The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1898-03-22
Death of Elias Mo.eis.

Bishop Elias Morris is dead as the
result OF the lamentable accident which
befell him on Monday night last. The
end came painlessly and peacefully at
10 80 O'Clock Thursday forenoon in the
presence OF the members OF his family |
who had kept faithful vigil at his bed
side for nearly sixty hours, hoping
against hope for his recovery and
restoration to health.
His condition became more alarml g
as time wo-e on. He frequently rallied
throughout the night, aud was quite
lucid at intervals, but gradually grew
weaker as dissolution approached, and
finally sank into that sleep which had
been slowly creeping over him for so
many hours
The deceased was 10 years of age and
in the field OF industrial activity one OF
the most energetic and best known OF
Utah's citizens. What he accomplished
in a material way is exempli-
fled in substantial structures ana
enterprises that will stand as
monuments to his memory. He was the
Oldest of five brothers that came to
Utah. They were Elias William w.,
Richard ", John and Hugh. Ofthese,
all are dead with the exception OF Hugh,
who resides in Malad, Idaho. Richard
v. was the father OF City Treasurer
Morris and Bishop of the Nineteenth
ward when he died, sixteen years ago.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
A brief sketch OF tie bishops busy life
will be read with great interest by his
many friends. lie had, it appears,
intended to write, in TACT had com
menced, an autobiography, but his life
was a very active one and he never
finished il What he cid write or thai
subject, however. is herewith repro
duced. He said
my parents were born at Lloniai
Talhairne, Denbigshire, North Wales
They had born to them seven sons ane
five daughters. My father was masor
by trade and a contractor in his nativ,
country. learned the trade with my
father. Emigrated to Utah in 1852.
identified myself with the Latter dsl
Saints in the year 1919. In the yea
1851, President John Taylor paid visi
to my home in North Wales. He ha.
organized a company OF capitalists /,
purchase the machinery for the manu-
fscture Of sugar from beets, which h
attended to establish in Salt Lake City
He engaged me to 20 to Utah in tn
interest OF this sugar company. LEI
Liverpool III charge OF the machinery il
March, 1852, via. New Orleans and VI
the river to Fort Leavenworth, whlcl
was the starting point 10 cross tn
plains; arrived in Salt Lake City Il
November, 1852 Tho Sugar compan,
failed to mature in manufacturing sugar
Tor various reasons.
GAS there was company engaged u
Iron county to manufacture iron, wa
engaged to go and put up their furnaces
Some considerable iron was made, bu
not OF sufficient quantity to make
success, and for want OF funds tn
company failed, returned to Salt LAX
City and commenced contracting in thu
year 1864 put up the Eagle Emporium
for Mr.. Jennings and the drug store TO
Mr.. Godbe y
The deceased had been High Coun
cilor for nearly twenty years havlnl
been set apart to that office April IL
1873 On Sept. II, 1883, he was sc
apart MS president OF the iIigl, Priests
quorum OF the Salt Lake Stake and iilleC
that position up to the time OF his death
On the reorganization Of the Fifteenth
ecclesiastica ward May III, 1890, he
was chosen to succeed Elder JOSEPH
Pollard, who died short time before
That office Elder Morris also filled up tC