Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-15
AFFECTIONS OF N
THE LEGISLATORS.
Misfortunes of the Mem bers Have
Been Many and Painful
THE LONG LIST OF DEATHS.
ps,bcr., Mothers. children. era""-
children aud Ncphews Pa. Away
Constant clouds Of sorrow

The 10, OF the Third LEGISLATURE OF
the state Of utnh has not lain IN ple''s-
ant places. Its career has been re-
marknbic one. II has been torn ana
tried by personal bitterness ana ino-
,lonni strife until serious ruptures were
almost prccipiiated. To make the stfaih
greater frequent troubles aud sorroWs
OF personal character have punctu-
l,ed the proceedings. The miHiortnhes
" members were many. The sensh-
,lons that were sprung. the charges
that were made and the Investigation
which followed. elimination ana 70
elimination would have been easier to
iur the bcrcayomcnis referred
10. From the very outset members
were reminded Of the uncertainty OF
life. While no member was called IN
to that land from which no uaNelc,
returns" yet those who were near anu
dear, obcycd the summons ~ IN, trim
Reaper. much 10 the SORROW ana aullc-
ton Of those left behind.
Representative Lloyd lost his fathor
and wns excused for several days on
that account. Then the respected sire
OF Representative ChristianaVn passed
into the sleep ~ death, ana later q
brother with wife and large family
met with AN accidental death k"ptr.
sentative Branwcll. too, was compelled
" absent himself through the demise
his father. man who had lived long
and uacfuliy. Representative clyde
haHtcned 10 the bedside of his OctoRcn-
crian father who was reported a. draw
Ing near the close Of Mes earthly cN.
istcncc. The journey was made on a
special engine for "A part OF the way
and through deep snow for the remain.
der, with the Temperature at y de-
greca below zero. The old gentleman
rallied. hut his time for solourning In
mortality " thought 20 he very brief.
Representative. Hansen mournA the
death Of his venerable mother who
passed away on the 9TH inst Repre-
sentative Richards lost "a child from
Hcarlcr fever. early In the session, and
was detained at home for week or
more. Tho home ~ Mrs. Horne was
also raddcncd by the death OF an Idol
ixcd brother. another brother was tav-
IN 10 the hospital and operated upon
for appendicitis. Representative O'Neil
was summoned home by telegraph
TO minister 10 what was believed by
all to be the last wants OF u darling
daughter. In this inrtnnoe. however. a
change for the better came ana Mr.,
" a~'il N'NNNfl'u ~" INNN ~ NNhN AAN'N
a ride Of extreme hafdshipa. Hcprcsen-
tatiye Greenwood was away for three
" four days On account % the death
81 "A grandchild. aud Representative
WEIGH left for Idaho last evening u
he present at the dcathbcd Of his wife'l
father. The wife of Representative
smith IL dying Of quick consumption.
Several members were called ava,
temporarily on account ~ accidents II
fh0lr fufnlllgN fIHA lhaNeNFaAlH
Representative Mansfield had n portion
of one Of his hands blown away by the
unexpected discharge OF a shotgun
A few days afterwards II trnnspircd
that the local treatment which the lad
was receiving was not effective ana h.
was threatened with the loss of IN,
limb. N not his life. and no was nc.
cordinEly brought to salt Lake wher,
he received surgical attendance. A four
ycar-old son uf Representative Miller
was also taken to the hospital md
operated upon. A few days ngo Minute
Clerk Swccten received word that a llt
tie son Of his had sustained serious in
jufies and came near being killed by .
Wild horse knocking a fence upon hin
ana frprturing his skull. The child IA,
narrow escape from death but N nov
on IN. road % recovery
Senator Tanner, who lost one child
went home by special train To see an
other that was dangerously ~,
senator Evans was absent for dn,
or two also. hia mother.in.iAw hnvinI
died In Lshl. 4 young brother uf Sen
ator Smoot had q hair-hrrndth cscap,
few days ago. by jumping from 4
train lie was most seriously hurt
iteprerenttiye Fisher was called hUm
one day to attend the funeral OF HI
fathers sister.
Hut the Legislators themselves wor
not alone IN these Affections. Congress
man King. who was the leading soma
torlal candidate when the L'glslntur
met. lost u child ana for weeks MI
home was under quarantine ~
strongest competitor, Hon. 4, W. Me
Cune. submitted a. the lass ~
nephew, a bright ana promising younl
man NJ % years.
Then several of the legislators them
selves have been seriously lll senate
Wright was unable Ia leave his room
for days. senator peery kept IA hi
room FOR two weeks NopfoHontntlN
Foreman Nenturrd out ~ doors ngninH
the advice ~ his physician. RcprcFrn
tatiyc Fullner h confined 20 his hr
with an attack ~ acute kidney tr0ubl
aud Representative Lloyd has not bee
able 10 attend the Legislature IN
days.