| Show p q ga Z Z I I I 11 I I I DEATH OF FOOT he lie died on sunday lii la the Mu sentil Enil ding salt anize city we regret to record the death of prof joseph L barfoot Bar font who died in salt lake city on sunday morning lie ile hai hal been afflicted for fo r some time past but none of h hia is friends expected expect tad his demise deml V vas as so eo near or that it would be eo 10 sudden Pud dell on oil retiring to ref rest reft t on saturday night light lie slept well until about four next mor morning it ing when he be vas v as sized with a fit of coughing dr 11 II J richards richardi was it at t once summoned but when the doctor arrived the patient lad breathed ili his s last from mondays Mon daye deseret neica we glean the following items in relation to the late elder E ider barfoot deceased was boru boni on oil tho the of march 1816 in the historic fortress for treas of warwick cas castle atle warwick r england at the tile ae age of 18 years ho joined the royal A carinos Ia of the E english ng I is I I N navy av and after serving a few ears obtained oll his discharge W lie e proceeded to london where his father occupied tho the position of superintendent of aber the london lonion alti city mission Mis aion and in that capacity was irm closely associated ed with the noted tho earl of shaftesbury then lord ashley about this time brother barfoot obtained a situation as butler to guernsey tho tile banker at ham essex he ile left that situation in 1842 in which year he married and opened a store for the manufacture and sale sac of gutta percha goods ho ile heard the tile gospel in 1856 and joined the church in february of that year three months subsequently ho lie was Rp appointed pointed to preside de over the chelsea branch of t alie church and afterwards afterward presided over tho the holburn olburn II hammersmith and lambeth brandies branches successively euca ss ively in ili all these positions lie displayed great zeal faith and fidelity to the cause lie had espoused in tile early part of 1863 he lie was called upon to devote cycle himself exclusively clu to the work of the ministry and liia his wife and daughter tho the latter then a little pirl girl now mrs pascoe emigrated to utah brother barfoot remained in tho the ministry preaching the gospel and doing great good in winning souls to the cause till 1865 1805 when he be came to this city arriving in november of that year during alie whole course of his ii life fe br brother at ter barfoot lad devoted himself to the attainment of scientific heby beby patient research and assiduity succeeded iliac in ac cumulating to a remarkable degree in fact there ia is scarcely a branch of exact science with which he was wm not more or loss less familiar several years ao ago W young founded tile tho nucleus of a museum and being aware of tile professors attainments employed him a portion of his b i time daily to classify the tile ent s specimens P belonging to and which were constantly being bein brought into the institution finah finally ho lie became tho the curator which position ho be retained after the tile museum changed hands and held it to the time of his death hid his position in the museum was one for which his nature and education ca admirably adapted him an and d the vacancy created by his death deat I i will not be m easily mily ily filled deceased was a lineal descendant of robert the tile bruce king of scotland and heir beir to the earldom of crawford ho was also directly descended on oil the side of his mother sophia louisa ridley from bish bishop OP ridley of historic fame who was martyred marty martyr red ci at Smith neld eld brother jos L Bar barboota foots ta devotion to the truth and his integrity to the cause of god have lave won for him a namo name which is imperishable and will be embalmed embalm ed in the memories ones of thousands who had lad the pleasure of his acquaintance i the funeral services took place today to day at 10 a ni |
