Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-09-26


moutniul ovsri, the letter will be per
used, by the Laticrday Saints partic
ulafly. with especial Interest. II is Of
fJlioWf
CorrNHAuEy, Denmark,
August ~, 1893.
President wnord Wood un, salt Lake
city Utah.
Dear Brother We sent you Telegram
| August % announcing the death OF Elder
| a. nlurkmnu, VINO died the Iuth ms, ~
solyarbo, sweden. Having now TO-
Coivod fuil pariiculars,wo deem Il proper
TO forward same 10 you. a full account
" his labor, death aud burial has been
spnt 10 his family.
Elder Andrew Blurkman was born In
| Blorklinge, Upland, sweden, January
~, ISIS. iio received The q spell, by
baptism, May is 1854, aud omlgfatcd To
/ Utah In 1902. tao arrived hofO ~ mis-.
sionafy June ~. 1905, anu was appoin.oi
by Prosidoni sundwall Ia labor Ia Stock
holm conference. lli- Hold OF labor was
solvarbo branch In Dalafnc, whore he.
In connection with Eldcf Lonnbofg, has
performed good work, laburing there
until death cAuod him hence.
A day OF two toiofo bus death he
separated from Elder Lonnborg, making
an appointment o. meet him few days
later. Elder Blofkman remained IN
SolvntbO to prepare tho report Of The
branch TO BE- forwarded TO Stockholm.
Gu tho 10Th 81 August he seemed TO bcin
his usual hon ia and pauOok Of dinner
with the family Of Saints with whom he
was staying. After dinner he won't
with them into the field whore
tho work Of harvesting was going on.
A few minute, later, member Of tho
family discovered him lying on the
ground. Hastoulng TO his sdo they
found HIN apparently liie'oss, aud all at
tempts to arouse him proved Ia vain. A
physician was then summoned who aftor
a oTief examination pronounced him
dead, and gave o. the cause the bursting
Ola blood vessel Ia tho head, stating that
death had come without pain.
As S0lyarbo Is located Ia sparsoly
a1itlcd and mountainous region some $50
miles from Stockholm, means Of com
municati0n aro worry primitive, and two
days elapsed before tho saints could Ind
his partner, Elder ionubofg, who, when
found, wired the sad nows TO stockholm,
and thence Il was forwarded hero. A
letter was sont from here TO the Office at
Liverpool, containing the newsi but wo
waited for further particulars before
tondlng tho word home, ~ we did not
his family, or who.her word had boon
sont to thom from sweden. Further par.
uculars could not be- had here until tho
brethren nom Stockholm reached the
scene OF his death, which necessarily
consumed considerable SINE. Upon 70.
colpt OF the ffst uowa from Solyafbo W.
wired you, and having just now received
acomplote account oi tno death aud fun
eral, forward you same.
AZ soon ~ Brother Ahlqulsi, president
Of stockholm conference, aud tho Elders
with him arrived, necessary stops we're
Immediately takon for tho funeral,
Temple ciothlng having boon prepared
IA stockholm. A. I o'clock August %,
lslJ, tue funeral services were com.
mCncud, a congregation OF about 201
persons, mostly strangers, having gath
cred In TO pay their last respects to
Brother biorkman. The services were
conducted ~ on such occa,ions at homo.
The apoasofs were Elders &. A. Ahlquist,
q. l.. Olson, A. Peterson and l.. Lrnn-
borg, all from Zion, who all spoke fool-
ingly Of the excellent qualities OF tho de-
ceased, and bore powerful testimonies 10
tho large assembly
Amer tho dodicatory prayer hal been
offered by President Ahlquisi, the mortal
remains OF Elder Blorkmau were con-
signod 10 the silent tomb. lilo lies buried
IN lovely Hpot In the Gus ais cemetery
Ia Dalarne, Sweden. Much credit IL due
10 President Al quist and tho brothron
with him, who did all IN ihoir power that
Brother Biorkman might be laid 10 ro,t
IN proper manner, bohuing a servant
OF U0d.
While we would have liked very
much to have been present At the funeral
OF our brother, the Information rs 10
whore he died, and whore and whom no
would DO buried, did not reach us ia
ume, the distance from here being some
over i've hundred miles, aud We fell |
sure that tho brethren who were thero
would do all that could be done.
IL Il very sad that ono Of our brethren |
should thus do away from homo and |
family la d Tar on land, and gloom has |
been cast over us alli but we realize that |
God d0oth oil things we'll, and To MI. |
DEGREES We all bow In humble submis- |
sion.
our deepest sympathy goes out to hi. |
family ami friends, aud we Invoke the |
blessings OF God upon them Ia this their |
hour Of sorrow.
The Elders laboring this mission arc |
jealous Ia tholr efforts 10 spread tho Cos. |
pei, aud In most paris are mooling with |
gratifying success,
Ever praying for tho welfare Of Zion,
| remain your brother In tho Gospel,
q. N. LuSD.