Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-15
Death Came Suddenly From
Heart Disease, on the Eve OF
A Breakfast Party,
DISCOVERED BY HIS BUTLER.
Came Into Public Prominence During
Cleycland's Second Administration
Tribute From Ills Old Chief

NUltABU. silFLLN i u 'NN''-T~
els president of the Commercial Ma
tional bank Of this city and formerly
COMPTROLLER Of the currency, died herr
TODAY of heart disease Mr. Eckes
died while asleep in his bed
The fact that he was dead was dis
covered by tho butler, who entered MI
Eckeis' room after hearing tele-
Dhone within ring continuously With
out receiving an answer. Other MEM
bcrs Of the family We're summoned
Dr. Frank s. Churchill gave 1t MS his
oninion that Mr. Eckels had been dead
for some hours.
Mrs. Eckels and her daugllter'
Phoebe, s Years olu. are ln s LasS'
Ing school for girls. They have been
abroad since last fall and planned to
return TO Chicago In Few Weeks;
TheI- were at once communicated
with by cable. II is understood they
viii sail from France lot New ao1N
tomorrow 49,
the eve of a brea lSfast party which ne
had planned for a number OF ms
friends and relatives, Judge ~ ~
Lands OF the federal district court
Mrs. LaedIs. I09 9@rk AND Dr. MF and y Mrs.
George NJ. Eckes, brother and sister
in.law Of the deceased, and others
1serSs TO have been his guests.
James A. Eckels of Princeton. faith
IN of James II. Eclsels died lwo
months ago On the morning OIL l,le
was a. host OF former President Cleye-
lnnd. The former president and MI.
Erllals were at breakfast when news
az the fathers death was received at
the Eckels residence. MI Eckels Was
ept in ignorance Of the tac1 lot s SCI
eral hours until ME- Sle'''slilu l'aN
it developed during the day that
mllnicate with Mr. Eckeis over the
telephone, the ringing, of wnich Ien
Ia the discovery of the death' MdS
an hour later he was called TO mis- own
tolepho ono and notified Of his brothers
death, A postmoraem eSAmtnat on
WAS held and statement ISSUED giving
me cause OF death as organic near
liseasa. A formal coroner's inquest
Viii be held tomorrow morning Ile
funeral viii be held Tuesday afternoon
from the Fourth Presbyterian ehnrch.
Rn, William hoffman VIII conuucH
fine services. 1nterment Will not take
rlncs at once. 1t having been decided
10 Mace the body i'm vault until the
FA1MrO OF AlfS. GNhUlH uhtl N' 80 -,-'
when a private funeral Will be held'
MI EckeIs was a stOckholder ana
was pronlnont in tho management OF
several concerns, among them pelnE
the Hewitt Manufacturing company
ana the Union Traction COMPANY or
which he was vice presioens, s
Featherstone Foundry and Machine
COMPANY, the Chicago Real Estate
ITnstees association. The Allis-Chan
beTs company, the American and BRIT
ISM Securities company, the bahSeTIs
TInst company Of New YORK, the OAK,
land National bank ol DclroiS, H, ~
ma First National bank OF lsaltifnore
Ia was member OF tho Union league
no Merchants and the Commercial
cinhs az Chicago. and OF various CLUBS
IN ths east, Mr. Eckels was ono OF
tTe receivers OF the chicago Union
Traction company appolmt1ea ~ aso
eTal Judge GrOsscup several years ago
Mir. EckeIs was born a, Princeton.
MI Nov. %, 1886, and most OF his IRE
had been spent IN Illinois, He received
m early education In the schools 81 MS
native city, later takine up the siuds or
law at Albany, n. " srauualiIs lIol.'
The Albany law school In 1850. He prac'
ttSed law at Ottawa. ILL.,. until appoint
"a nv President Cleveland 70 the post o.
controller ~ the currency In lS9S'
Mr.. Eckels, during the agitation %
the currency question. became pronll-
nunu az an advocate OK BOlu tlhlluntu'
Always a Democrat, he became sillltai-
Cd I'm 1896 with the gold standard DEM
ocrats. He retained the Office OF comp
aroller OF the currency until the ena
OF president Cleveland's term In 1881.
when he became president OF lhe Conn
morcla National bank Of ths city
MIR. Eokcls loayas only four near rel
atiyes. They are his Wife and daughter.
bls brother, George NJ, Eekes and
Sister. MIS-. jams Il. Palmer OF Prince
ton, llI George NJ. Eckels Is an att0r-
ney OF this city
TRIBUTE FROM MR. CLEVELAND
Princeton, n. j., April l4--Formef
President Cleveland Was deeply touched
when no learned Of the death OF Mr.
Eckels He said:
II WAS closely related 10 MI Eekels,
and his deash comes to me with a ne'
cullar shock. In important public work
/ learned to know and appreciate his
rare and attractive qualities Of heart
THESE Incidents have personal touch
MIN my deceased friend, and cause mo
TO mourn his death as a great personal
sorrow. Mr.. Eckels illustrated the traits
that made me best American citizen
ship. Deeply interested I'M every ques-
ton connected with the public Welfare,
lac studied then With sobcrness. " the