Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-11-23
]. B. FARLOW DEAD.
The Well Known Salt Lake Druggist
Dies Very Suddenly.
HAD BEEN ILL ONLY ONE WEEK.
Asked for "A Cup OF Tea ard Fell Back
ON His Pillow, Expiring
INN dialely.

J. b. Fariow, the well known Salt
Lake druggist, died ut his handsome
South Temple street residences shortly
before O'Clock this morning. The
end came suddenly and without warn
Ing. Mr.. Fsrlow had been indisposed
for week past and was compelled to
ssek rest and retirement mt home for
that period. There was nothing in his
condition, however, that indicated bis
lease on lie was 30 ebert. Ga the
contrary 1t was foDdly anticipated that
he would be back TO business again
within q few dnyF, But the wholly
unlocked Tor development Of this
IN corning shattered every hope and
proved the seriousness OF his case.
A few minutes before breathing his
last, Mr.. Farlow complained of faint.
nese, anu asked his wife for cup of
tea, which was quickly provided. Then
1t was first noticed that death was upon
him. As the signs OF dissolution be-
came more manifest he exclaimed to
his wife. "Msye, this is fatal" and fell
back on his pillow In the sleep thai
knows no earthly waking.
John Ii. Farlow was widely re.
spected anu thoroughly representative
ci;izsn. He msue his advent into
mortality at Milton, Ontario, April 8,
1858, or about forty.tnree years ago.
entered the Ontario College OF
pharmacy md frnn,
that institution with the class
OF ~. Two years later he
came TO Salt Lake and entered the
employ ment OF Godbe, Pitts i Com
pany, ae n prescription clerk. After
six years OF service with that company,
IT, 1856, he was elected vice president
anu secretary thereof, In which posi-
ton he served Hniil 1891, and shortly
after which he established himself In
his chosen business In the McCornicR
block. When the Utah Phnrmaceuti-
cal association was organized In 1882
MT. Fariow was made lite fret presi.
dent aud at the time OF his death was
member OF the board OF pharmacy ex-
aminers appointed by the Governor OF
the Slate.
Mr.. Farlow was married In January,
1850, to Miss Maye q. Jennipgs,
daughter OF the late Mayor Jen.
nings and sister OF eK-Commissioner
Frank W. Jennings. The widow has
no children and In the : illiolion that
has come TO her family sne has the
sincerest sympathy OF a host of soI.
rowing friends. The relatives OF MIR.
Farlow, who all reside in Canada,
anu Mrs. Jennings, mother OF Mrs.
Farlow, who Is now on a visit to CAL
ifornia, have been notified OF the sad
affair by wire. The time anu place
for holding the funeral will be an.
nouneed IS boon az they are heard
from.
A post mortem examination WAS set
for O'Clock this afternoon.
POST MoRTEM EXAMINATION.
A post moTtem examination was
held over the body this afternoon, Dr..
PinkertoD handling the knife and be-
Ing assisted by Drs. Richards, Critch.
low and Jennings. The surgeons were
very careful in their investigation Of
the cause OF death but found alb.
solutely nothing TO eniighteu
them as result OF their search.
There was no reason, said they, why
he should have died. Last week he
was operated upon by DR.. Pinkerton
Tor an aBscess on the groin but II was
a very small growth aud the incision
into 1t WIS almost healed when death
came.