Salt Lake Tribune | 1901-04-07 | Page 21 | Origin of a Popular Song

r ORIGIN OF POPULAR SONG One orifr Milton Wclllngss most successful songs Some I Day was written under circumstances perhaps more painful than romantic Ills wife was out yachting with some friends and It was rumored that the vessel hud met with an accident at sea Being naturally most anxious to ascertain the truth of this report heat once telegraphed l tele-graphed to Cowes Isle of Wight whither he knew his wife had gone but received no reply He telegraphed again but still no reply Eventually It became too late to telegraph teleraph any more that day aId Mr Wellings sat up all night In the utmost agony of mind awaiting the reply which never came During this time of terrible suspense he by chance picked up the words of Some Day which had been lying on his table for weeks and he was so strucK oy tne line ur are you dead or do you live that tho melody forced Itself through his mind at once and the song which everybody has heard Journal sprang into existence Chamberss