Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-09-11

There's load enough for two,
Don't strike another blow.
Brigham Young's Funeral.
OF MORMONS PRESENT.
SEVENTEEN WIVES MOURNING-THE
PROPHETS INSTRUCTIONS FOR HIS
BURIAL, ETC. go
The New York Herald's Salt Lake
City correspondent furnishes some in
particulars of the funeral of
Brigham Young, in that city, on Sun
day. Early in the forenoon the new
where the body had laid in
state all of Saturday and during the night
of Saturday, was approached by dense |
masses of Mormons, whose curiosity, it |
was evident, far outstripped every other
feeling. The great space of open ground
surrounding the tabernacle within the
enclosure where it stands is thickly lit
tered with large, rough granite blocks,
intended to be in time put into the walls
of the neighboring new temple, which
has been in contemplation for many
years. On these gigantic flat stones
groups of saints disposed Themselves
The dresses of the women were study
for an artist, being evidently culled
from the wardrobes of great, great
grandmothers in five or six foreign
countries. Every shade of color was
present, and the fashions belonged to
almost 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 broadcloth, but the great majority
were dressed in homespun, much of it
fresh from the prophets factories.
Within an hour after the doors of the
tabernacle were opened it was filled on
the floor and in the galleries by 5000
persons. The interior of the edifice
was decorated from the main floor to
the ceiling with festoons and wreaths
while the organ and the seats set apart
for the members of the higher priest
hood and apostles were heavily draped
in mourning. At noon the stands
placed in front of the great organ and
choir were occupied by the general au-
thorities of the church, among whom
was conspicuously noticeable John w.
Young, the first counsellor and favorite
son of Brigham, who thus took his Off
cial place in the tabernacle, DESERVING
his appropriate seat among the mourn
ers of the Young family.
The south platform was occupied by
the city council, the glee club and band.
West of them was the high council of
this Stake of Zion and the visiting high
council from different parts of the Ter
ritory. The north side of the platform
was occupied by the bishops and their
councillors of this Stake and visiting
bishops and their counsellors.
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the body of the building ten benches
were reserved for Brigham Young's
family, who, in due time, entered the
tabernacle in procession, and manifested
but few signs of grief as they did so.-
According to the official organ of the
church, the Deseret NeaUs, President
Young was the father of fifty-six chill
dren. He has left behind him seven
teen wives, sixteen living sons and
twenty. eight daughters. Nearly all of
these wives and children were present.
Outside those reservations of space
for the members of the Young family
and those high in authority in the Nor
mon Church and community, great
and miscellaneous host of parti-colored
saints crammed all other space in the
huge edifice, below on the main floor
and aloft in the galleries.
In the midst of the great concourse,
and directly in front of the seats occu-
pied by the Twelve Apostles, stood the
coffin, Invested of its white merino COW
ering. 1t was raised upon high cata-
falque and surmounted by wealth Of
flowers. Precisely at IL o'clock the great
organ began to tremble and groan, and
a few minutes after the choir arose and
broke forth in vOtive hymn. The GER
VI vl-nr Sc
ment, as was anticipated from a rumor-
ed clause in Brigham's will, and of any,
thing like eloquence or pathos, then
proceeded.
-Four years ago Brigham Young wrote
directions as to his interment, which
were read by Elder Cannon. They
were to keep his body three or four
days, or longer if possible, the coffin to
be of one and one-quarter inch redwood
boards, with ample room for him to
turn to the right or left if he chose, a
pillow to be placed under his head, and
to be buried in his temple clothing
His family are instructed not to buy
Grape for the occasion the ladies might
wear mourning if they had it; the SER
vices to be simple. If any one wanted
to speak briefly, all we'll. The body to
be placed on bier and carried to his
private Durylng lou, Where stone vault
was to be prepared. The coffin to be
placed in box of the same material,
and the vault covered with fiat stones,
and nice, dry, fine earth put on them
There let it rest in peace, and have
good sleep until the morning of the res
direction. There was to be no crying
at the grave. If before he died his peo-
pie should return to Jackson county,
Missouri, he wanted to be buried there.
The family and relatives were of
course the most conspicuous in the pro-
cession, and they passed along the
street after the remains with averted
heads and dressed in sombre garments
suitable to the occasion. A Struggling
array of hundreds of the priesthood and
thousands of Mormons followed the
family, all on foot. The band played
mournful tune as portion of the pro-
cession entered Brigham's private GEM
etery, where, after tedious ceremonial
under hot sun, the body was deposited
in peculiar mausoleum constructed for
it.
Mr.. Thomas Moore, of Fairfax, in an
address to his friends dac1ininu q nopo-