comb CITY, distances Of $50 miles,
arriving ut the bedside OF tho sicA
/ Elder tne day following. lie thought
hs found him improving, as no was
assured by the attending physician,
Dr.. Gattin, that he had passed tue
danger line and that all that was ueo.
essaTy 20 his complete and speedy TO-
Coyefy was careful nursiug,
The following Ellurs contrib
uted 10 the comfort OF tho sick
missionary aud hal kept vigilau,
/ watch NJ nis couch OF Illness: pnrlps,
Of Idaho, Holt ut sandy, Utah; Lsou.
/ lunstein, logan; DJNie, Osduu, Hay
/ cock, Kauai. on tie 10Th Elder
smith returned % Chattanooga, the
doctor agalu informing him that the
patient would recover unless he should
become the victim OF u relapse. AZ
noon ON tue 18Th ha received telu-
grnm 10 the effect that Elder Barton
haI died that morning at eight O'Clock,
/ lie Immediately wired 10 have the
/ body umUalmuI, n process that was
\ promptly attended 10 by competent
uudct,akor, anu forwarded In an hlr.
| light gasket.
Tue preliminary arrangements were
| oil attended TO anu tue bUgy brought
home IN charge Ui Elder Smith, wn0
says thAt he Wac shown over OOurlesy
possible by the railway officials vt the
| various roads over winch no Travelled.
Mucn piRisr, he add, Il due 90 the
families Of John Crane, g. w. Wood
ward Ind VIM. War;, all Of whom
proved their devotion and kinlness "a
tue Elisrs In their sad hour OF tTia
! aui Bereavement.
Elder Smith will attend the tun6Ta
at Kaysville tomorrow, aud IN few
days viii roiuTn 60 Chattanooga, to 10
aume his LAHORE, where uls vile await
him,