The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-09-14
.APOPLEXY FATAL
/. To BEN {. RICH;
WIFE At SIDE
Former President of Eastern
States Mission of Mormon
Church Dies in New York;
iii One Month.
SON WINS FOUR.DAY
RACE WITH DEATH
Was Active in Church and
Political Affairs; At One
Time Newspaper Owner;
Moved to Idaho in 1893.
Special to The Tribune.


Special to The Tribune
NEW YORK, Sept. 13.-After al
illness of four weeks, Ben E. Rich,
president of the eastern mission of the
Mormon church, died in this city at
S:10 O'Clock this evening Four weeks
ago Mr.. Rich took to his bed with
complication Of kidney and heart
trouble. So serious was the eastern
leaders, condition that little hope was
held out for his recovery by DR.. Orin
l. Rich, his son, who has had charge
Of the case but the stricken man be-
gan to improve and until Monday it
was hoped that he would recover
A change for the worse set in and
during the past few days his death
has hourly been expected. This after
noon the crisis came and he lapsed into
Inconsistencies and remained in that
condition until the end.
The last look OF recognition from the
sick man came yesterday when his
wife, Mrs. Diana f. Rich, and son,
Benjamin L. Rich, arrived from SAT-
Lake. The patient recognized tA@r
but the disease had sapped up ali of
his vitality and he was too weak 10
welcome them. From that time until
this afternoon Mr.. Rich hovered be-
TWEEN life and death At p. IN. DR..
Rich announced that his fathers end
might be expected at any moent.
Hoped for Recovery.
"This was sad news to ! of u.s.
said l.. w. Richards, temporarily head
OF tho eastern mission. 1--WE had
hoped SO much that Mr.. Rich would re-
cover. Judge Albert Smith left for
Salt Lake two days ago and we then
expected Mr.. Rich to recover, but the
relapse came today and the end was
peaceful
Dr. Rich said that his fathers body
would probably be sent to Salt Lake
tomorrow. Mr.. Richards Is now in
charge OF the mission and matters are
smoothly.
Fifty-th-ee years ago Ben E. Rich
was born in Salt Lake City, the son OF
Apostle Charles c.. Rich and Sarah
Rich. His father was a Mormon pio-
neer and prominent In church circles
He was the forbear of an unusually
large family, 36s direct descendants of
Apostle Rich now living in Utah and
Idaho. Ben E. Rich was one of fifty
two children
Educated I'm Salt Lake.
Ben E. Rich received his education in
Salt Lake schools, and when 90 years
I'D moved to Ogden, where he served
! term as county recorder, and for a
limo managed the Ogden Equitable CO.
operative storo. In 1880 he was sent
20 England on q mission, remaining
here three years. He returned at the
lead Of party of 700 Mormon immi-
grants, whom he brought to Utah and
daho.
After returning from England Mr.
lie took an active interest In political
Iffairs md was active in the campaign
o secure statehood for Utah. He was
lso prominent in the Mormon church
nd was contributor to several church
In 1893 he moved to Re1burg, Ida,
7here he purchased the Rexburg Press,
he name of which he changed to the
silver Hammer. Later he moved tho
aper to ST. Anthony, Ida. He was also
wner for time Of the Re1burg Stand
rd He was n candidate for the state
enate in Idaho on the Republican
icket and lieutenant of former
Tnited States Senator Fred Dubois. His
efeat for the state senate was gen
rally attributed to the activity OF the
hurch leaders in opposition to him be-
ause of his friendship for Dubois.
Delegate to Convention.
Mr.. Rich was delegate from Idaho
D the Republican national convention
1 St Louis in 1896, and was one Of
he delegates who walked ont of the
ouvention hall when the proposed free
liver plank was rejected. During the
ational campaign of 1895 Mr. Rich
as a strong Bryan supporter and
'orked hard for the success of the
ticket both in Utah and
iaho.
Mr.. Rich came to Utah In 1895 to
lanagc the campaign Of Frank j. Can
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