| Show DEATH OF JAMES M BARLOW james madison barlow an old and respected resident of this city died at his home at the corner of third west aud and first Sout hla the fifteenth ward this city at 4 yesterday afternoon his death was directly due to an accident which he sustained about two weeks ago while splitting kindl kind ing wood he unfortunately inflicted indicted a wound on the back of his right hand As it did not appear to be serious but little attention was given it at the time later however the injured member commenced to swell and be come discolored and caused considerable pain chete conditions developed into blood poisoning and four or five days ago mr barlow was compelled to take to his bed he was thrown into violent convulsions and at times his sufferings were terrible aid was summoned but his affliction had bad reached a stage where man could do nothing to relieve him towards the last the pain that had racked his body ceased and his earthly existence terminated quietly and peacefully he was born july fth 1812 in scott county kentucky his hie grandfather henry barlow was one ot the first settlers of the blue grass gram state and was guided through the dense forests of that then met anse tied lied region mainly by marks upon trees made by that great pioneer and hunter daniel boone his father was a soldier in the war of tue american revolution anil and fought uder u der lafayette shortly after the discovery of golu gold in california the deceased started westward the new eldorado being the objective point while crossing the plains more than halt hall ot of his company a ed from the ravages of cholera being a gold and silversmith alchemist and dentist on cre arrival in utah he decided to lo 10 cute oate in salt lake he soon found plenty of employment and made many articles of jewelry and cast the first and only solid spoons ever manufactured tu red in the territory he also coined the first perfect money from native virgin gold IS i utah gold coins bad been cast and were in circulation before this time but the dies from which they had been cast were more or lese crude he identified himself with the mormon church in the early fifties and retained his bis membership thereof to the time of his death it will be remembered that he was one of those who tested the legality of a certain ruling of the utah commission in 1882 the case was carried to the supreme court of the united states state and the action of the commission re versed nine children survive him and with many other relatives and friends mourn his sad death |
