Show I I I I u I OLD SALT LAKERS 1 7 N r U i r fl d I G I If f 1 Jt I aj tU tl J M BENEDICT Dr 11 J M Benedict who for tor years IA stood at t tho tm head of ot tho medical proeM profession f sion slon In this city 11 bol In North Canaan Connecticut April pIl 2 0 In ISIS he moved to 10 Long Jong hi hil early In hi J bu maloa malaR Long Island nt a I boarding school HB 16 from tin ft of ot tho of ot Now Nol York In 1886 tin 11 degree of o U A llo 10 ty the tho medical department of the graduated In l fi tt the delreo of ot M D J The following year ha hi w Wi to M R of o N J HOlo ng to Hoboken n he for fr ono ona year ent and then Ihen to 10 Long Island h II i m ln 1 two t II years Ho 11 arrived In Halt Lake In March Marll WO 10 whore with his hil brother F D 1 Benedict known HB HI Den hu hl soon 1001 a very ory 11 f 1 He c nHI hili attended President Young at II tho Ihu time of o hI his death He e wont to tu Europe In 1887 visiting France and Scotland and In undertook a n trip trill around the tho wild San In III Juno and returning homo the tho following I i Dr Benedict Instituted tho Iho Salt BRit Lake Medical ol society which WIll organized o 9 nt his hl house He was Wa n 1 Arch Ach Mason Main of ot the Amity Chapter Washington ton iJ lodge of 0 New York He died nt Ills homo In le II this city Pioneer Day July II 1896 Dr DI C M Benedict of at this city I his only son Irm I I I I JA nit r about itO I all ni of ot a 1 slid lud ludI I heard Wily rail c I out my Iny name hut but butI I J him not pay any attention to hll nt that moment a n Hoar Boer nt my 1 side received a n bullet bulet In 11 the 11 abdomen end nil 1 I had to 10 try tl to 10 find cover for tur him himA hll A little IUlo while thereafter we WI w cie ele id Mid the Englishmen I retired Now I thought of ot Willy Wiy and I J called his name no Il answer I crept up to 10 tilo hili I position rIO h he was B lying on his hla behind the boulder while a bin pool of II blood under unter his hil heR head showed where he hI been shot Mhli The Tho bullet bull t hail hlll gono tin his hil bend hend above nho the tl Ifft c hud removed all ni the back part of or his head hend NO HO the wound might indicate that the tho had used explosive or dumdum bullets I Immediately called our captain cn and lieutenant who were close by I showed them where our little tte comrade And and brave lay Iny 1111 though a U strong ant InI our captain could not restrain his at the sight of the Ihl handsome h face tace of 0 the valiant valant little de lie defender fender Willy Wiy must have died 1101 Immediately and his last word must have hav been boen when he Il called my lY name His JI pale face was not spotted by h blood lood there were WOle only UIL a I few tew drops where the tw bullet hullt had en entered Ills IH was WIH still hot and a n nh heap h nl of ot empty cartridges showed that he had foupht for ai bin country to tn the thelast last Wo WI dug a n grave on the tho spot apol he tell fell 1110 Willy Wiy was buried In II n blanket with wih hil hands his face IC He looked fair fairly ly Iy dainty an al he hI lay la with eyes oes and hit dark hair In III curls curll peep peel peeping ing In forth under his hat If I It I had not 1101 been hoen for tor that little hole over oer the eye ey eyone one would have thought he wnM sleep 11 IU He was WM burled with his carbine and his hll cartridge bolts hels a ni he ho had fought The fh said a n pray prayer Irn Irner er and I hardly think there was WI one 01 eye cye diy h at the th burial of ot our favorite tl orle for or he had with his hlA light heart nd merry words been be on like sunshine ne In our crimp We gathered Ions to 10 cover A Ils e n 01 the s ny t 0 hills show where brave milt lil I orphan Orf I 91 hay boy ought fought hi last battle for t his coun country countr try tr t Little Willys pony POlY had hll be n lou h during the battle batte mid only appeared at Dt the camp some days later late without I or trappings I I Lie L 1 |