The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-09-08
THE PROPHETS FUNERAL.

The annexed description Of the fun
eral of the late President Brigham
Young. which took place last Sunday.
we CLEAN from dispatches:
The coffin was Of California redwood,
vanished, and without ornament, and
the lining was of white satin. The
corpse rested on a wool mattress. The
arrangements were all in accordance
with written instructions given by Brig
were read at the funeral. The Taber-
nacle was heavily draped and proiusely
decorated with flowers, the dome being
festooned with roses, boquets and
baskets of flowers, and wreaths were
suspended from the pillars and gallery.
The Coffin was placed in front of IN
elevated platform resting on modest
catafalgue Two hours before the open
ing of the services the gallery and about
half OF the body of the building for the
public were filed, and thousands Of per.
sons were unable to gain admission TO
the Tabernacle. Ten tiers OF seats in
front of the stand were occupied by the
family and relations of the deceased
Prophet, numbering several hundred.
This arrangement was in accordance
with church rules. The stands in front
of the organ was occupied by high
church authorities. John W. Young and
Daniel II. Wells, Counselors TO Brigham
Young, and Brigham Young. Jr., and
George Q, Cannon, were on the upper
stand. Ten Apostles were next below,
and the High Council was still lower.
Behind the family were the quorums
of Seventy, High Priests. etc. George
@. Cannon was Master of Ceremonies,
and promptly at noon announced the
opening of the services, beginning with
the hymn "Hark, from Affair."" which
was sung by the Tabernacle choir of 22O
voices. The opening prayer was offered
| by Apostle Franklin d. Ricards, who
THANKED God that while he took Joseph
Smith he gave the Saints for leader
Brigham Young, one of the noblest and
purest of the royal. family of Heaven.
The benediction was pronounced by
Apostle Orson Hyde, with which the
funeral services at the Tabernacle closed.
The corpse was deposited in q vault in
the Prophets private cemetery prepared
for its reception.
Brigham Young's will was read on the
4th instant, in the presence of all
his wives and children and few frieLds
Brigham Young, Jr., George @. Cannon
and Albert Darlington are named as his
executors. The estate is largely rea
estate and probably worth $4,000, 600
The viii! was made four years ago, and
his youngest child, born of Mary Van
colt, was then three years old. Young
was the father OF Sc children and left II
wives, 16 sons and % daughters. The
will aims to make an equitable division
OF the property between all his wives and
children, with no preference to any one
Most all of them already had something
decided to them. On this valuation Ii
to be set and it is to be charged to re-
cipients as part OF their share, though
not necessarily OF the valuation he pu
on it, that is to be equitably adjusted
when the estate is divided upon thu
youngest child coming OF age. Mean
while the income is to 60 to the various
mothers according to the number of thei
children, and they con withhold it i
the children behave badly. All are pro
vded for as far as their present need
are concerned. His first wife and Amelit
are given life interest in the Amelis
Palace, a large, modern, new fire-proo
house, but he is known to have changed
his mind about that. person presen
at the reading of the will says 1t seemed
to be very satisfactory to all concerned
1t will DO probated as soon as possible
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