, 1877-08-30

Death Of the Great Mormon
Saint at Salt Lake City.
An Attack Of Cholera Morbus Cuts or
the Head Of the Church.
Sketch of the Life and Adventures
of the PolygaInist.
Close of the Eventful Career Of
q Remarkable Man.


GONE TO 1fIH CRAVE.
sp<ctai If4patcA 10 ne Tribune.
sAIr LAKE, Utah, Aug. 29--uEfghsm Young |
dted to-day at o'clock Of cholera inorbus. after
short but painful illness. His death has COM
plctcly upset the Mormon element here, and
before he was cold rIngs and clfquca were
formed. eash struggling TO Influence the nomi- |
nation Of bis successor.
BIOGRAPHICAL
Brigham Young, Tho died yesterday, was
horn ia Vermont June l., 1901. His father
was small farmer, and Brigham enjo5ed very
few advantages Ia the way Of education. Willis
yet quite boy lie was apprentlced aud learned
the trade Of painter and giaa:cr. Dur
Ing luis eNfy youth he developed
strong Religious proelvities au'l united
with the Daptist Chusvl.. It Is wen said
that he occasionally preached about the country
a. he Travelled orktng at Ills trade. Ills cnslltr
life is Of but li.tle public interest: be pursued
hts ratl'er humble calling, probably dyersffyine
It With an oceaGiunal turri at farm work, aud
made hip way westward, stopping Aomc time In
various parts Of Central and Western New York.
lie Is reported 10 hare worked little while ~
gardener to William Il. 9ewarl, and aftcswafd
resided for time not fu from Rochester,
n. Y.
In 1899 he vas or1ained au Elder of the
"Chureh OF Jesus Christ of Latter Day ea1nA,"
having been
CONVERTED 70 THE NoRNoJ FArru<
short time previously. and beEau bis peculiar
and celebrated career ~ preacher 1n the Mor-
mon settlement at Kirt1and, o. Since that
time he has been closely Identified with the
rise, spread, mil interior history of this ter
rfble religion, being for most Of the tlnc prac-
tlcally the "Church" Itself.
The Church had already been started ~ an or
gautkat!on IN Manchester, II. T., and in 1881
removed, With ull It's members, to Kirkland, O.,
under the 1ealersllip Of Joseph Smith. inspired,
as be- said, by revelation. Grave suspicious Ut
Tho integrity Of some Of the Saints arose in tic
minus VI their nc1ehbofs, un1 on March - 1sse
smith and saint named 1tigdon we're tar7cd
and feathercsl'
1t was at about this time that Brigham Young
made his appcarance among the saints at kitt.
Land. At Tho pcrtot of Ills accession the gov.
esnment Of the Church consisted OF Prcsa-
dency. Of which Smith, REsIon. aud Frederick
q. Williams were thu incumbents. Ills talents
and shrewdncss speedily made htm prominent,
and In February, 1S}s, further step In tic Or
| eauzastou Ut thu hierarchy was made ly the To-
sttsution Of tho quoFufaDof tic twclve Apostles,
and he WA ordained ont Of the twelve, aud sent
forth With thcothef Apostles.
PREACH THE SEW DOCTRINES.
Ills Held Of labor WIS the Eastern States. aud
| he was stgnatly successful ju ,nnxanr converts,
In 1xM a Jaree and cossfy tcrunlrs Witch had
hcco ~ thrcc .onr. IN r,,ot..s ~ ,vt,,,.,r- ,a.
~ ~ " r. 49, st '
consecfa'ei at kirt!aad. and In 1887 orsoa
| Hyde and Hcbcr T.. ktmbalA were sent as mis-
| s!ouaftes tu England. Iu 1888, the 1auk at
Klrt,uud having foifct1. smttl, mi, 1,tot,ou frd
-. u,..s.,., l., -. ,,s.. ,'a.ts ..s,..,I ~, .t...
70 Missouri IN 'ae h'Rnt' ao1'5 pursueo OF taeis
| creditors.
The propt.ets weru soon surrounded by tho
faithful in Missouri, and the COLONY thruyc for
Nssourtans. This broke out at lust in fierce
contest, ata mess OF TIC sasnss' to sho nutnbe.
Of IL, ,000. took refuge In Illinois. The Town Of
Ts..s,.,,,ss - =, I,,s,,,.. s,s,. tsst :, ~ =.
fL -. ~ 4'''o''' 80 e.''J =" les' ~ 20
satd' sahith began pfoetfrallT 10 carry OUT hie
revelation ct celestial marriage, and plurality of
,'',t,,I,,y az, ,,,,rf,cd Whcn ~. :.
h.a''a ',n1tI. n~a, .,.,I ~ In',on,,t.'n ra
otsa'ic puo',s. Eeeas osa' VI 'to'saauon "a'
took p1aee, tue result Of whicl, was that smt.t.
and his brotbcr Hyrum were thrown into prison
~ NJ c.r,harc' Ill., wbrr. thev were ,nuntefed % hy
a. Saf11asei 49,. "aess 'nes METZ 'Au'oc'e" W
mob June ~, ls44.
SMITHS pEti1t
caused preat agitation and confusion among hts
ro,Iowers, gidn.v nip,nu mi oth,r. .,nire,, n
I H.. "' 49,. ~ Sa.as, as 80 .,s.','. ~
arostes unanimously eiecteu e. ht'enam IT ia ipune,
anu from tnat day 20 tne uay q us ueash tho
history oi n9'saa" Aoubg anu Normoh1sul ese
one. ,,,. ...,.. ru,u,.
tFc charter ot naaroo, aad tny saint: deter
mined TO etnierato eeyonu tntsAocky Mount
ains' 1oatiE seht out c1plotefss VINO 1ot4fheu
W !aSGsags 1sh 81 'ne IT, eeas NJ. sas na1e