Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-09-29 | Page 1 | Influenza Kills Two Utahns Sailor and Marine are Victims

Influenza Kills Two Utahnsj i Sailor and Marine Are Victims rrVO UTAH YOUTHS, first victims in the service of the United States to JL die of Spanish Influenza, which is epidemic at Atlantic coast and other stations. Left Alexander Lelaud Brewer, son of Former Mayor Alexander I L. Ercwer of Ogden, who died yesterday at the Great Lakes naval training ! station, Chicago. Eight John Arthur Hogan of Tooele, marine, who died at Philadelphia naval hospital. ( Ogden and Tooele Youths Die at Eastern Training Train-ing Camps. THE epidemic of Spanish influenza existing at Atlantic coast and other naval and army stations throughout the country has taken its first toll of two Utah lives, according ac-cording to dispatches received yesterday by relatives of the men. Alexander Leland Brewer, son of former for-mer Mayor Alexander L. Brewer of Og-den. Og-den. died suddenly at the Great Lakes naval na-val training hospital in Chicago, and John Arthur llogan, Tooele, marine, died of the same disease at the League Island navy yard hospital In Philadelphia. Brewer was the first son of the Ogden family to enter the service. He was classed as officer material and went to the training school at Cape May, N. J. lie was later transferred to Chicago, where he was on duty when stricken. His father received word Friday that the young man was seriously III and loft immediately for Chicago. The wire announcing an-nouncing the death came yesterday afternoon. after-noon. A brother, Chauncey West Brewer, enlisted en-listed In the marines and was sent to Mare Island. Cal., in July for training. Lieutenant Thbmpson Corn, with the Atlantic At-lantic fleet, is a brother-in-law, having married Miss Beatrice Brewer. Lieutenant Lieuten-ant Corn graduated from the naval academy acad-emy at Annapolis two years ago. John Arthur Hogan, 23 years of age of Tooele, died very suddenly at Philadelphia. Philadel-phia. The influenza attack quickly developed de-veloped into pneumonia. Private Hogan was born In Evansville, Ind., August S, lSl'5, and had been a resident resi-dent of Tooele for eight years prior to his enlistment In the United States marines ma-rines in May, 1917, when a group of Tooele youths enlisted In this branch of the service. He received his training at Mare Island. Ca,l.. and in Cuba. . At the time Private Hogan became ill he was attached to the third signal corps company, stationed at the marine camp at Faoli, Pa. He was a highly respected youth, both in Tooele and in Salt Lake, where he attended All Hallows college. The marine is survived by his parents and two brothers. "William Hogan is in McGill. Nev., and George Elmer Hogan Is in San Francisco. The body is expected to arrive from the east about Monday or Tuesday. Funeral services will be held in St. Marguerite's church with military honors. i 1