Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-13
OLD SALT LAKER
COMMITS SUICIDE.
n. B. Manning, Former Superin-
tendent Of Paving Here,
Destroys Himself
WAS SICK AND DESPONOENT.
Found Dead on a Steamer In San
francisco-Took Carbolc Acid
Statement by His Wife.

Word was received In Salt Lake to-
day Of the dramatic suicide In San
Francisco Of n, r.. Manning, an en-
glneer who was well known here in the
early nineties. lie had charge Of the
work OF supervising the laying OF the
pavement through the business district
being IN the employ In that capacity Of
the Cumer-Jennings Paving company
The story Of his death is told IN detail
in the following newspaper clipping
from the Sacramento Record Union'
According to n press dispatch from
San Francisco Nelson y. Manning the
stationary engineer who for several
years was chief engineer ut the
Street stump committed suicide IN
stnteroom OF the steamer Weber at
San Francisco some time Monday
night. by swallowing carholic acid.
The telegram Is as follows!
San Francisco, June 2S--A man sup
posed 10 be ~ y. Manning, a steam
engineer, killed himself by drinking
carbolic acid last night aboard the
steamer Captain Weber which plies be-
tween San Francisco and Stockton. His
body was found In his stateroOm today
by II, Aub, the steward In one Of his
pockets was found a card OF Local, No
100 OF Sacramento International Union
of steam Engineers. The card was made
out 10 ~ r. Manning and showed that
he had paid his dues TO date. He left
no word 10 explain his act, Deceased
was about IS years Of age,
BREAKING THE NEWS,
Nelson b. Manning lived at 726 o
street, where Union reporter last
night broke the news 10 Mrs. Man
ming and her daughter Mrs G.. H.
Jeffrey
Mrs. Manning was greatly shocked
at the news, though she said she had
tried to prepare for the worst She
said;
THE WIFE'S STATEMENT.
"My husband had been In IN health
for about two years, and while he was
cheerful | knew that he was sadly de-
pressed. Since he quit work at the
sump ne has been employed on the city
street roller, but the employment was
not steady,
"a week ago today-last Tuesday
after he had had his dinner. he went
out and | supposed he had gone to the
city hall TO draw his money, that
being pay day. He did not return,
but a friend of ours telephoned US that
he had told her he had heard Of some
thing to do IN Suisun and had gone 10
| that place.
Until last Sunday we did not hear
| Of him on that day / had a telegram
| from friend IN San Francisco-Mrs.
| Misunderstanding me II Mr. Manning
| had returned TO his home in this city.
NEWS FROM THE MISSING MAN.
This (Tuesday) morning l received
a letter from Mrs. Williams 10 the ef-
feet that my husband had stayed at
her house three days, had then left,
| saying he would retum to dinner, but
| that he had not done so, She said he
was quite poorly when she last saw
| him.
"Mr. MannIng's domestic life was
pleasant. and there was no cause for
his act except dependency on account
| Of ill.health ! was prepared to hear
| the worst, because / had no word from
| him, and what | heard OF him was dis
| couragng He had employment, though
| not steadily, but II was his ill-health
| that bore heavily upon his mind,
II have no doubt that the man found
was my husband, because nobody else
would have had his union card"
THE STEPDAUGHTERS STATE
MENT.
Mrs. c. u, jeffrey who was Mr., Man.
| ning's stepdaughter CorrOborated tn,
| statement Of her mother Mr., Man
| ming, she said. had been sick a Ions
| time and his sickness preyed upon hi'
| mind. She said she had expected tC
hear some bad news Of him. Her hus
| band, c. r. Jeffrey, who Is a CONNER
| clal traveller in the employ OF Hender
son & Longton. was at Chico, and Mrs
Jeffrey teephoned him an account o.
the suicide,
MEMBER or ENGINEERS UNION
Nelson b. Manning WAS "A member o
the local International Union OF Steam
| Engineers, No, 2l0, lie had lived II
this city for many years. lie superin
tended the laying Of the macadam sur
| rounding capitol park, and afterWar,
was chief engineer of the S street sum-
| uumplng station. lie held that posi-
ton for several years, but about
| year ago lost his place In the genera
| cleanup Of stump engineers and fire
men made by the city board Of trus
| tees.
Since losing his place at the sum
Engineer Manning was employed mos
OF the TIME to operate the steam role
In this city.
The family Of the deceased win TAX
steps today to have the body brough
to this city for interment
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