Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-30
IMPOSING CEREMONIES
Al the Funeral Of Counselor Daniel
Hammer Wells.
A LARGE AUDIENCE AND IMPRESS
sIyE DIscouRcEs.
A Mammoth Procession Follows the
Remains of the llonored Veteran
10 the Cemetery.


From nine O'Clock yesterday (Sun
day morning until the body OF Gen
cral Daniel II. Wells was taken from
the house where 1t lay lliO A Street
I to the Tabernacle, n great many friend
called 10 take last look at the facc o
the respected dead. Owing 10 th'
large number who aynilei thomselva
Of this opportunity, the family, th'
pail.bearcn aud other who formed th'
escort OF the body, did not take up ih'
line Of March as soon as expected
However, the remains and those who
composed the procession reached
TINS TAnERsAoLE
close upon the stroke Of noon.
For nearly two hours before then .
continuous stream Of people poured
Into the mammoth cilficc, until the
time arrived Tor opening the services.
The great gallery ~ well rs the main
body OF the bullding, was thrown open
Notwithstanding the inclcmency OF
the weather, which could scarcely have
been more disagrecahle, the structure
WIS well filled, thero being probably
from 5000 10 1000 people present Had
the weather been nne It IL doubtful II
the Tabernacle would have held IN,
people who could have turned out tc
testify, by their presence, their respect
for the departed and sympathy for thoss
more Immediately bercavei by his de-
mise.
The interior Of the building had q
beautiful appearance, especially "a
those who were In the auditorium
There was no aspect Of gloom, which Il
too frequently characteristic Of occa'
slons Of this kind. The impression
conveyed by the picture presented was
such M Il made by an exhibit Of III,
cmblems and real presence OF peace,
purity aud beauty. The stands wer
decorated. They, Including the breast
work and etairways leading 10 them,
were drpped with exquisite taste aud
skin. hut mt n yestlre OF blnck was
yl.ll,I, nmonp m, Embellishments,
tn, ,lrau,ry WINS formed by a wealth of
,ielIcat, white cashmere cloth, fca.
teamed with bows OF white satin rib.
hon. Will. whit, tausels hung gracefully
nj npprourlate Intervals. The fronts Of
the puiplt- were neatly relieved with
-prlgr " evergreen, while at every
ayailabl, point were living flowers,
which seemed 10 smile In their native
beauty NJ they posed gracefully over
their respective vases, which were als1
clothed In .potless white. The cont.
mittee who attended 10 the decorative
druartment OF the occasion flheir
names have appeared on tho pro.
gramme heretofore publl-hedl, could
not well have done their work with
greater skill or more refinement OF
taste.
or the General Authorities Of the
Church seated on the stands there
we're, OF IN. Fint Presidency, MILFORD
Woodruff aud George q. Cannon; OF
the Quorum OF the Twelve Apostles,
Lorenzo Snow, Franklin ID. Richards,
Francis NJ. Lyman, John Henry
smith, Heller J. drnnh John w. lay
Tor, Anton IL. i.und, nnd Abraham u.
Cannon; Patriarch, John smith, OF the
First Seven i'resiienls oil the Seven
ties, Jacob GATES, seymour H. Young,
q. ID. tyeluhei, John Morgan, H. H.
ltobortsi anu neofRe heynoius, OF inc
Presiding Bishopfic, William u, Tres.
ton, Robert H. Burton anu John H.
Winder.
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President Angus NJ. Cannon and
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