The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-20

instead Oi at The cemetery. owing To tho
cold weather Two beautiful aud touch
Ing solos We're rendered by Fred g. Gril-
nam, one oi which WAS Scotch hymn
thil was one Of the Iavoritcs OF the
deceased.
Tho Rice circle Ladies OF tho G. \. r.
attended, and NJ the house gave tho last
token OF sympathy and esteem to the
departed comrIdc The Casilct was coy
cred with beautiful flowers. AMI many Of
the friends of the family and of the de-
ceased followed the CaSkci and remains
10 tuc long resting place. As The casllct
was being lowered AIRS. Nellie RodriCuc
leader Of the Ladies e. \. K. band.
sounded taps" which SAYS TO the old
soldier: After LIES Gtfui foycT is over
inc :csts we'll" XII the exercises and
services were simple, but pathctically
beautiful.
For moro tban nncly-ouc years Dr
Sulter had lived, and from carly boyhood
10 within the last few declining years
had worked aud tnilcd and butfstcd with
better for his living and doing. Dr.
Suitcr died Thursday morning December
-. at 800 o'clock. Ills demise was
FASTENED, no doubt. by q fall ON the icy,
sidewalk upon which he y"iitnTsd, The
fall broke his hip. which had once before
boon broken by the falling Of his horse
while he was In the union army.
OF Long Lived Family.
Or; Suitcr is OF louS-ljvcd family,
which has bccn identified with armies Of
The United States almost since the days
of tho revolution, James A. Sult"r. Il
brother who held the commission uf col
onel IN the MON army during the Civil
VAL died ~" years ago at the age Of
=" wears. The survivors of pr. Suiter
nrc: Mrs. Suiter. tho invalid wife: Mrs.
W. J. Barrettc Miss Electa r. Suffer Of
salt Lake and Or. 2. 6. Suitor of La
crosse, Wis. Tho son reached Salt Lake
IN ilI0o for the funeral
When the civil war broke out Dr. Suitcr
was q successful practitioner In the state
OF Illinois, but responded tn ihc first call
for troops. llc was made assistant sur
Geon Of the Nncty-dlth Illinois infantry
and rapidly rose 10 the rank OF rcgimcntal
surgeon, division surgeon. corps and chief
surgeon OF the Seventeenth army corps.
and WAS on the staff OF GoAcraI McPher-
son whcn, on that fatcful 22d OF July.
1864, IN front OF Atlanta, Mcpherson fell.
In the service Or. SultoT knew where the
ftrinE IN" was ana many veterans of the
ST3nd old seventeenth corps owe their
lives 10 the timely aid brought to them.
through the tirelcss ACTIVITY, skill and dill
i-cucc Of Dr. Suitcr He was one OF the
very first 10 call 10 tho attention of tho
war department the system OF first aid
10 the wounded on thc field" aud tho
perfection OF the system originated by
linn is now I'm vogue in the United States
nrrny and has been Tor wears last past.
At thc end Of his term of enlistment
Dr- Suitcr returned 10 his old home AT
Lacrosse Wis, whore he engaged in tho
practice OF his chosen profession until he
came 10 Salt Lake about eight ears ago
sue. coming 70 Salt Lake, he had. with
lf~ idDlllJ, HNtb Il 'INleI ne, bilt llIn
taken IN active interest I'm all that per
talncd TO tho 9. 4. Il
Many Deeds Of Valor
Many arc the deeds of valor credited
tp DR.. SuiteT. and not the least Of them
was Lhe sighting .of the gun al Kenesaw,
the sboc from which is said 10 have killed
bishop General Polk of the Confederate
atIny. pr. SuiteT Was with Grant az
Nicksbure. with sherman from Atlanta
10 the Sra. on active duty ali through
these n1onentous campa sns. ON tho field
of battle amidst the r0aT Of cannon and
The wasting OF the lcadon hail. Dr. Suitcr
was at Ills post of duty oblivIous 30 all
things else save The faithful performance
of bis duty. IN civil life ii was Tho sa mo
With hin-taithfrl to the end. Tho SYM
pathy of Tho post, Of which he was an
louured member. goes ont 10 the beTcsved
family Of the old comradc. and all old
soldiers will rcvcre and honor his mem
ore and emulate HIS example.
The pallhearcrs were Comrades Law
renee. Corser. Gaby, Ecun. TailocB and
Hall