Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1902-04-26 | Page 9 | Death of a Pioneer

I DEATH OF A PIONEER I Captain Peter Reid One of Early Settlers Succumbs to a Complication of Diseases Captain Peter Reid a pioneer settler eUler Of the cit city and an officer of the early day militia dIed at the hospital Thursday night He had hadI been lii fOr several weeks week suffering I from a complication of stomach and I kidney troubles Mr Reid who ho was wasa a carpenter by trade a assisted In the I k Wk I I I Captain Peter Reid building of a number of the historic houses of the city and was a person of prominence among the early day set tiers of the valley Mr Reid was taken sick several weeks ago but although his Illness was quite serious he be would not con consent ent to remain In bed until his condition be came such that 1 Js his strength failed him A short time ago he was U taken to the hospital and hu has been under the care of a physician constantly Un der the weight Qt age and the ra ravages of the disease his hardy and rugged cogged constitution gave way and the end came just before midnight sir 11 Re Reid was a by birth having been born in fn Campbellton Ar Sc Scotland Aug 14 1826 When 7 7 years of age he joined the Mormon church under the th preaching or of mis in Scotland md the Same YeAr came to the United States It Was In fn April of 1857 that he be landed In New York and finding a company of Mormons ready to start to Utah lie he took chauga and de the tite trip the plains with arriving the fall II of the same year ter he klan wIth tt the e works work and assist assisted eel ed eon ot of tile the s on First South Sooth street and the Cannon annon 1114 LIon houses h Wh When n t first C of mIltIa was he be was selected u an an officer and for Cor a number of years yea held the office of captain While not nat naturally ora of a turn of mind he entered Into Ms with a his Scottish bloOd an saw active the disturb anees ancen that t occurred In the early eatty days dRys He served with the militia during the Johnston uble and he with Jb company we went t to Echo canyon to at attempt attempt tempt to the army entering this valley vany Mr lr nerd also went through the siege of that the frontier about this thus tia When the vIctims were dying sil an he d aind aided them In every va Ai he could He final 1 11 1 COD ted t the d diese but buthis buthis his probably en ena enabled a bled him to withstand th in 10 IsId he w was married to Miss Diana and to them were born five Sons Bons and one daughter The ru funeral ral w will l be held beld from the Sixteenth ward wasti meeting house Sunday at 11 The remains can be viewed At Ills his late home bome on North Tern Tem Temple pie and Third West streets from 30 to 11 Sunday