Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-05-11
DEATH CLAIMS TWO
VIM. Hull and Harry Rieck Called
to Their Final Rest.
LATTER KILLED ON THE ROAD
Was Struck by Bridge and Hurled into
Rear River Both were Highly Re-
Speeted Citizens of Our City.

speeted Citizens Of Our City.
William Hull died at St. Alphon-
sus hospital in Boise Sunday after
noon, May eth. Death was caused
from heart failure, resulting from
rneNnatism, with which he had
been troubled for some years.
About two months ago Mr.. Hull
was forced to give up his work IN
the shops here and he went to BOISE
TO remain with his son, VIM. e.
Hull, IN tne hope that the lower
altitude would result beneficially to
him. For time after going there
he did apparently improve, but two
weeks ago his heart trouble became
more serious and the first Of last
week Mrs. Hull was called to his
bedside. AT his earnest request, he
was removed from his sons home
to the hospital last Saturday morn
ing.
Death came peacefully to him.
Without word or . struggle, he
went Anietly into that sleep from
which there is no awakening.
William Hull was born in London,
England, on June 8, 1s46, and
therefore lacked but one month of
being 80 years of age. In his youth
he learned the trade of a machinist
and then entered the Queens Navy
as a marine engineer.
He came to the United States in
1875 and located in Salt Lake City.
Shortly afterwards he entered the
service of the Central Pacific rail
road at Ogden a. q machinist. A
year or two later he went to the
Union Pacific and was located at
Evanston for time, after which he
entered the service of the old Utah
d Northern.
In 1928 he was general fore
man of the shops at Pocatello. He
came to Montpelier in 1885 and
that year went on the road as en-
gineer and renamed in that service
until 1898, since which time he had
been in the shops here as machinis,
and night foreman.
Mr.. Hull was one of the oldes
members of the Masonic fraternity
in this section of the state, hayint
taken the degrees in Duke of Edin
burgh lodge, London in 1873 or IA
He assisted in the institution Of
KING Solomon lodge of this Git
and had always been an earnes
worker in the order. He was ais.
a member Of Enterprise lodge, |. q
o. F. and of the local lodge o
brotherhood of Railroad Engineers
His remains arrived from Bois
Tuesday morning on No. 8 an
were conveyed TO the family resi-
dence. The funeral was held frou
the opera house Wednesday aftel
noon at 2 o'clock and were conduct
ed under the auspices of King Sole
mon lodge A. F. & A. M, the sel
mon being delivered by Rev. Chan
b ,rlaine of the Episcopal church
AT the cemetery the solemn and in
bress;ve services of the Masoni
order were rendered, and the mort,
remains of William Hull wei
tenderly consigned to. their fini
resting place.
The floral offerings were rs bea'
tiful as skilled hands could max
there being emblematic desigr
from the Masons, Eastern Star
Odd Fellows and Engineers, besid
offerings from other friends.
A widow, FIVE sons and tv
daughters survive him, all of who
were al the funeral. Besides thes
he leaves a brother, Hon. Thorn
Hull, of Salt Lake, who was al
present, and one brother and tv
sisters who reside in England.
AS u citizen, William Hull W
honored and respected by all vi