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Show GRIM REAPER HAS SPENT BUSY WEEK Pour Deaths as Result of Kecetit Outbreak Out-break of "Flu" and its Dcadl Aftermath, Pneumonia. The second epidemic of influenza which developed in considerable proportions pro-portions about the middle of this month, has proven more deadly in proportion pro-portion to the number of cases than the tirst and larger epidemic. During the past week tere have been four deaths as a result of this plague, and several others have been very seriously serious-ly sick. Apparently the situation is now yell in hand anil the remuining pneumonia patients are recovering. rthrt the visitation has left its devastating devas-tating stfng in at least three homes. HAZEL flank; an Hazel Flanigan was the only daughter daugh-ter of Mr. and Mrs. William Flanigan of this city. She was born June 2nd, 1908, at Springdale, Washington Co., and moved to Cedar City with her parent- in September, P.IK). She was soiled by influenza on the night of .March 15th, and developing pneumonia, pneumon-ia, when apparently over the "flu," died March 24th, and was buried Mar. 26th. The funeral was held at the residence the speakers being Fillers F. ,1. Palmer, II. Claud Lewis, Sam. !'. Leigh, The opening prayer was offered by Bro. John Chuttorley, und the benediction was pronounced by Flder William Lunt. Miss Luke very beautifully rendered the solo "Sweet Lose," and the choir sang "Nearer My God to Thee" and "We Need Thee Every Hour." There was a profusion of flowers, and notwithstanding the influenza situation there was a largo attendance. attend-ance. Classmates and play mutes of the deceased were present in numbers und brought beautiful bouquets of flowers. Owing to the quaruntine regulations, regula-tions, relatives at Hurricane, Spring dale, Virgen City, Fillmore, Hinckley and Circleville, including grandparents, grandpar-ents, uncles, aunts and cousins, were unable to attend, though a mi uiier expressed their desire of doing so. As above stuted, the deceased was tin only girl in the family. The boys are; Wallace, aged lit; (Jlen, aged Li; Flsworth, aged 1l, and LaV u. aged 4. Hazel was one of the typo of girls seldom seen now-a-days. She was trustworthy, industrious and respon-i ble, being more like a matured uom an than a girl. Vet withal she wus irentle, affable ami ploaaant, and had a wide circle of frioads who will I uss her greatly. The parents are all broken Up over their groat loss. m VLB A IIMS Miss Vera Adams, daughter of Mr and Air-. William Ii. Adams of this city, who was claimed last Tuesday by thi influenza plague which broke out anew in this city a few weeks ago, was liorn in this city Christmas Day, li, making her M years of age la l Christmui She was an attractive tnd lady like girl, and eai bolOVad by ull (Continued on page four.) Grim Reaper Has Spent Busy Week 1 1 'oininiied from first pnge) who knew her. A student of the P. A. C. the present winter, she was held in the highest regard by her classmates and the faculty of the school, us attested by the beautiful floral offerings which they carried to her funeral. The Adams family took down with the "flu" March 8th, the entire family being affected. As is 80 often the case, the young lady apparently recovered re-covered from the attack of "flu" and Ihen developed pneumonia, the dead ly aftermath of this plague. Kvery-thing Kvery-thing possible was done for her, but to no avail. She seemed to huve bfen marked by the Grim Reaper for his own, and death came last Tuesday at about noon, as stated. A nuiet funeral was held at the family residence Wednesday afternoon after-noon at 1 p. m., the speakers lieing John V. Adams, grandfather of the young lady, Elders S. F. Leigh, Frank B, Wood and Jethro Palmer. All the speakers gave words of comfort and consolation to the bereaved be-reaved family. A long lino of automobiles followed the hearse und a company of boys and girls, the classmates of the deceased, to the cemetery, where interment was made. MBA, ( HRIS ASHDOWN. There is nothing more harrowing ' and heart-rending that the separation ; by the angel of death of a mother from n husband and a flock of small children, nnd the sympathy of the community goes out this week to Mr. Chris Ashdown and his little group of six motherless children, as a result re-sult of a visitation upon them by the , dread scourge of influenza. Deceased was 42 years of age, and was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Pendleton of this place. Death . came when the atack of influenza through which she was passing turned i to pneumonia. The funeral services were held at the residence yesterday afternoon, Bishop H. II. Ldnt presiding. Opened by singing "Sometime We'll ' Understand," ami "I Know That My Redeemer Lives." The speakers were II. W. Lunt, S. F. Leigh, who spoke of the excellent I character and life of deceased, nnd gave comfort to the bereaved ones. Choir sang in closin, "Deepening Trials." Deceased was a devoted wife and' mother and lived und moved very i largely In the renlm of her own home, i ltesides her husband and children, deceased leaves a father nnd mother, several sisters and two brothers to mourn her untimely death. MORANE ADAMS The fourth death from influenzu-pneumonia influenzu-pneumonia (luring the present epidem-' ic, occurred Wednesday ni;rht, when ! Moiane Adams, ftgod 11 years und, the daughter of Mr. und Mrs. William' B. Adams, who had already lost their, eldest (laughter, passed away, after' a hard fight for her life. Morane was a little unfortunate, being be-ing slightly abnormal in some respects, re-spects, but these misfortunes appealed all the more to the sympathy and parental pa-rental instinct of the father .and mother, mo-ther, nnd being the second death in I their family within two or three days made it all the more pathetic. Mrs. AdftUI was completely prostrated by the double bereavement, and the en-1 tire family having been afflicted with' influenza made it a most harrowing experience for them. |
