The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-10
MAT T|VCLY LOSES
IN FIGHT FOR LIFE
Sporting Editor of The Tribune
Dies at st. Marks
Hospital.

John r, Mattingly. sporting editor
of The Tribune, died from complica
cation of appendicitis and peritonitis
at st. Mark s hospital this morning al
2;45 o'clock
Mr.; Mattingly was stricken while
working at his desk on June %, and
underwent an operation the following
evening AT ST. Mark s hospital It was
found that the appendix had burst and
that peritonlrls had set in. resulting in
complications of serious nature.
Everything known to modern surgery
and medicine was resorted to in an eff.
fort to save the patient. but after hov.
ering between life and death for nine
days he al length succumbed Mr..
Msttingly was 80 years of age.
Mr. Mattingly made an exceptionally
brave fight against odds that could not
be overcome. When told the dav fol
lowing his operation that he could not
live, he smiled and said; 80, no; l
am not ready TO 90 yet | am going to
get we'll Tell the boys down at the
Office that I am all right Then be-
gan contest such as has seldom been
seen and with his splendid physique
and strong will Mr.. Mattingly began
to improve. Such was the apparent i'm
provement IN his condition that last
Friday the physicians declared that he
had splendid chance to recover. The
insiduous poison, however, was slowly
doing its work, which was aided by the
patients greatly weakened condition
and turn for the worse was noticed
Saturday. From that time until death
came he grew rapidly weaker.
Mr.. Mattingly was born on farm
IN Daviess county, Indiana, in March,
40
at the Dayiess county school and the
high school al Washington.
Ind. where he took mp his residence.
In that city Mr.. Mattingly entered the
civil service. securing a position in the
postoffice at Washington, Ind. Pre-
cedIng his entrance TO the postoffice he
enlisted for the Spanish A merican war
and was stationed at Camp Alger In
1905 he withdrew from the service of
his own volltion and entered the news
paper business. In this calling he made
2 host of friends in Washington, Ind.
He displayed unusual ability and fol
lowed the profession successfully in that
city for three years. He was a we'll
esteemed member of the Washington,
Ind. lodge of Elks.
In March. 1907, Mr.. MattIngly came
west to enter upon a broader field of
work as a representative Of this news
paper AS member of The Tribune
reportorial staff. he occupied nearly
every position of responsibility at diff
ferent times, climbing from police re
porter and court reporter to assistant
city editor and sporting editor, which
last position he held at the time of his
sudden and unexpected illness
Mr., Mattingly is survived bv his par.
ents. Mr. and Mrs. James Mattingly.
and one brother, all now living at
Washington. Ind. They have been no
tilted of the death The body will be
shipped to Indiana for burial.
Mr. Mattingly was married TO Mrs.
Josephine Kittleson on July |, follow
ing the operation. They were engaged
TO be married in the fall. but when the
serious condition of the young man be,
came known, the union was hastened.
Mr. Mattingly was one of the most
popular newspaper men in Salt Lake |
Wherever he went he made deep and
lasting friendship. To him. small or
deed was impossible To
no man was duty more sacred. He
strove to give to the world the best
that was in him every day of his life, !
and thus he attained the truest success
open to man. His legion of friends will !
today feel that there is less of sunlight |
in the world because he has left it,
The body WAS taken to the o 'Donnell |
Undertaking establishment where it, was
for burial Mrs. Mattingly |
will leave for Washington, Ind, with
he BODY Tuesday