Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-04
The End Came Quietly and in
Peace on Saturday
Night.
FUNERAL TO OCCUR TUESDAY.
he NcvCr Recovered From thc Injuries
Sustained IN Fall From Street
Car MAY ,.

John 4. Evans cashier ~ the Deseret
News and first counselor In me Bishop
ric Of The Eighteenth ward. died a; his
residence. l1l b street Saturday night
al $3.50 Ills death .wis tho result OF
an accident which befell him on the
nigh; OF Saturday May 8. when he
was returning 20 his home ON a South
Temple street ear al about 1880 ?. M.
Nh Evans own statement % the mat
ter was that as be- neared = street,
where he Intended leaving the car 10
80 10 hid home he noticed the con-
duc,or Was on the front platform with
The mo,0rmau. he thereupon pulled
the bell rope and laid his fare on the
seat going TO the rear platform. There
his memory OF events ceased, HIS body
vas found by psssers boy and the crew
OF the next car which came east at
about 1875. he was picked up bleed
.12 and unconscious. but being idenu-
flea by letters in his pockets. was TAX
en- 90 the Holy Cross hospital. where
Do remained several days. lie Was
then removed 10 his own residence,
where he has been carefully nursed and
attended by several physicians ever
since Most o. The time he has been
deliriOus and his condition ON Friday
WAS such as 10 uecessitate an operation.
Or. Joseph $ Richards Dr. Ralph
Richards and d. GoWsns were in at
,cniaEce ana q large clot Of blood was
removed from the brain. IL was hoped
tHtt atr the operation he might rail-
~. bat his condition grew rapidly
2orsp. eu- his end came in peace on
SATURDAY night
John Alldridge Evans was born In
Cedar City. Utah. March 20. 1855 and
was thus a years of age an the time OF
his demise. the same age 40 which his
| father passed away Ills father was
David Evans Tor many years Of the
DcTeret News STAFF. aud stonographer
under both Presidents Brigham Young
and John Taylor After his fathers
death The family returned 20 Cedar
City. where they remained about three
years Returning 20 salt Lake In
1879. Mr. Evans worked for a short
period FOR Midgley the painter. aud
/ then entered the service Of the Deseret
/ News where he has ever since oficiated
in ne business dppErtnenf. occupying
inr reiitioa ~ ho1ktoeper. cashier.
/ and business manager. under former
/ administrations his service in all cover
ms period Of more than % years.
MI Evans is survived by his vile
] Florence Neslen Evans and a family N
! niue, the eldest IL years OF age. aud
me youngest only a few months Oh.
His mother Mrs. David Evans. Is tlso
still living, but has been in delicate
health for several years he has a
/ brother Richard Evans, now living u
Murray and i'yo sisters Elizabeth AM
Isabel For many years sir. Evans was
president Of the First quorum of FL
dcrs a position which ha filed with
/ signal devotion and fidelity on Aurll
I o. 1906 be was ordained a. the bishop
7 rir ~ the Eighteenth ward iu whirn
/ ward he had also served as clerk for
many years
Mr. Evans do4th win be severely fait
not only hy OFFS family ana his ,tHil.
but On n. office Of the Deseret Neus.
. where he was q tower OF strength. "a *
I long association with the business lad
made him master Of an IT, details. AMI
his devotion tu ihe institution. during
more than quarter OF a century OF iis
I NE was Of the deepest and most oX-
empiary character He viii be sh To-
cerely mourred by his ola friends and
associates. who will an Join lu the sine
Cerest sympathy Tor his bereayed fam
ily. and Do tho trust hat the Father
/ Of an Wll give them stvength 90 eu-
dure their st7iCti0u.
The funeral services will BE- held Il
2 O'Clock p. m. tomorrow in the Eirl-
tecnth ward chapel During the sor-
vices WORK win be- suspended in the
several departments Of the Deser,t
News