The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-04
JOHN {. DALEY
DIES SUDDENLY
General Superintendent of Den
YER & Rio Grande Answers
Last Gail.

John c. Daley, general superintendent
OF the Utah lines of the Denver & Rio
Grande railroad. died at ST Marks hos
pital at 6:15 o'clock Monday evening.
This brief announcement will bring
genuine sorrow TO the thousands OF en-
ployces of the Denver & Rio Grande aGd
to every man who had a personal ac
quaintance with Mr. Daley. Few men in
the railroad history of the west were
more highly respected than he.
So sudden and unexpected was the
death of Mr.. Daley that many of his
personal friends did not even know that
he was ILL.,. He returned last Friday
over some of the lines under his jurls-
diction. He complained OF indisposition
when he reached home, but said that he
would be all right in the morning. Sat
urday he felt no better and Sunday
morning his condition was such that he
was taken to the hospital. His trouble
was diagnosed as Brights disease, and
diabetes. His condition grew gradually
worse until death came.
Up From the Ranks.
Like a majority of the prominent rail-
road men of today. John c. DALEY came
up from the ranks. He was born in
Lebans9n O.. Jannary i. t; 1854 Al the
the wish OF his parents: TO make his
own way in the world. His first job was
on a railroad. 1t was that of an operator
mained in this position for two years
and then entered the employ of the Illi-
nols Central as agent and operator at
Rutland. Ill. Later he was made train
dispatcher for the company, then chief
dispatcher and trainmaster and later
superintendent.
the Illinois Central 10 accept the posi-
ton OF general superintendent for the
International & Great Northern. He re-
manned in this position until February J,
.nnr hnI
ton of general superintendent OF the
Utah lines of the Denver & Rio Grande.
A warm personal friend of Mr.. DALEY
Monday night said: "He was quiet:
unassuming man. 4 person who did not
know his business might talk to him for
hours without suspecting that he had
him something about railroading, and
he would quickly find that DALEY knew
the game from a TO Il. He had that
quiet way Of going TO the men in his
employ and talking TO them in such a
manner that they felt they knew him
death OF j, C., Daley the Denver & RIO
Grande lost one Of its best men and It's
employees lost a friend,
Is Grievous Loss.
In speaking of the death OF Mr.. DALEY
| Monday night. S. V. Derrah. assistant
general freight agent for the Denver &
"The death of Mr.. DALEY must come
as a shock to every person who knew
him. In his death the railroad company
has not only lost one OF It's best EN-
ployces but also Utah has lost a l9yal va,
friend. Within a month after Mr.. Daley Icy
came to Salt Lake City he had cast ms
lot in Utah, and there had never been
a day since when. in his quiet way, ne
was not trying TO help his adopted state
No words that l could speak Would eT-
press my esteem and respect for j. 4
! Daley" p,
Col. l. A Benton Of the Denver X k ki'
Ora nde said: II cannot express my sor-
row The death Of Mr' pniiey Pail waS saSnet st
rcaIize H. He was one OF the most
oyablc men ! ever met ,,io,G In my man lme' were
shocked when they heard OF the deati
of Air. DALEY; for he r., had = ,riemGsbbe1 rnenbe,
Of the Salt Lake City fransportalior
| club ,a,,,. ,
MIR. Daley is survived by widow "a 2
son and a daughter. all Of whom i've II
this city. m -, ,ola ~ e,
Marv's cathedral "Wednesday, attGi
which the body will be taken To Mlhohh
into