The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-23
WILLIAM NELSON|
JOINS THE MAJO|
Passes Away in New i)rle,
Tuesday From Attack
Pleurisy.
W AS THE ONLY son on 1
EDlT0R-IN-CHIEF TRl
Was Resident of Salt LAX
Nearly All His Life; yetI
Philippine War.

William Nelson died This mo4z
lhis was the snd mcssapc co,vsf
a telegram from New Orleans \
morning, which WIS addressod l.
Liam Nelson, editor-in.cb;cf IN
Tribune. 1t was the passing of N,
son and the first death in tho y
The cause of the death was !,
Thursday last he MAS strickea
with an acute attack Of pIcny;s,1
TINS ne rallied and on Mondaw
adYlccs were received thai Lo y
ter. y sudden change for thar
occurred Monday night. and IN
came Tuesday morning. u
William Nelson. Jr., was borr
qua, Wis, September }. ISL 4
therefore in his 39th wear u.
Ghud he came with his parents
Lake City and here the greater
hls llie was spent He was educ
private schools, graduating at d
llegiate institute, and when in hi.
became an apprentice to the ~
trade. becoming a lourneyman
on The Tribune. In 1890 he Ia
reporter upon The Tribune. az
position he held FOR two years
he again began work at his trst
followed this until stricken dow
was one Of the fastest Of lipotyn
ators. Hc left Salt Lake CITY j
I9Uo, ana since then he worked
trade IN the southern states.
the time of his death held a, IN
on the New Orleans Item.
VIII Nelson was strong in his
ships. and he had many friends n,
I'm salt Lake City, but clscwher
was generous to a fault and he
| 30 10 any extreme to help a
There will he many "A tear sh,
him bY printers aud by ucwspapf
whom he bcrricndcd. He was
and he was fearless. and he never
inglY wruuged any one. He W
friend Of tho writer ever since h,
10 Salt Lake, twcnty-one wears
Veteran Spanish-American "
When the Spanish .Americar
broke out. VIII Nelson was amo
first 10 enlist in Salt Lake in
TO the president s proclamstior
WAS enrolled AZ Fort Douglas. D
1898; was mustered into the ser,
the United States May 9, 1889!
appointed corporal November
same year lie was detailed TO
duty on the gunboat Baglma d
January y. 1899. and served t
until June 20, 1899. he was non
discharged at the Presidio, San
cisco. August l6, 1890. His req
n soldier was The best possibl
his captain. T. 4. Wcdgwood
him high tribute. During his
service he never missed one day
| by reason Of. sickness or other c
Ho participated in the battle
late. July 81. August ]. . and
In the capture OF Manila Aug
His battery. A, participated IN
seven other engagements in the
insuIrection, and thc gunboa
which nc served, being in cha
the gun and foretop, under comm
Captain. afterwards Major. Gran
ticipatcd whenever practicable.
Brave Act at Calumpit.
AZ the battle of Calumplt.
General Funston was carried oy
river on a raft, Corporal VIII
and Sergeant Emil johnson eros
railroad bridge, chnging &
girders and hand-rail. All th
ance of the structure having be,
AWAY to build Notifications. Z
Grande river at this point is a
quarter of Il mile wide, and IN
crossed By Nelson aud Johnsol
thcv landed on the insurgent side
most the same time that the two
mcrs did who swan the rver, ca
q rope with which 10. tow runs
his raft across the river 1t v
unusually brave act.
After the war was over am
Utah batteries returned TO tne
where the meu were mustered
service at the Preside, VIII
returned TO Salt Lake and az
tered the employ of The Tribune
he remained until June, !, lSuu
he voluntarily gave up his piae'
south.
lie was 4 member eff Salt Lax,
graphical union No, ll5 from q
he was eligible TO membership III
every Office in the union. JUST
Inc left for the south lie was eic
president,
Presented With Gold Med
On his return home from the
pines he was given a reception
union and was presented Win a
ful solid gold medal in rccognl
: his services in the islands lie y
; member OF Salt Lake lodge
II is a coincidence that hii
personal friend aud chmm dur
War. Police officer Emil !
should be stricken i'll III slini4
with pneumonia,
The body will he brought, I,
Lake for intermeut and should
here Saturday. Tho funeral
private.