Salt Lake Tribune | 1908-07-03 | Page 1 | Murat Halstead is Summoned by Death

HUBAT HALSTEAD l SUMMONEDBY DEATH 1 Long Career of Veteran and Famous Figure in American i Journalism Closed. CINCINNATI. July 2. Murat llalstead. ono of the leaders In American Journalism for over half a century, and widely known as a Rigorous editorial and magazine writer, died at his home In this city this afternoon In his seventy-ninth year. At his bedside were his wife. I1I3 son Robert, and one daughter. Mrs. Arthur Stem. Mr. llalstead had been failing In strength for several months, and yesterday yester-day suffered from cerebral hemorrhage. His physicians this morning told the family fam-ily that death was simply a question of hours, and those of tho family at a distance dis-tance wero at once notlilcd. Mr. nnd Mrs. llalstead celebrated their golden wedding anniversary a. Utile more than a year ago, at which time Mr. Halstead's health seemed frail and as time passed he grew weaker, so that the news of his death was not wholly unexpected. Tho sudden death of his son Marshall a tew months ago was a severe shock to him and Is believed to have had an adverse cttect on his health, being tho first brealc in I1I3 family Albert llalstead. another son, Is American consul at Birmingham, England, and other members of the family fam-ily a"re scattered throughout the country.