Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-08-31
BRIGHAM YOUNG.
Particulars OF His Death-An Inter
view with Him In lS69-His Prob.
able Successor.

Particulars Of His Death-Au Inter
view with Him In Is69-His Prob.
able Successor.
dispatch to the New York Herald gives
the following particulars OF Brigham Youug's
death:-For nearly week Brigham Young
has been, considering has great age, seriously
Ill. His trouble, h Ike that of Senator Morton !,
was brought on by indigestion, consequent
upon meal eaten imprudently on a day of
extreme heat Until Monday no serious APP
prehens1on was entertained by his family
and friends. On Monday evening rumors
we're circulated in the higher Mormon resi-
dences that his condition was precarious. So
implicitly, SO secretly was the silence main
tain ed that positive news of his state did not
reach the streets or the east until yesterday,
when It became apparent that he could mo;
possibly survive. His danger was tele-
graphtd on Saturday and Sunday to the
bishops of the Mormon church In all parts
OF the territory. Since then the most trusted
members of The priesthood have been arriv-
ing IN Salt Lake and epdeavoring TO make
their way into the Lion house. Tlere Brig
nam Young, ever since his death was re-
garded by his physicians as certain, has been
eBvirOned, rot only by his immediate fami-
iy, wives and daughters, but by those chief
counselors and diplomats of the ch urch VINO
seveTally had and have the greatest interest
in tie succession 10 the dead prophets place
Last night especially strange scenes APP
Ptared In and outside of the Lion House.
The man who guided the MorinOns into Utah
and accomplished q territorial seclusion
here of the bodies, minds and souls of a hun
dred thousand dupes; a man VINO had en-
cOuraged the Quackery of laying on of hands
10 cure human sickness, and VINO had from
his pulpit denounced the skill OF eminent
physicians, lay SO pestered by disease that,
while he was unconscious, his friends were
compelled 10 summon the skill OF Gentle
phyhic isns. 1t was too late A month ago,
when Br CHAM Young suffered from an
urinary affection, his physician, nephew,
was compelled 10 borrow the reQui site iustru-
ments, and they were efficaciOus On this
latter deadly occasion the same doctor APP
Piled TO the most trusted physici an in Salt
Lake for his judgment. At the time Brigham
Young was unconscious. The pm ysician APP
pile 10 gave his advice, which W As not adop-
ted The Mormon policy OF laying on of
hands was adhered TO until Brigham Young
breathed his last.
An Interview with the Prophet in
The following account of an interview
with Brigham Young, at Salt Lake City in
1869, written by the editor of this paper, was
printed in THE STAR of August 4th OF that
year;
opening to the right of the tithing Office, aud
situated between his two residences known
as the Lion House and tie Bee Hive House
The flee is a spacious room, div ,ded ia the
middle by railing, and carpeted win in
grain, and with furniture of walnut, scroll
pattern, upholstered in brown rep The front
part OF the division, used apparently as an
audience chamber, had chairs and lounges,
aud IN the center stand holding vase q
foot Ugh, with an immense boquet, built up
in the shape Of spruce-tree, Of open air
den. On each SIDE of the inner room was
\ desk, one occupied by Brigham and the
other by his secretary. The furniture SEEM
e ed to De mostly Of pine, with some preten-
desks were peculiar In shape, the table being
supported by what appeared TO be uerd
an iQr,e pillars, bu. really wood painted 10
made here, ii being the policy OF Young to
use only home manufactuIe.. Ga the walls,
near the ceiling, were suspend ed portraits of
sent Quorum OF Twelve Apo ,Lles," tne post
of honor being occupied by the pictures of
Joseph and Hiram Smith. Tne portraits
were evidently painted by naive artist;
the like nesses being fair, but ,e cution
o1 u sign board order. Lower on the W. lis
were pictures OF Andrew Johnson ani Ben.
Haliafay, of stage line fame, sent to Brig
ham Young by these worthless.
FRONT VIEw OF A MODERN PROPHET.
The mantle of Joseph Smith fell upon
Brigham Yourg, as all good Mormoas be-
lItve, and consequently he succeeds to the
title OF Prophet When we entered the
Prophet was seated liz the rear of the room
and ne rose 10 receive u.s. Naturally we took
scrutinizing look a. The man who has occu
lied so much of the public attention for
mar Y years. As have mentioned already
ne is more insignifi amt in figure than pic
lures of him would indicate. He Is about
feet 81 inches, but is said 10 st and an inch
shorter than when ten years younger. His
bead is pear shaped. heavy at the base and
narrowing towards the top; and the resem-
blauce to that fruit is considerably height
cred by his wearing his sandy hair In the
form OF a roach. He has a full beard, run
gray and nesting In his capaciOus neck
cloth. His eyes are a grayish blue, cold,
small, and more than half yelled by droop
ing eyelids. They are badly mated orbs for
when he unbends TO tell jocose story the
right eye lights up with considerable humor
but the left, perhaps from some defect OF the
nerves, utterly refuses to obey the helm, and
remains as unsympathetic as a glass eye. A
seam across his face, taking the place of
lips, divides a pair of massive Jaws, and
when opened discloses q set OF i'm perfectly
htted false teeth. the Workmanship, proba
bly,. OF Salt Lake dentist. His blonde hair,
fair complexion and light clothes were all in
"coDcatena'i on according" He Wore yell
low Russian duck pantaloons, white duck
coat, white Marseilles vest, black necker-
chief, and heavy hair watch-guari, from
which was suspended q number OF charms,
made mostly OF ha r, the most prominent o.
which was woman's ga1ter-shOe IA shioned
Oh hair, with a golden sole beneath which
was tiny skate, also OF gold. puff
bOsomed shirt, fastened by substantial pearl
buttons, and heavy calfskin boots com pleted
The costume OF this latest Of the line OF
Prophets and Pa'riarchs.
FREE TALK WITH BRIGHAM.
Brigham Young does not dOte upon news
paper men, and there was an ominouS con-
preston of his lipless mouth as one after ar
other of our party was introduced t. him as
connected with the press. "WelI. Mr.. Young.
we lind You here not quite so black a. you
have been painted?'
Brigham .tartly).-"It is you who b I'VE
painted us!"
In the conversation that ensued Brigh nm
complained that correspondents had come
to see them, and pains had been taken 70
show them everything. and they had gone
away and utterly misrepresen ed every
Thing they saw. Some had treated them
fairly, but most Of the correspondents
had utterly misrepresented them. But"
said he. "we are used to abuse, and il
does not harm us. The mountains that
surround us with lofty wave Of the HANDY
are SO high that the abuse aimed at US goes
above them far over our heads!"
In reference to the allegations that the
Mormons dread the approach of railroa Is as
in1mical to Mormon Institutions, Mr.. Young
referred to the fact that as long ago as 1853
they had memorialized Congress for the con-
struction "of Q great national central rail-
road TO the Pacific" and setting forth as
reasons for its construction precieely the
same arguments in its behalf that have been
used effectively At later date. He said the
read ought to have gone by the way OF Salt
Lake City, south OF the lake, and that the
company would yet ind their mistake in
undertaking to run it through the canyons
north, liable as they were to torrents and
hlnCkin~ Do u