PRESIDENT WINDER W GOES LI LIAS AS DEATH EATH BECKONS HIM 4 END ARRIVES UNEXPECTED First Counselor to President of Mormon Church Succumbs to Pneumonia After His Brave Battle With Death SPLENDID TRIBUTE FROM THE HEAD OF THE CHURCH CHURCHMan CHURCHMan CHURCHMan Man for Half Century Connect Connected ed With the Development of Utah and Salt Lake Falls Before the Grim Destroyer FUNERAL NEXT THURSDAY i T T OlIN OHN R It WINDER first counselor I Ito J JOHN a to President ent Joseph F P Smith of I Ithe the Mormon church died at last las night Although the end came suddenly and unexpectedly the venerable man manof manof manof of the age of 89 years was in full of his faculties His wife and son John ohn R B Winder Jr were at his Iris bedside when he peacefully passed away Tie The shocking news of or the death of ot Mr Winder V inder spread rapidly through Salt Lake and soon many church dignitaries and friends called at the home 48 49 North West est Temple Tempe street President Joseph F Smith Smiths was s summoned He was greatly grieved by the news of ot the death of ot his old friend and fellow tellow eo so much so in Intact fact tact that he ho said aId that he was at a loss at the time to make any extended state statement meat ment for tor publication I 1 will say cay to the world however said President Smith that In the death of or John R H Winder I feel teel a great personal loss He Ho was ono of the best beat men I ever knew a wonderful man of affairs a wise counselor and a man of or unyielding cour coui courage couf age Brave Fight Against Disease Wile While air Mr Ir Winder r had been suffering from a lingering attack of acute for ar r pora limn tw in lits physical ph strength arid and wonderful won erful mental mentality ity It several times tim threw off ot the malady It recurred however and despite his patient pa patient tient suffering and courage the tM disease became the master and the tH man who for tor I more than half halt a century has Men ben so eminently prominent in the of ot the Mormon church and Salt Lake suc succumbed succumbed So courageously did Mr Winder battle battla with the disease that his physicians felt that he was convalescent For the past few days he ne had gained rapidly and he evinced such an Improvement yesterday that his nurse was permitted to leave him with his wife and son and go to meeting last evening Ten minutes before he died those at athis athis athis his bedside noticed a change for the worse but the patient told them thorn not to tobe tobe tobe be alarmed Two minutes before he died he raised himself in bed and With his own hands took a tube and Inhaled gen which was on hand for an emer enier emergency emergency gency Although confined to his bed for tor nine weeks there was hardly a day that Mr Winder did not direct some feature I of fairs his manifold church and ana an business af at affairs afI I Tribute From a Friend Apostle John Henry Smith was one oe of the first of ot friends and fellow tell ow churchmen to arrive after the passing of Mr Win Winder WInI Windor der dor er Words fall tall me met he said when it comes to telling of ot the Ute respect and regard I in which I held hold the wonderful and mag magnificent magnificent magnificent character His history numbers him among the army of ot leading men of ot the past in the affairs of ot the Mormon I church of ot and of ot Salt Lake He Hei i was n a man of ot inestimable worth a man manof mani i of ot strong com convictions lotions and courage He Ho was wasa a thorough and competent business man mani i I and death is a great loss to us all His memory will stand with such men inex as Brigham Young toung oung John Jhn Taylor Lorenzo Snow Daniel Danle Wells George Gorgo orge A Smith and anda andi i a score of ot others who have passed away Mr Winder WindOr was closely associated with these men in the pioneer days As a business men and a man of ot pub public public lic lie affairs his lila record stands out in the glowing light of efficiency scrupulous scrupulousness ness consciousness and success With his almost paradoxical ability to do many man things at o 0 ice and do dp them well he toun time to lend some of his hi wise counsel coun and business ability In public affairs of ot the city and state He likewise in his earlier life lite withstood the hardships of the tIle plains and passed through the Indian wars He was a lieutenant colonel colone of ot S See cad cavalry of ot the northern legion His Bu sagacious business ability drew hIm mm to serving as county assessor and collector and He also served in the city council connell Interest In State Fairs Mr Winder W inder was a fancier of ot fine bred stock especially of the Jersey va variety varlet Variety which he raised on his stock farm tarm four miles south of the city which of ot late lata vears years has been managed by his son W C Winder For many man years ears he took an ac 80 active active tive tire Interest In the tate state fairs under the Continued on Page Three c 7 I i F l s 4 t v Ji i 5 ill Jl r c cp p j Ii IiI Iia a I lie r yr l t I Ir r L IP PRESIDENT JOHN K R WINDER First Counselor to the President of the Mormon Church Wlm Died Last Night I I PRESIDENT WINDER GOES AS DEATH BECKONS HIM Continued from Page One auspices of the Deseret Dec ret Agriculture and Manufacturing association His position In the first presidency of the Mormon church made him the officer of many of the cooperative institutions and Industries of the church Narration of the hardships and vicissitudes vi of from St Louis across the plains to bait halt Lake in 1 of his journey from England to this city hav hay ing landed at New Orleans and up the Mississippi river In the improvised boats of that period has required volumes in his lifes history Accompanied by b his wife and then small family it required six months of travel to bring them from the county of Kent England to Salt Lake John Jphn R Winder is the father t ther of six sixteen sixteen teen living children of grandchildren gr and sixteen children His sons and daughters Ira are John R B Winder Jr Mrs T A Wil Williams 11 liams Iiams Mrs John G MIdgley Mrs Mary MaJ Carrington Salt Lake Mrs Newell Kim Kimball Kimball Kimball ball Logan W V C Winder Salt Lake county R H H Winder Murray Mrs R H Miller Price Mrs James Steadman and Mrs R H Hamilton Riverton Mrs Wal Val Walter Waltor Valter ter tor Mackey Macke and Miss Luella Winder Granger Edwin J Winder Vernal Mrs Mark J Cannon Raymond Canada and andRex andRex andRex Rex P Winder Salt Lake county count Funeral Next Thursday Thu President Joseph F Smith conferred with members of the family Anton H Lund of the presidency and several apostles last night in regard to the fu funeral funeral At the conclusion of the confer conference conference ence once President Smith announced tenta tentatively tentatively tentatively but not officially that the funeral would bo ho held at 11 next Thursday morning As the annual conference of the Mor Mormon Mormon mon church commences next Sunday Sunda it itIs ItIs itis Is expected that many thousands from all aU parts of this and nearby states will make it a point to reach Salt Lake Lalm in time to pay their respects ets at the bier of pf the departed Headed by President Smith preliminary arrangements for the funeral will commence at once There is reason to believe that it will be one of the most Imposing funerals ever seen in Salt Lake President Winders Career President John Rex Winder son of ot Richard and Sophia Collins Winder was born at Kent England on December 11 1821 His parents were mem mom members members bers hers of the thu Church of England and the son was baptized in that faith raith when an infant and at the tha age of ot 14 was confirm confirmed ed as one on of its members under the hands of the Archbishop of Canterbury His early life was as spent in his native town and his early education such as it was was w as derived der ved through his own efforts At the age of 20 he went to London and obtained employment In a shoe store He was married on November 24 1845 and two years ears later left London taking charge of an establishment In Liverpool where he arrived d in August 11 and where he resided for the next six years year He entered the Mormon church in Sep September September ISiS 1848 Upon joining the Winder was associated with the Liverpool branch until February when he with his family sailed for America and Salt Lake At this time Bishop Winder had bad three chil children children children dren living and one dead two of the former being twin babies only oni 4 I months old Their trip across the ocean was on filled with hardship and When but ten days out from Liverpool Bishop Winder waa was taken tak n with smallpox time the disease being brought on board by a achild achild achild child which occupied pled an adjoining room He was the first to discover time the disease which soon spread and six of the party were quarantined In a small house boWIe erected on deck for their accommodation Through the illness of Bishop Winder his wife was left with no assistance In the task of caring for her babies So III ill was the bishop that his life was wag despaired of but believing he ho would recover his health he successfully fought off the disease e and was able to continue his journey The party landed at New Orleans and went to Keokuk Iowa by b way of St Louis and here Bishop Winder Inder Joined the com corn company company pany under Joseph W Young and made madeth ma e eth th the long trip across the plains to Salt Lake arriving In the valley valle on October 10 1853 1253 Shortly after his arrival In Utah Bishop Winder beeam associated as in business with Samuel in the manufacture of saddles boots hoots and shoes and in III con conducting conducting conducting ducting a tannery In IK C h enlarged his Ms business interests and entered Into a partnership with William Jennings then owner of a meat market and a tannery and th they y also carried on the manufacture of boots boota shoes saddles saddle and harness Tills This business was conducted until JulY JuU 1858 In Active Military Service Prior to this time Bishop Winder had taken an active part in the military life of the church chur having joined the Nauvoo Legion in He lie was captain of the company compan of lancers stationed in Echo canyon in the fall and winter of 18 78 guarding the tho canyon and Its approaches with fifty men after Johnstons army had gone into winter quarters at Fort Bridger and General D H Wells and Colonel R H RT RT HT T Burton had returned to Salt Lake The tenseness of the situation having relaxed Captain Winder Tinder as he was then known was relieved of vidette duty d ty about Christ Christmas Christmas mas by Major IL S Beatie Beatle who took command of Camp Weber His respite from military duty was however short for on March larch S 8 So of the following year he raised railed a force of men and accompanied General George D Grant through Tooele rOO le county on onto onto onto to the great desert pursuing a band of Indians who had stolen horses from the settlers In the valley The Th trail of the Indians was lost as the result of a blind blinding blindIng blinding ing snow storm and the pursuers re returned returned returned turned to Salt Lake Shortly Shorn after his re so return return turn Captain Winder was called to take charge harge of the defense in Echo canyon In Which duty he remained until peace was declared He dissolved his partnership with WH Wil lam item and associated himself with President Young and Feramorz Lit Little Little Littie tle tie and built a tannery on Parleys oan n nyon yon creek While engaged In lu this en enterprise enterprise he purchased a home known us as Poplar Farm and engaged in farm farming farmIng farming ing and The tannery bust busl business ness uess 11 59 was successfully carried on until the native n bark bank for or tanning became scarce and being unable to compete with Importations the business was discon discontinued discontinued discontinued During the time years lS to 1867 Bishop Winder participated in the th Black Bick Hawk Indian war in Sanpete county serving servin part of the time Urna as LS an aide to General Wells Yells and in he served as assistant adjutant general collecting and making up UI the accounts of ot the expenses of this work amounting to addition In to his military services and to his business enterprises in the he early days of Utah President Pre Winder was I prominent in the administration of its It political affairs In 1870 he was appointed assessor and collector for Salt Lake and ami amine at d ne also aillo served three terms In the time cit et city council covering the period from 1117 l to isiS He resigned as assessor and COl COllector co P lector leetor in 1881 1851 and was appointed watt r ii master of Salt Lake retiring from that position in April 1887 to enter upon hia hitt hi dutie duties as second counsellor c to Presiding I Bishop freston Preston reaton to which position he was w I called at a a general conference April 6 I When hen the Salt Lake temple was ap approaching approaching preaching completion in April 1892 it ic was especially desired to tJ have the edifice finished and ready for dedication In Apri April 1893 1 forty years from the time its foun toun foundation foundation dation stones tones were laid To Bishop Win Winder Winder Winden der den was entrusted the work of completion and he discharged ed that duty with his hb characteristic energy and seal eal He con contributed contributed contributed liberally to the fund to defray i ithe the heavy expenses s entailed and In Ma May i 1893 after the dedication of the edifice was appointed as first assistant to Preel President President l dent Lorenzo Lorenso Snow in m charge of the tem tern temple temple I pie I IMade Made First Counsellor i In addition to these theMe important parts Bishop Winder held many prominent ec ecclesiastical positions In the church He lie 3 was ordained as a member of the Coun Council Council cil of Seventy in 1854 and in the following I year became one of the presidents pre of ot th I Twelve Quorum or Seventies being or ordained ordained I a kigh priest on March 4 1872 by I Presiding Bishop Edward Huntr Hunter and amii placed in charge of the Fourteenth ward I i of Salt Lake during the absence of Bishop I Thomas Tailor on missionary work 4 He subsequently acted as u Bishop Taylors first counselor in this work In April 1872 he bet became a II member of the high council of Salt Lake stake On October 17 1901 wh n Joseph Joeeph Jo eph F Smith was elected president of the church he be appointEd appoint ii Bishop Winder as his first counselor counslor the I appointment being confirmed by hy a ape special special Ii I cial general conference held on the same saim t day of the appointment in this capacity II President Winder Vinder served to the end t Ii The life of President Winder was waa one ona of strenuous activity and replete with stirring d ds and 8 nd events He was lieu 4 of f the First regiment of I cavalry of ti Legion Ito He was also United t i rI granger of tit the internal revenue department and from until I he resigned in l 0 was president of 0 the th ii Deseret A i l Manufacturing I society He Hc d an active part p rt in th iii L political of or the tte suite state and was a r member of one of f the eail early constitutional I conventions convention During the old political re no regime regime gime he was for a long time chairman I of the territorial and central committee i II of the Peoples People s party pirty He was waa a director in the Utah Sugar company of ot Salt Lake i and of the n Sugar company He lb was president or oi O the Des ret Investment p company and a 1 director of the Zion Zions Co Cooperative i operative Mercantile Institution and held beld Ii similar positions position in the Deseret National and Deseret Savings Saving Sain hanks He wa wu also alao I Ivice