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Show llhAlll or .IIJll.N II. Ill MKI, .lit. He I'tiisrd SiiMcnlf and I'linp-rlfdlj Anay nt nil KralJ. nca Tester. dtjr .Mori Inf. John II. llumel, Jr., cx-recorder of Salt lilkeOMi.llr, die I euJdenly and unexpecltdly at hli reM lenos No. 174 west I'lrot North street yesterday morning at .It) o'clook alter a brief lllne.p. Mr.' Ituuiel hat been InJIi-pisd InJIi-pisd for several weeks and suffered more or less with a troublsome cough of a chronic character. This was Hotly aggravated by n recent cold contracted w hlle i rfornilug thu labor, lous task of posting and verifying th, accounU nf Auer .t Murphy which receoded thu wlndlnj; up (if tho at! till id that firm. Tho work was csrrloJ on al Mr. Humel's own rcaldtiica and In Ills great duslM t) coupletii It within a specified time, he labored Incessantly night after night lo'ig after the members of his family bad retire! to rut, oomollr.ies until almost dawn, and that, to), In a room wherube had allowetl the (Ire to dle.nut and where the temperature was almost at a freezing olnt. Asa result houjsQbllgoJ ti rcmiln In doors lor several Uajs. HecompUlned at tlrncn of a severe Liln III tho splm, but did not connlder it neceiary to consult with a physician, although ho hid dono so ou other occasion when similarly ntleotel. During the middle of last week lie appeared lo no Improvlui, and as lata as Ihursday last appeared on tho streets. On Hstuidey night on retiring tolwJ he moved ri'-lltrily about tu seouru an easy on his bock aud said to bis wlfi, "there, now,l feel belter,good night," and went to sleep. These were his lait ordr. About 3 o'olock yesterday morning his wife was startled by hearing hear-ing him gaipfor bnath. rthe liumeJI-atuly liumeJI-atuly sprang out of bod thinking lie had the nightmare from lying ou tils imcb. Mile raised ins beau, calleil lilul by namoaud In various wajs IrlcJ to arouse htm, but In vain, riuddouly his heavy breathlug ceased auJ hit head fell back upsn his pillow mil he sank Into unconsciousness. Medical aid was quickly summoned. Dr. ltlchards soon alter arrived and pronounced pro-nounced the patient dead. Death was llrat attributed to heart failure, but the cause was subsequently subsequent-ly claimed to be paralysis of thu brain, which words wera Inscribed ou the death certificate, The deceased was born In the Kiev-enth Kiev-enth ward in this city In 1831. lilt parenta were John 11 and Alible Ursy llumel both of whom survlvo him. He was the eldest chllJ uf it Isrge aud respected family! Ills education wai obtained mainly under the tutorship of il. I. Dcremui and at Morgan's Col-lego Col-lego which was located on Iho pronent site of the Morgan Hotel ou First Mouth street. Alter leaving school ho worked at the carpeuter's trade for awhile and became quite an artisan, tjubiequeully lie accepted a position ou tne Union l'aclfloand worked his way up lu the responsible place of chief train dispatcher on that road. Ills duties were fllltd with signal ability, L iter lie was made receiving re-ceiving teller of tho Deseret Nations I Hank and vacated that position on his election lo the oouuty recordershlp on tho Independent ticket a little more than two years ago. During bis Incumbency In-cumbency of that oltlcu he again demonstrated bis ability by making au excellent public sirvaut aud one In whom his constituents had thu utmost confidence. In national politics he was an ardent Democrat and was une of the first supporters sup-porters of tho division movemeut. He leaves a wife and five children and a host of Irlends to mourn his diatb, which It Is said wassuoerln-duced wassuoerln-duced by la grippe, a severe attack ol which be had about a ) ear ago. I uneral services will be held on Tbursdsy next, presumtbly In the Bevenloeulh ward meeting bouse. |
