BEN E. E RICH s 's SUCCUMBS f FOUGHT HARD FOR LI LIFE FE FEThe f o i r fl Jk 3 i S 44 i i Ik I.- I. k I i. i 4 lv 4 a V I The Late Ben E. E Rich Fate Had Be Been n Hanging in Balance for Severa Several Sev Sev- era eral W Weeks Body Will Start West Monday B D EN E. E RICH RiCE until recently president o ot of th the eastern st states tes mission of the Mormon church died in Now York at 8 10 o'clock last night Members of his family will win leave with the body for Salt Lak Iak Monday according to a telegram r received jv d last night from Ben L L. Rich a eon Bon Mr Rich Reh had been Un lingering between I u 3 n 1 dea e elJ lJ j fo p aaY V f weeks ral-weeks l' l III His IUs 1 condition toO boca so l about three weeks Be ts ago ago that he asked to be he I relieved 1 of his duties In New York and was was making arrangements to r return to S Stilt Salt Lake He r c-r grew w worse and his physicians forbade moving moving- him A week ag ago his son D Do Lenin Lorin L La L. Rich of ot Ogden went to hIs fathers father's bedside and a n. few days later Benjamin I 1 Li Rich Richand Richand and Mrs Irs Rich of ot Salt Lake went to New Now York reaching thero theno Friday after after- noon The Tho sick man was wan able to recognize nizo nize his son and his wife wIre but had hall no voice olce to welcome them Yesterday Afternoon The crisis came at 4 1 o'clock yesterday yesterday yester ester da day afternoon when Sir Mr Rich became unconscious and unable to reco recognize any of or those about him Dr LorIn L L. Continued on Page 2 Column C. C BEN E. E RICH DIES IN NEW NE YORK BODY TO BE BESENT SENT WEST Life Lif Had Been Hanging in in Balance for Several Weeks Continued From Page 1 Rich who took tool chargo of ot his lath fathers father's ors or's case upon his arrival In New ew York told the members of ot the family and others other watching at the bedside at i 4 o'clock yesterday that the end might come at atan an any time f Until that time hope had been held heM out that Mr Ir Rich fllch would recover So strong trong was this hope that two da days ago Geor George e A. A Smith left leCt the be bed of ot the sick man for tor Salt Lako Lake with the I firm belief bellet that he lie would again be bewell bewell bewell well and strong But a relapse came yesterday and It was known by those near at hand that the end was near Mr r. r Rich was one of ot the most widely I AI known men in the state and from his early earh youth took toole an active Interest In inthe InI I tho the affairs of ot the Mormon church and al also o In the tho states state's Industrial and political political cal growth Thirty years ears ago he lie served the church as a missionary r in England and upon his return to Salt Lake Lako continued continued continued con con- his active e work in tho the church Ben Den E. E Rich was born in Salt Lal Lake e CIt City November 7 1855 When 10 years ears old he was baptized In the Mormon ormon church and was vas a member of tho quorum of oC the seventies for thirty one years In his boyhood he was employed twelve years ears as a salesman for the Z C C. M. M r. r I I. I He was married In Ogden December 2 27 1877 to Diana Parr Farr and was as the father lather of ot eight children six sixbo bo boys s 's and two to girls Much ruch of or his early married life lite was passed In Ogden where for tor several years ears he followed the mercantile business He was a member of ot the Ogden city council from rom 1883 to 1885 1886 1885 and it was during this tIme Ume that he drifted Into literature and produced tho book Mr Durant of ot Salt Lake City which presented the doctrinal features of ot Mormonism In narrative style From 1885 until 1881 ho was re recorder recorder recorder re- re corder of ot Weber count county He He became prominent In politics shortly afterward taking an active part in the tho Peoples People's party part until its disappearance disappearance dis dis- appearance in 1892 when national lines were drawn a drawn a condition of ot things which he so his friends fla say perhaps was more Instrumental in bringing about than any other man In the state state and and he entered the ranks of ot the Republican party where he remained u up to the time of his death In this I cap capacity he became a 0 delegate delegato to six national Republican conventions Mu IU CH ON tu to Idaho In 1893 1593 Mi MiS II Rich moved to Idaho and at once became prominent In pub pub- lic Hc Ho lie was wn twice tico chairman of the tue Republican state committee and ex executive executive ex- ex committee and was AS a delegate to the national convention from Idaho in 1896 Shortly afterwards he was appointed president of ot the southern states mission mission mission mis mis- sion of ot the Mormon church and during his service thero there published a weekly paper known as the Southern Star which was devoted to the Interests of the church in the southern states Mr Ir Rich was an nn able ablo speaker and writer He remained president of ot the southern states mission until about five years ears ago when he was made head of ot the eastern states mission which post he held until relieved a few tew weeks ago ngo I Mr Ir Rich Is in survived by JY y his widow who lives In six eons Benjamin L L. of ot Salt Lake Dr Lorin L. L of Ogden Homer of ot Vernal Frank Don and Fred of ot Centerville two daughters Mrs Alvin Stohl of at Salt Lake and Mrs Vivian VIlan Watkins of ot Vernal Vernal Vernal Ver Ver- nal also two to brothers David Dald P P. Rich of ot Boise Ida and Fred red C C. Rich of ot Salt Lako and two sisters Mrs Mary Iary J J. J Miller and Mrs Libby R. R Pratt Prat both bothof of ot Salt Lake S