Inter-Mountain Farmer | 1902-10-14 | Page 5 | Utah Volunteer Dead

UTAH VOLUNTEER DEAD. 1 H George S. Simmons, Former Member i l uj Utah Battery, Victim of Cholera fl J M ln Manila. J1; 4 H Honolulu, Oct, 15 News was re- i ,jjj H reived here yesterday by the steamship .'t W flBBJ Peru from Manila, via Japan mid ')'') UH flBBJ Honolulu, that (leorge H. Simmons, ftftEn H wlio had been living ut l.'l Calle bnlcr. ', , H Tonclo, Manila, wis a victim or tho kjj BBB choleiu on August 23th. Simmons was hHw"' . H nn old emplo)ee nf the Oovernment ot J JPSJ BBB Manlln, and more recently bad been (f5"t ' H nn iiiglneer cm 'the Dagupan railroad, p S ! ' BBJ When he first went tn Manila he was a ' ,li' I BBB private In the Htnh biltery, known as H fl j tho "fighting Cnracao battery" on the (, ' north line In Hie enrly days of tho cam- ' U) 'M bIbI Slmnions was ono nf the first lo of. I ,. H fir his services In tho I'tah battery ' BBBJ when Hie Hist call for volunteers was s V, J made He wus assigned tn battery II, ' j ' BBBJ with which lommand ho served until ,1 J tho battalion was ordered homo at the I, J rloso of hostilities, Then young Sim- llnj inons nskc.l for his dlschnrgu. saying 'UV' BBBJ he preferred trjlng his fortunes In the pl.f6, BBBJ Philippines for u while. He saw J H . J much active service during the cum- Iti-J ' j J liulgn, and was well liked by his com- IJef , K rndes. It Is thought he hus telatlvca mi , I J living In the State. kl J j BBBJ