Show I I I PIONEER ARTIST IT b CALLED BY DEATH M I ABEll 8 LIFE LIft 11 1 C CS R Savage Veteran Land Landscape if F Photographer of the 1 t West Passes Away til k r F it t REMARKABLE CAREER i t OF USEFUL CITIZEN t c cHIS 14 E HIS REPRODUCTIONS REPRODUCTIONS CHRONICLE HALF A CENTURY IN THE II G i s HISTORY OF UTAH 1 iV if it t tI r rCharles Charles R 11 Savage Bange the pioneer pho photographer photographer If t 0 Utah died at midnight nM night iw i ast night at his biB home at M It I D street fit I c c The death of Mr SAvage WM due to a complication of oC diseases dl from which i i he has been Men suffering for Cor some time He lIe HL became seriously Ml Il 1 on Saturday S and r i grew weaker gradually until the end The life work of Mr Savage has bas be been bein n Ii j b photography For nearly half a cen con century I tury he was a leading photographer 11 I Inot 1 not alone in Utah but in the west Mr Savage age was one of the fist first landscape k photographers in the world He lIe made madean i i ian J Jan an especial study of this work and his S product has been among the most moat suc sue successful iU l f ce ful advertising ever given Rocky mountain scenery Scenic r j taken by Mr Savage years year ago are still BUll W r preserved in every part of the United f L c States because of or their artisti art merit E ff Mr Savage was born in III Southampton iV ton England Aug 16 1832 When a i f r rooth youth he became acquainted with Mor Mormon 1 i j mon moo missionaries a and under the influence 1 f i once nee of their teachings teching became a i staunch member of that church He 1 4 was a devout member of or that church all allot c cof of ot his lifetime but never held a high i s f f ecclesiastical e position po c j I jAn An Early Pioneer t 1 y c i In the early Mr sir lr Savage Sav vage e came camo tn to ri i America from England with a party of T Mormon immigrants In New N York he be j c Cf hei i I Ii i I e x 1 r I L J 1 S SN kt f FI A t k g N r ri t i if I 0 r rIi L Ll Ii Iii i N t 1 l Lif L i 1 C 1 t 1 r I J Y i ip 1 J JI s I f 1 f q j l 1 L iXl J jt l tl t i fc I J j Charles R Savage r ir found employment in III a photograph t i f studio After Ai era a y year ar or tw tv u he went to Philadelphia and thc thoe c too worked aa as aaa asa 8 i ia a photographer In 6 he tie came rame across acron I J the plains to Utah lith with th an ox train r r walking most moet of the way wayOn I i J I IOn i iOn On his arrival in Salt Lake Mr Say Sav Savage SJ i c age ge decided to open a photograph stu tu I y dlo dk There was at that time but ont on ji oi i photographer In tn l tah and he retired t from business bu within a II short Mort time tim To TI I purchase cameras and plates Mr Say Sav Savage J j jage age ase went back across the plains to what i iwas X was then the western limits of civilization flea tion Council Bluffs Bluff la Is From there he r went to Philadelphia where he worked ff for two years yeen In 1859 h he purchased his J 2 cameras and photographic supplies and started back to The winter of r 1868 llie was wu spent at the winter quarters quarter of or I Ithe c the Mormon Monnon pioneers at Council unell Bluffs The following spring he hr continued his bin hi c journey to Utah reaching Salt Lake in inthe Inthe 1 the summer of ot 1850 Mr Hr Savage selected lM ted as the site of hi h l r t thome home borne the ground on which his bis bl present b r rhome f home now stands at SO M D U street Th The iT X location then was well out in the coun country country E Etry try or at least in the tm outskirts of tile the young youn city cit He Re immediately opened his hie 1 studio at 12 and 14 Main street the lo In location r J cation still sUIl occupied by the C R H Bar Bai Barage 8 I age company At that time this I OH i tion was some distance from front the Ute Het ness district Most Moat of ot U business houses were on First South street Of 0 i ithe the Ute present business bu still Mil In ax ex existence in Salt Lake only one ODe antedates the C R B Savage company That to Sa the UM Dinwoodey Furniture company compan Continued on Page 8 PIONEER ARTIST CALLED BY DEATH AFTER LONG LIFE Continued from Page 1 Rocky of oC the wonderful scenery The I observed by Mr mountains as canyons of through the his on hi trips Immediately Imme Immediately me Utah fascinated him and ad h jJ undertook the study of making reproduce to some MOW Sm someI art the photographic I a beauty of ot the I extent the t e majestic mountain scenery This was wag a n branch of oC photography which at that time was wa of but his success was such still sun re regarded Is that much of his early work I guided gr aa as a the acme of scenic phy phy Salt Lake During the years cars spent In Le LeIr closely closel though seldom Mr Ir Savage was prominently wa Identified with Ith the thrill thrillIng thrilling Ing period of the history of the Mornion l n WIO Though a man church In Utah Uth exercised a great deal del of ot quiet Influence pub public In it the community he was never a n wa aspirant aspirant lie lic le snarl man ma In the sense ense of being an ant for Cor public favors photo photographing photographing Mr r Savage has a n record of prominent historical a as many characters graphing of the west as any other his more Before photographer If not president of the have posed every lens ever original Mormon church since the tIle Moron counsellor to the Almost every counselor prophet ever member of the th first president everY overs twelve frt apostles and thousands of oC other The leaders loaders of t church men prominent men and ana andI that have risen political al parties pell paries and re recent recent recent of ot stars I fallen theatrical past pat en star cent tal times babes in arms arrn a brides and aged christenings grooms pioneers goms weddings and funerals all of ot the mu inn mutations muttons I of time were carefully chroni chronicled clod cled ce in the photographic nit art at of the vet veteran ern eran Mr r Savage was the oldest living member of ot the tabernacle choir In 1860 he joined the choir arid add has sung that with will time It I continuously ever since Old ld Folks Excursion In the early lOs Mr Savage con conceived the having old folks ex excursions exI I tor or r the pioneers some somo of ot whom were even then getting old He ad advanced the idea of or forming an association tion that would each year ear provide for forthe forthe forthe the tO old folks an annual excursion and reunion runion to give the tile old people a day dayon dayon dayon on which they might relive relve the early days and renew the friendships of or their youth The first old folks excursion was held May ft 14 1875 under the direction 1 of oC hel a committee composed of ot C R H R Sav Say Savage Sava age a e Edward Edwar Hunter George Gerge Goddard Goddad and John ohn M Young The excursion was to Black Blak Rock Rok at Garfield Gareld Beach and was such a success that It I was as repeat repeated ed ad each year Mr Savage ha served ech yer e on en the excursion committee of ot the old and has never folks ever since that time ad missed an a excursion i Shortly after Mr Savage came to Utah announcement Shorty of the thc coming of the Union Pacific was made Mr Sir Savages repute reputation reached the tion as a scenic photographer railroad ton a company and he was made mae its Is official photographer As such he made many of the first photographs of noted points mn of scenic beauty along the right point of the railroad Mr Savage took the official photograph of the th driving of the golden spike at Promontory that marked the completion of th S first Crt trans transcontinental tans transcontinental continental railroad When Wen the Rio Grande came to Utah Uth Mr Savage was wa made its official photographer and took the first Is picture of the completed railroad I through the Royal Roal Gorge Gorge Military Experience Mr Ir Savage was wa one of the eight officers off cers of the Third Infantry a militia mita or organization organization arrested arted on Dec De 21 1371 1871 by United Unie States army officers for participation potion pation in the soled wooden gun re rebellion bullion bellion PlOn In the Twentieth ward He was belon imprisoned at Camp Douglas on a charge of treason Two days later he be was wa re released released released leased and the charges charge dismissed Much of his time was taken ten up in trav tray traveling eling as a official railroad photographer and for that reason he could never be persuaded an to take public office oUke His in influence influence fluence for good In polities politics was always felt however and to his indorsement may maybe maybe maybe be attributed the success of many candi candidates candidates dates He was a lifelong Democrat in principle though more of an independent in local polities politics where he voted for the theman theman theman man rather than tn for the party Mr Savage was Wa an a active actie member of the committee c having supervision of the Plo Pio Pioneer Po fleer neer ner Jubilee held in Salt Lake in 1897 to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the corn com coming ing lag of the pioneers Into Utah This cele celebration cell celebration bration braton became beme known know as one of the most unique as well wel as a the most mot successful af at affair affaIr fair of oC Us its Is kind ever held Three years ago ag Mr Ir Savage Sage retired from active business and his business was in incorporated Incorporated under the name of the C R It R Savage company compan of which he was the president president Though retired from Crom business Mr Savage Saag was wa still active He devoted a great part par of his time for the last three years to providing for the comfort comfor of the theold theold theold old people of Salt Sal Lake He helped them themon on their excursion and aran arrange d dra dramatic dramatic matic and musical entertainments for Cor their pleasure pleasure Mr Savage is survived by b ten children R H R E Savage G L 1 Savage Sae A F Sav Say Savage age R B R G Savage Mrs W V D 1 Riter Rier Mrs William Brother Mrs Mr Nan Richardson Richarson and Miss Ida Savage of Salt Sat Lake and Mrs II IL A A Janisch and Ray T Savage of San Francisco All AU of the children liv living Jv ing fag when in he Salt Sat died Lake were with wih their father |