The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-09-16

cred In the city yesterday to pay the
last tribute to their honorcd church.
man and beloved leader. the late Pres.
idcnt MILFORD Woodruff. the fourth
president Of the church OF Jesus Christ
Of the Lnttcr.day Saints; fully 1900
were In the tabernacle while the
streets and sidewalks were lined with
thousands more who with uncovered
heads and saddcucd hearts watched th,
funeral cortcgc move toward the city
of the dead, where IN bed Of flower,
the caslSct containing the remain,
passed from view.
II was an oulpouriug Of the people
4 the city and state. jew and Gentle
alike came TO pay their rcvcrent re.
spccts 10 the honorcd dead. They came
to listen 20 the simple but fcryid ora.
tory culogistic Of the dead mans moral
worth and manly attributes; they came
20 place a wreath upon his coffin aud
drop tear as contributions to the
occasion. Il was as u all felt that u
brother had been taken from them
And ~ they spoke works Of praise.
sang songs To his memory, followed
him TO his last bed and placed his body
10 final rcst beneath covering Of
flowers
The services at tho tabernacle were
simple, just as the late president would
have desired. The music was boautl-
full, the songs inspiring. The ediHcc
looked strangely beautiful Ia la garb
OF mourning and the occasion was one
TO indclibly impress itself upon the
memory.
A. early a. o'clock crowds began 10
gather near the temple walls waiting
for the gates 10 swing open. Every
moment the throng swclled and when
finally the doors were opened the van.
guard OF the mighty host was sufficient
TO an the galleries This was but the
beginning.
Thousands upon thousands swarmed
through every gate, filled the walks
and surgcd through the doors on every
side ofthe building until the hour OF
1890, when the building was pacl,ed to
suhocation.
The weather was cool, but even then
the air Mt times was sitting and the
iluttcr Of fans beat a monotone accom-.
paniment To the speakers. Hut there
were thousands more who noyer were
able 10 get inside the huge building.
They stood outside la rcvcrcnt silence
waiting many OF thcm-ior hourS,
until the ceremonies within should be
NJ an end that they might catch n
glimpse Of the caslSet containing the
earthly temple OF their loved brother.
In the meantime fearful IA rewcll
services had been enacted at the home
OF the late president The family Of
the deceased aud authorities OF the
church gathered at the Woodruff villa
early Ia the morning. The plain white
caslSct WIS lifted by gentle hands into
the white heArsc and the last farewell
was breathed by the Rrief-strielSen
family. At p;eO the cortegc began -
move and the temple block was reached
few moments after 10 o'clock The
pall-bearers, Dr. L. W. SNOW, DIR. II.
W. snow, MILFORD $. Woodruff. James
Woodruff, ir,, George Scholes aud
william Woodruff Beatie, then carried
the cusket, with IT. sacred contents,
into the building, the audience rising
On masse during the proceeding, and
placed II on an inclined dnis In front OF
the stands. The family Of the departed,
the authorities Of the church and the
apostles followed, the former taking
seats assigned them In the front tiers
near the caslSet, while the church dig
nitaries occupied the stands.
The scene that greeted the eye ON the
Interior at this time was impressive In
the extreme. The rear end OF the huge
building was mass Of white, relieved
only by the magnificent tloral deeorh-
tions and the stars and stripes which
covered large portion Of the organ,
and served rs "a background for the
more quiet effect In front The com.
munlon table and the seats behind,
rising tier above tier, were covered
with white china crepe, caught In
graceful folds by white sillsen tnssels
Each side u the organ was also clad In
snowy robes. Across the center Of II
WIS suspended the legend, in electric
lights. Icing Dead, Vet Sleepeth,
while underneath this was life-size
painting Of the dead president, the lin
eaments OF his face so lifc.like as TO
be almost startling. Surrounding the
portrait which was the work of Artist
Will Clawson, and ON both sides were
sheayes Of grain sagebrush, emblem
attic OF Utah as the pioneers around II,
and It's present slate Of cultivated
advancement. on each side Of the or
gan The figures isi5 stood out In bold
relief
The balustrude surrounding the
stands aud raised section were also fes-