Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-11-28

"Blshop Hammond IS dead" was the
word passed around on the streets to-
day. after the receipt Of telegram to
the Deseret News, giving the sad It'd
ines. The intelligence thus conveyed
brought out such strong expressions Of
sympathy as TO tell beyond question Of
the great hold that Francis a. Ham
mond had on the hearts OF the people.
Then. when the news came that he had
met death in an accident, the feeling Of
sadness was deepened.
The first telegram received was the
following special dispatch to the
News"
Moab, Utah, Nov. PA telegram
from Mancos, Colo announces the death
Of President f. A. Hammond. Inter-
ment at Huntsville, Utah.
A little later the message from Man
cos Colo, to President Lorenzo Snow
was given out. II conveyed the infor-
nation that death occurred on Tues
day afternoon, and that II was accidep-
tai. The dispatch said
president f. A. Hammond killed In a
runaway at Bloomfield, n. NJ, VIII for
ward remains to Huntsville Thursday
morning
Huntsville. Weber county, is the old
home Of President Hammond, and there
several members OF his family are bur
ted. II is probable his remains VIII
pass through this city on Friday morn
ing, and that the party will be Joined
here by relatives and friends who will
attend the funeral.
Elder Hammond was president Of the
San Juan Stake Of Zion, and was on his
visits around the Stake at the time OF
his death.
Mrs. Thomstorff, Of the Eleventh
ward OF this city Is a sister OF Mrs
Hammond and says that II was the In
tention of Prest. Hammond and wife 10
come 70 Salt Lake for several weeks at
the close Of the journey through the
Stake,
For some years past Elder Hammond
has not been in the best Of health, but
his indomitable will and determined
energy kept him close at work. All his
life he has been In the foremost rank
OF workers for the welfare of the people
with whom he was associated. He
leaves a family, the children mostly
grown up. one OF his daughters Is a
school teacher at Santaquin, Utah. Most
OF the other members are In southeast
ern Utah. where he has made his home
for some years past. The following
sketch OF his life was obtained from
Elder Andrew Jensen, Of the Church
Historians office
Francis Asbury Hammond was son
e q GburtfN TANyu rN
Hammond. He was born at Patch0gue
suffolk county, Long Island, New York
December 81, 1897. He went 10 sea
when fourteen years old and spent -four
years sailing along the coasts Of his
native country. Al the age OF eighteen
he engaged In longer voyages, during
which he visited different parts Of the
world, including South America. In 1919
on his second long voyage, he doubled
the Cape Of Good Hope. and sailed
nearly around the world; he landed on
the Sandwich Islands I'm 1874, having
been severely hurt on the voyage
There he engaged In business and spent
three years, after which he went e
California Here he became acQuaint-
ed with the Saints from the Eastern
States who had just landed from the
ship Brooklyn, from them he learned
the principles Of the Gospel as restored
through Joseph Smith, and became q
believer. Consequently he was baptized
by Elder Patch In San Francisco, De.
cember 81, 1S47.
when the gold excitement broke out
he went 10 the diggngs on the Sacra.
mento river, whore he became ac'
quaint with the members OF the Nor.
mon" Battalion who first discovered