Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-17
THE KENYON FUNERAL
THE REMAINS WILL Be SENT TO IOWA.
Death OF 80 wen Knowu Man Create q
shock Among Associates aud CIT
rens Generally.

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Funeral services were held over lh'
remains of the late samuel j. Kenyon
81 the family residence iii5 East Sixth
South street. at $3.50 O'Clock this after
noon. The ceremonies were conducted
under the ritual of me
Episcopal church and were
witnessed by large number %
prominent business men Of this CITY,
Provo and Park city. whose presence
at the services Indicated the h.eh e.
tccm In which Mr. Kenyon was held
in the business centors Of ihe STATE Of
Utah
The remains win be SHIPPED 20 New
Hampton. iowa On the Oregon short
Line train leaving here 1t $50. Mrs.
Kenyon viii accompany me remains On
the eastern journey.
Tho accident which was M initial
curse. Undoubtedly N The de- On ot MI
Kenyon. occurred on the Utah lake on
Thuraday mat Death occurred sunday
morning al 3.t5 o'clock. after an uncon'
ro0us lingering 81 % hours
The news " Mr. Kcnyon's death was
the cause ~ profound a1rreN in ul
den. PARK cry and. iu fact. every town
30 which was situated a mercantile
house bank mine or mill, and ihe area
respect In which De- was he'd by alI
who cane IN contact with him makes
his passing the moro kccniy felt.
The family " deep In sorrow hHcauae
81 the loving and hyable quallue5 W
The Vacancy created IN their hearts can
never he fiicd. There nra Surviving NJ.
Kenyon The wife. who IL brave under
the great strain put upon her. and ave
sons and a daughter
BIOGRAPHICAL
Samuel J. Kenyon was born May 2,
1sf.. near Utica, n. v, u OLD English
stock. when young. his people moved
90 Waiwoffh county, Wisconsin. whore
he grew 10 manhood. After completing
his common school education. he enter
I'd Milton college. EraduatlnF IN 1855
lIs subsequently, graduated with high
honors from the Madison Law school,
and the entered Into the practical
study Of law In Wisconsin with Judge
uarknssa, now mgmber OF the law
nfm 81 Bennett. Hardness, llowat
urndley a Richards OF zhla cliy, ~
Juiy itcl. Sir Kenyon went 90 New
Hampton, ChlcaHaw county. Iowa,
whers he formed a law partnership
with Captain j. II. Powers. and at
talned prominence In his profession. aH
we'd a. In tho political ncld. ilo was
elected mayor ~ New Hampton three
times and served ~ n member of the
city council. lie ai-o took active part
In Iowa poItioA, for years holding q
on the Republican state
central committee. While he was emil
ncntiy successful as a law prncuuoner
hls natural bout was THANKSGIVING u
was but natural then that ne aceeplri
the position 81 cashier " the First Ma
tlonai bank At Now Hampton. serving
IN that capacity until he came 10 thlA
cry. In isg0 Upon hiH arrival here he
ofaned a law Office at No. . West Sec-
onl south street, but soon after gave
IN the active practice VI law, acoeptlnR
she position " secretary and tfeaAurcr
~ the Salt Lake Valley Loan 3 1ruli
company. acting In ihat capacity unlll
his death. lie was also cashier OF the
Drst National bank % Park city. and
prominently Unidentified with varlou!
business ventures IN che business and
mining world iIe was connected Win
the organization aud acted IN the ca
paclty of secretary and treasurer OF the
0rOcabeck company and IN rccoEnitlon
~ his Hter.ng qualities tho Hotel KEN
yon was named afirr MIN. lie MAt
candidate for the State senate on the
urpubllca ticket two years ago. but In
the Democratic Landslide. met with de-
feat.
TOM vfNcENI~B STATEMENT.
Mr. n,m Vincent, who WIS IN the
bp,t with Mr.. Kenyon Whfn the heus
dent happened on rhurriny says
'srhe exact way n happened hasn't
yc, been tolN. 4 meeting % me owners
~ 4hc Provo lake roiurt was 90 have
hcen held In the afternoon. MI. Ken
yon, Wilson puscnhefry, Dave vincent
una tuyHclf went osgn for a drive, ana
Mr.. Kenyon. while We were an stand
trg on the pier got into "a SKIN ana,
a ittic way 60 sound the bottom, Just
a. he WAS about % push on, naldi
'pon't YOU think ia better 10 with
YOU" To which he answered., Yes, l
don't know hut what You had Whore
tpon 1 stsuptd into the low % the boat
ana he rcVcd u ON into the lnkc,rolng
as s;faight as q line. lie was an rN-
pert oaraman. when short distance
MN Inc ah1ro he rested. and then with
the one out Of the water. he stood un,
and placing tho ore upright by his eldt,
Hald by George, the waters H0ttnK
deep: must be clgN feet here. The
next moment he cried. 'Oh, my d1d,
and pitched hcadlong into the water,
II think he must have had a stroke
OF paralysis or HamoihirE, Tor hn mover
moved 70 he,a himself while In the wa
Ter. I padded fhe boat over 70 him
with my hands. and. just as he was
golng down the third time. caught him
by she ratiail ana Managed 90 pull
him Into the boat ! rolled him on my
knee and got the water uH OF him Wy
she time We got b shore he was Sitting
up and talking 10 me; said he hoard al
l said while | was setting him out, but
couldn't DO fhirg cr rly q word. on
shore we ~, down and talked. lie ape
pearod 20 be all right While IN the wa
ter he los, his gold apeo,acles aud hat.
In thc evening he complained ~ a
SHARP pain IN his breast and side, and
sent up town b. Hines drug store and
bought % grains of morphine. Hc t11S
half a grain nrs, and then larger dose
later fherc were only four grains lefi
20 NJ must have tken nNsriy.nvc
grains IN all, 10 ~ marvellous how he
survived ~ long pr Fowler said six
grains are enough 70 KIN a man.