Show ta THE postmaster DEAD WM WA 0 BREATHES HIS LAST THIS MORNING meny many of our citizens were shocked this morning at the announcement of the sudden but still not dot unexpected death of W C browe the postmaster of this city fer a while ft it was not lot 1 given credence to but as time wore on the confirmation came inthe festoon in ing of black crapa around the delivery wadow window of the postoffice post office and from the mouths of those who were present mr browe had been ailing jor for several weeks but it was not thought thought that anything so 0 o serious as death deat could result from his ailment it being a species cles of blood poisoning bolsoni resulting from the immoderate use of tobacco in tact the supposition was that with the excellent medical treatment jie be was receiving only abstinence abstinent Abs tinen ue was needed n to bring him back to a normal condition and that he be would soon be up and at his duties as usual this however r was not to be the complaint had bad taken a deadly hold bold upon his system arid and after fluctuating more or less demanded and aad received its victim at 6 this morning mr browe was 48 years of we age on the at h of ef last december he was born in newark N J and came to utah from denver some years ago first as city ticket agent of the denver rio klo grande western railway co he was appointed postmaster of salt lake mi city by president cleveland in ia december 1885 ve he leaves a wife but no children he was greatly respected not merely because of the splendid working system he inaugurated and maintained but bur also on account of his own affable ois disposition and the good character and qualities of thaise he employed as his assistants |