The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-19
ALONz0 {. HYDE.
IS FOUND DEAD
Aged Man Dies Alone Some
Time Between Wednesday
and Friday Morning.
Is FOUND SITTING in
CHAIR NEAR WINDOW
Heart Trouble Thought to Be
Cause; Sixth Death in Fami-
ly in Two Years.

Alonzo e, Hyde, Sr.. the well known
mining man, died mysteriously at his
home on Tenth avenue some time be-
tween Wednesday and Friday morning
last week. Tho particulars of his death
are meagor
The last time Mr.. Hyde was seen was
Wednesday morning. when q neighbor
saw him enter his home. and observed
wrong With him. Friday morning near
resident. passing the house, saw Mr..
Hyde sitting in a chair near the win
dow. Thinking that he looked rather un-
natural. the ncighbor entered the house.
after having received no response by
knocking and ringing the bell. on en-
iering he found Mr.. Hyde dead.
OF time Mr.. Hyde had remained dead IN
his chair is that lie was not seen during
the time mentioned and the milk last
opened was Wednesday. showing that he
remained sitting in the chair for three
days, while all his relatives and friends
thought he was well. There seems little
doubt that death was the result OF heart
failure,
When the body was found. shortly be
fore noon, there was but one OF Mr.,
Hyde's many children In tho city. Mrs
Edna NJ: Ridges, being III att at her Tn, nome n
hand, however. a. T. Hyde, Jr., being
on q fishing trip IN Ogden canyon, and
Mrs. Joseph F. Merrill on her way from
Logan to Salt Lake. The two above
named were communicated with as soon
as possible after the remains were diseoV-
cred. and when they arrived in the alter
noon meeting took place for the pur-
pose of deciding on arrangements for the
burial. There are eight children living,
as follows; Mrs. Joseph i. Merrill, Mrs.
Edna NJ. Ridges. "A; r. Hyde: Ir.' Jean
rice C. Dole OF Los Angeles, III: j. Hyde
Of Rexburg. Ida, Gordon r.. Hyde; now
on a mission In the Sandwich Islands
Besides the children there are a large
number of relatives in this city and state.
1t is expected that all the children. except
Gordon I. Hyde, will be able TO get here
for the funeral. which takes place Sunday
afternoon from the Seventeenth ward
chapel at o'clock.
Sixth Death III Two Years.
The death of Mr.. Hyde is the sixth
death in his family in the last two years.
Frank H. Hyde. brother. died IN june
1905 Mrs. Della ellis. n sister, died De,
cember -. 1908: Laura Hyde Miner died
last August, and Emily Hyde Chase, an
other sister died last December, In ad-
dition to the above four Mrs. Annie ray
ccmber,
Shortly after the death of his wife
Mr.. Hyde sold the old home on North
Temple and purchased The residence on
Tenth avenue. and has since lived alone.
visiting around among his children, occa-
sionallY. Ills death came as a shock 70
the whole family. ms ne felt ID good
health except for a growing shortness in
his breath. which he had complained OF
for several weeks. When found his glasses
were on as though he had not struggled
at all, and his mail was lying by his
side. partly unopened
Alonzo E. Hyde was born in Council
Bluffs. Ia, February 2S. 1S4S. at the time
tha' his father Apostle Orson Hyde, was
publishing the first newspaper printed I'm
that state. the Pioneer EXDositor. lie
came to Zion In 1852 In 1869 he married
Annie Taylor. daughter OF President John
Taylor. who died few months ago Mr.
Hyde held many responsible poSluoDs,
being for n long time general manager
OF the Bullion Beck at Eureka, and hav-
ing the management of several good
mines in his career. AT one time he was
quite wealthy owning the controlling In
tcro st in number of properties. among
which were the Beck Tunnel and the
Northern Spy now part OF the Carisa. In
religious affairs he took active part. be-
ing for II number OF years one Of the
counselors in the Seventeenth ward bish-
opric.