Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-12-30 | Page 23 | Death Roll of 1917

T Death Roll of 1917 . On who is always with us the "Grim Reaper" exacted a heavy toll In 1IH7. All circles of society were struck statesmen, naval and military men, philanthropists and sporting men. Hero is the death roll of it'17: JANUARY 16. George Dewey, admiral of the United States navy, hero of Manila bay, at. Washington, D. C. ! FEBRUARY 19. Major General Frederick Funston, "Fighting Fred," commanding southern department, United states army, at San Antonio, Texas. MARCH 8. i Count von Zeppelin, inventor of the giant German dirigible balloon that bears his name, at ChaiiotLenburg, near Berlin. Ber-lin. APRIL 12. Major John M. Iiurke, famous as scout and Indian fighter, at Washington. APRIL 18. General Moritss Ferdinand von Bis-sing, Bis-sing, governor general of Belgium, credited cred-ited with originating many of the horrors perpetrated by the Germans there, at Brussels. MAY 10. Joseph B. Forakcr, governor of Ohio for two terms and United Slates sena-tor sena-tor from Ohio for twelve years, at Cincinnati. Cin-cinnati. MAY 14, Joseph H. Choate, former American ambassador to Great Britain, at New Vork. JUNE 20. Digby Bell, noted comedian, at New York. JULY 1. William Henry Moody, formerly secretary secre-tary of the navy, later associate justice of the United States supreme court, at Haverhill, Mass. j JULY 30. i General Harrison Gray Ot is, owner of the Ixjs Angeles Times, at Los Angeles, i AUGUST 17. j Former United States Senator John! Worth Kern of Indiana, at Ashevllle, X. C. SEPTEMBER 30. I Isaac X. Selisrman, banker, by a fall1 from a horse, at New York. OCTOBER 21. United States Senator Paul O. Husting of Wisconsin, at Hush Lake. Wis. OCTOBER 22. Robert Fitzsimmous. tormerly world's champion pugilist, at Chicago. NOVEMBER 9 John D. Grimmins, noted philanthropist, philan-thropist, o t New York. NOVEMBER 17. Aumiste Rodin, famous French sculptor at Paris.