Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-09-04

b,dq Of Brigham Young, late President Of tn
Mormon community aud so cslied Prophet
the lni;cr Day Saints, was buried to day, i
acc ,r,anca with the programme previously az
ranged By the priesthood aud the family. Th
crowd which appeared 10 the streets CT Sal
Lake City yesterday was further Increased thi
forenoon by the arrival of hundreds and thous
aods of wagons Of every possible description, al
of them containing men, women aud children
nearly all of whom were most incongluousy at
tired Hundreds of these visitors from the re
mote settlements eEcampc1 last night 10 opei
lots 10 be city proper, on the foothills OF TIT
mouutains aod in the suburbs. aod to Dight III:
same scenes arr being repeated % 4 largcl
scale. There we're also the ra!rnad raina
each of which arrived loaded down with pls
seuscrs of every grade and Of both sexes, 81
that the multitude, lhough great this moraiug
is an immense one thi5 evening. owing to Tx
late arrival Of distant visitors who can'd nar
reach the city iu tine for the fnuerol
Elrly this foreDooo the ncT Ia5ornace,
where the body had lain in sta'c ali Of ycstcr.
| day and duricg the night Of Saturday, was ap.
| preached By dense masses Of ilormons whose
curiosity, it was evident, far ouIstrippcd c7try
other feeling. The great space Of open ground
surrounding the Tabernacle, within til. errlo
| sure where it stands. is thickiy Uttered with
large, rough granite blocks, intended! to be in
lime put into the walls Of the neghborirg uc~
Temple, which has been 10 contemplation t1r
many years. On these gigantic fit stones
groups of Saints disposed themselves, looking
as uokc saints and as like figures in carly ia.
guerrotypes Of the lover classes Of people in
the agricultural shircs Of England and Wales
as it is possible to imagine. la their couVeria,
ton could be frequently heard the dialects OF
Kent and Yorkshire aud all sorts OF peculiar
Scotch and Scandinavian idioms. mixed with
Bible Christian names. With which they con-
stanty addressed their children, such as Nephi,
Levi, Zepania, Noah, Aaron, Ruth and Naomi.
The dresses of tho women were study tor an
artist, being evidently culed from the ward
robes OF great, great grandmothcrs IN five OF
six foreign countries. Fiery shade OF color
was present, aud the fashi0us belonged to AL
most every epoch since The days Of Josephine
and the First Empire. The men were on the
other hand. arrayed in garments Of no special
fashion. Some wore broad cloth, but the great
majority were dressed 10 home'spuu, much OF
it fresh from the Prophet factories. Looking
see the vivid colors displayed, while huge sun
bonnets Oh the heads OF the country women
Ioomed up here and there among the seq Of
heads like the wagon tops on the vide prairie.
10 the breeze huttcred multitude OF stream.
iog ribbons, which waved about like the leaves
on forest trees 1t Was curious to SIC the amaz
ing specimens OF shoes Worn by these settle
ment people, and their children were dull and
stupid resembling dolls more than human be-
ings, 80 dazed and wonder stricken dil they
appear to be.
The Tabernacle is as great curiosity IS my
thing else in this curious city. Brigham him
self devised it and superinteadcd its conS!ruc
ton, and any stranger can see that he could not
have had the aid of sane architect while pur-
suing these labors. It is familiar to many who
were never n Utah as huge building, built in
the form of q complete oval, pictures OF the ed
iGce having been scattered far AID wide. |
need only say here that the major axis Of the
oval is $50 feet long and tho minor axis $50
feet vide. Its roof is round Covered with
weather beaten shiogles, and it has long been
named BY and known to, the Gentiles by the
euphonious tide of the Turtle The lower
part, for the support OF tho dome, consists o! @
succession Of pillars of red cut sandstone. caoh
about six feet square and ten feet high. all
around the building Along the sides are do
double doors, placed between the Pillars, and
at the eastern end heavy wooden partition.
The building is, 10 fact, vast framework, plas-
tered within and raised along the centre sixty
Eve feet above the foor. There Is not trace
of the beautiful or the impressive about it. 1t
is simply a vast pile, awkwardIy put together,
with twice the outlay Of stone and mortar that
woud have sufhced to provide the same rcCm
and accommodations In some other shape. rs
a work of art it is q monstrosIty of the most re
pcllant type hc0ustica!y it is mplctc fail,
ure. lo the auditorium LO5ody cin hear dis
| tinc!y what is said by the speakers 90 the
stand, but it has mammoth organ only seo1ud
| 10 siz,, though greatly iofeEior 10 tonc aud
compass, to the grand organ ir the Boston la
sic Hall. |. is capable Of scat!Dg 5000 people.
Within an hour alter the doors Of The Ta5er
| naclc were opened to-day it Was flied On tho
| floor and 10 the galleries by $1,000 persocs
| The Interior Of the cdtse Was decorated trou
! the main floor to the ceiling with icstoons au1
| Wreaths of everarceIs and artificial tlowcrs
while the organ and the seats set apart for Iks
members OF the higher priesthood and apostles
were heavily draped in mcurniog. Az noor
the stands placed in front Of the great orcar
aud choir were occupied By the grnera author
tiles of The Church. among whom Was copepic
uousIy noticeable John ". Young, the Firs
Counsellor and favorlte son of Brigham, wht
thus took his official place in the Tabernacle
deserving his appropriate seat among lht
mourners of the Young family.
The south platform was occupied BY the Git!
Council, the GIee Club and band. West C
them was the High Council of this Stake o
ZION aud the visiting High Council from differ
cnt parts ofthc Territory. The north side otth
platform was occupied By the bishops aud the;
counse|lors of this Stake and visiting bishop
and their counsello!s.
Immediately 10 fr9at Of the s;and,iu h2 bod
of the building, ten benches were ros11vcd 70
Brigham Young's family who, iu due tina, CT
tered the Tabernacle in procession aud man
tested but few sigus Of grief AZ rhry did Sc. a;
cordiog to the official organ Of the Norm
Church, the Deseret News. Prc>dent Youn
was the father of ifty-siz children. He h.
left behind him seventeen wives sixteen I!yir
sons and twenty eight daughters N1aris {"
of these wives and children we're present
Fer back in the rear e this numerous fimi
of the deceased MJrmon leadc! seats were r.
served, and their localities deaoici b. s;s'
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