Salt Lake Herald | 1900-01-01 | Page 2 | Drowned in Bath Tub

DROWNED IW IN BATH TUB Tragic Death of Young Newspaper Reporter in lit San Sait Franciaco San fian Francisco Dec 31 HilUard F Johnson a reporter en Cu the Chronicle was found dead in a bath tub at his lodging yesterday morning Th tub was full of water arid and appearances in that Johnson had fainted and fallen into the tho This theory is 1 0 d by the fat fatt that hi his feet feat were encased in a pair slippers the bath bith had rt been used while his fl vre u re lying a aMir Mir chair in his bedro rn adjoining th He was wass aio aiso known to have havu b bei en a sufferer from fron I heart Johnson came to San an Francisco with the Kansas rs as th the of tho th Kansas Kans City Stir Star and aad alter after the for Manila he secured a position on the Chronic through Will A Snow who nd had him In the east Snow was wa whIle attempting to board the ap t Tartar with the Kansas troops a dIlard oard two ninths ago tt t the thc tim tira f his ht death was water vater f c reporter fur for the paper and Johnn f succeeded him Now by a peculiar coincidence Johnsson is also a victim of drowning He was 23 years old an aci i unmarried His father r resides sides at Walnut Creek Creet Contra Costa funty in Inthis this tate