| Show DEATH OF WILLIE D JOHNSON will you please publish the following for the satisfaction of the ibe father relatives friends and acquaintances atances of the late willie D johnson job neon who as was stated in your publication of july died on the fth day of july from the effects of a bite from a coyote received the night of the 3rd ard of june an account of which has been previously given the article referred to says and on july ath expired after having experienced all the frightful sufferings attendant on that most dreadful of all maladies the date of his passing away to is correct the remainder of the quotation te is somewhat inaccurate it has been stated by those who have witnessed several cases before that this was of the shortest duration and lacked some of the more horrible tea fea tures of hydrophobia that they had ever seen or read of willie told us that on awaking on the morning of the ath of july he felt quite nils miserable erable fj 13 and had bad never felt so 0 o queer before at break breakfast tast he tried to drink arink but could not swallow water being on the range some twelve or fourteen miles from home after stock he be was obliged to ride and drive cattle that distance riding biding through water first caused indescribable feelings of melancholy to come over him he soon became very thirsty but could not drink arriving home about 4 p m he was still nearly dearly choked for want of a drink but could not swallow he then took to his bis bed his hili companion who was with him all day knew nothing of his being unwell he seemed to realize the cause and final outcome of his bis sickness yet exercised much faith in the laying on of hands by the elders for the healing of the sick he seemed to suffer buffer only occasionally from an obstruction obet ruction of some kind lu the throat and from thirst we now sent a messenger after the father who was absent and could not possibly reach home before about noon of the ath inet although every arrangement was made to speed bilm on his fate way on the morning of the ath willie appeared much better and by drawing water through a straw he be managed to swallow some we felt quite hopeful of his recovery he occasionally said something in a jocular way or laughed at something spoken by those around him he so continued until about half past three p m when he began to feel very bad this was due to the obstruction st in the throat he made efforts to force this up stud and spit it out out he be grew gradually worse until his sufferings at times seemed unbearable when occasionally be became easier lie would beg of us not to hold him nere by our faith but to let him go about a quarter past seven all hope of his hia recovery being goue gone we felt to ask the lord to be merciful and if he designed to take the sufferer to himself to release him from pain rhe therefore all present were asked to unite in prayer to this end which they did and received Ina mediate answer for ere the prayer was ended willie ceased his struggles and lay perfectly calm and quiet until eight o when he away without a struggle all felt that the lord had indeed been merciful and kind willie did bot love jose consciousness until he ceased to suffer we had the sympathy of 0 the entire community and many were there to witness it I 1 hog hope 1 may never witness such a see scene ne again n the father did not arrive until about 3 pm phaon on the ath worn aud weary with travel anti and the great strain of mind it was a heartrending scene witnessed oy numbers of sympathizing friends frienda an almost heartbroken father gazing upon the lifeless form of a beloved son who can realize the fedeli gs of the bereaved parent no one but those hose who have passed through the same trial surrounded with the same train of circumstances the funeral took place at the meetinghouse in ghouse and was largely attended Dib discourses courses were delivered by elders J A little cliss richene Bio Ria heus hene and J H james the longest procession of vehicles I 1 have witnessed in this land followed the remains to their last rest ing place willie derby johnson was the oldest eldest child of W derby johnson Jo hoson jr and lucy annie salisbury johnson Jh the latter was one of god bodd N noblest women she departed this life on the april 1885 under distressing circumstances during the absence of her husband in mexico willie was waa born september 20 1870 in salt lake city the same tall fall his hia parents moved to southern utah where tie be remained until the fall of 1885 since then he has lived in fur for the past two years he has attended the brigham young academy at pr vo and returned home in H was waa a young man ot of promise was popular among the young people of his acquaintance and a great comfort to his bis tather father he expected to go upon a mission the coming fall he WAS preparing himself for it and felt glad to be considered worthy during bis sick ness he be exhibited the utmost faith the principles of the gospel we Q fes that there was work for him ori outha other bide of the veil and that hj mother needed his hie help for he sma she came to him and told him he aqua come to t her w she needed him sooae some of our young people made abe th remark after willie wll lie had gone to teat that it was the greatest grea teat top testimony timon Y t akoy 1 had bad ever received of the efficacy effii effi jacy acA t prayer to see how suddenly he was S lieveld from piu by the bl bi estloa of is B w 1 0 gd d brodber I 1 W peirce lost an infant son aon on the same day tile the ser ll 11 were held conjointly coa jointly and the aana v vehicle conveyed both bodies bod lea to tie th graves may the comforting spirit of rf if the lord rest reel upon the bereaved r E W COLONIA DIAZ mexico july 31 1890 I 1 |
