Show james W pearson dewson one of the real pioneers of path park city died last sunday on the rio grande train while on his way to the laoma homs of lils his daughter mrs mn Chart chartrand raid salt lake for several years past mr pearson son had been in om an en enfeebled condition it being quite difficult for him to ito move around lie ile had several sav eoral severe sever e spells of eick sickness bickness ness during the ithe past p ast year on the dinst he was again taken to his bed with an illness that the attending physician physic io dr A A browning aa said id was ins fast developing in into 10 eumon im so serious was his condition saturday burday night avat ai A his life was de despaired paired of sunday he appeared to he be a trifle beitter and he urged ahli previous desire to be to salt lake where his two daughters Tej zide and a who iliad telephoned thai ilia his desire be granted grani ted if pa possible sible after with lil his maisons Mai sons and the I 1 rather reluctant consent of the attending physician an was wa s to move the sick old gon gan tieman and d he was u transferred from liis his home to the rio grande train in the llo hospi pital ital ambulance his condition was ane quite serio serious as but after being bein fixed comfortably on an bis oot cot in the ithe express oar mt lie seemed to rally and aad it was hoped that lie he would survive the trip he was accompanied by henry lelies Huis hes find george stevens and a cd edward Edwi aBil D lecompte CSor opte being on the alie train that gentleman was vms zade by dr dir browning Brown apo inz to give every Es to the sufferer Kni ferer this pus of course was done but despite all efforts james Jail lles pearson dead the old gent lemans failing bailin strength had been overtaxed and lie expired less chlain thirty thu ity minutes after he train had left the station in giving the details to dr browning dr lecompte wrote as follows november 16 1913 dr A A browning park city uliah dear doctor mr james pen peir san died this afternoon soon atter after leaving park city he died ahil the train was stopped to take water att ait the ice pond just below Kimb aills at p TO in I 1 went into the baggage car eo see him as soon as we left park oily city tad aclid his condition lid did not seem seam so bad although he was quite eyan cyanotic otic his breathing was not net vei y hard and ills his pulse was regular but weak we gave him mm a diac bm m of the medicine ju just q after leavina snyderville derville after le lewing rAving ail breathing brea lun was suddenly more dif and he died before we could give hm hirn whiskey As there were no telephone on the rail railroad rond lines I 1 not telephone before rea here but nig as you vou likely hard of mr Pe beamons amons deatti death I 1 simply write to give vou the no na stimulation we could give would have harve prolonged his life EDW D lecompt clie n ws of mir pearsons Pear sims death was waa received reco ived wi wih sorrow sorro rw but with little surprise for those who were with him during the day feared he was not strong enough to stand the journey ats als short as it was sir mr penson son was a familiar fi fiure figure ure in park city and was widely known and greatly respected spec aed ted ho he was a fine old gentleman tle nian and his death w will ill be mourned by liis his many friends the crepet being no loved ones were vv ere with him hiim when the end came mr pearson was a resident of utah since 1872 and of park cit city since 1874 lie ile was a prominent mason masom lie he being a ohl Wi apter arter M member conf of uintah lodge no ai 7 af a this cy city and charter ter bar oi of Onti ontario trio chapter chiapperi no to 3 royal arch masons lie he vas born in ads yarl yorkshire rl en 9 1834 at af the ago age af if 14 deais lidl hafk hoime and went in a sailing vessel to new neav orleans tio remained there two years then went to st louis and from there to port fort benton mont going back to missouri je he i hilel in brunswick mo ito bett n ilie gold fever lie he sold his hotel and went to california in 1854 in 1861 he w M listed in the army md and served until october 5 1865 at the time tame of his diall bage he was given a lieutenants hy by the governor of california and beav bea v ed five regular army after ral tiring m he ro maimed A il annaa until 1869 when lie he went to nevada to engaas ens rae in miliner mi ninEr in the sprine of 1872 lip ike came to utah butali locating first at bingham he came to park city in 1874 when lie he entered the service of the Onta irio io mining company and was with it until the com 1 lany any ceased operations sir mr pearson linis has held various offices in the masonic order he assisted in m the for formation mattion of uintah lodge at park city li arving been I een made a mason maeon at shasta california Califor uia fifty seven years ago lie ife was junior warden for the first three years senior warden in 1884 and a nd worshipful won mi arater in m 1885 ile he also held offices of tyler dearon secretary and trolis treis tre is aurer la in the grand lod lodge e he hald offices of senior stewart stai stam Klan dark bearer ib barer and junior grand he is survived by liis bi wife three children mrs CLar chartrand and mrs hampton Hampf con of adt duke and marshno Marsh nH pearson of morandi Mora nei new mexico A di dispatch apat ell was also sout sent to 40 his wn son informing him of tabe passing ang of liis ills loved one he arrived in in salt lake 1 funeral services iMs were held thursday after afternoon noen under the tha auspices of the most worshipful grand lodge e cf utah free and accepted masons nie services were largely mr pear sons home lodde was ed cd by daniel worshipful master past masters matt ute and henry hughes ol other members were ic ing going down thursday by automobile but brat the snow storm on that day prevented |