Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-09-16

Salt Lake City, Utah, Sep. 9.-Thous-
ands upon thousands of people gath
cred in the city yesterday to pay the
last tribute to their honored church
man and beloved leader. the late Pres
ident MILFORD Woodruff. the fourth
president Of the church of Jesus Christ
If the Latter-day Saints: fully 5000
were in the tabernacle while the
streets and sidewalks were lined with
thousands more who with uncovered
heads and saddened hearts watched the
funeral cortege move toward the city
of the dead, where in bed of flowers
the casket containing the remains
passed from view.
The services at the tabernacle were
simple, just as the late president would
have desired. The music was beauti-
full, the songs inspiring. The edifice
looked strangely beautiful in its garb
of mourning and the occasion was one
to indelibIy impress itself upon the
memory.
the air at times was sitting and the
futter of fans beat monotone accom-
paniment to the speakers. But there
were thousands more who never were
able to get inside the huge building.
They stood outside in reyerent silence
waiting-many of them-for hours,
until the ceremonies within should be
at an end that they might catch
glimpse of the caslet contai ming the
earthly temple of their loved brother
In the meantime fearful ia rewen
services had been enacted at the home
Of the late president. The family OF
the deceased and authorities of the
church gathered at the Woodruff villa
early in the morning. The plain white
easket was lifted by gentle hands into
the white hearse and the last farewell
family At 900 the cortege began to
move and the temple block was reached
a few moments after 10 o'clock. The
pall-bearers. DIR. L. W. Snow, DR.. ii.
W. f>nOW. W lllOiu -. w oAAr oeAA~S
Woodruff, jr, George Scholes and
William Woodruff Beatie. then carried
the casket. with its sacred contents,
into the building, the audience rising
en- masse during the proceeding, and
placed it on an inclined dais in front of
the stands. The family of the departed,
she authorities of the church and the
apostles followed, the former taking
seats ASSIGNED them in the front tiers
near the caslxet, 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 floral decora-
tions and the stars and stripes, which
covered large portion of the organ,
and served as a background for the
more quiet effect in front The COM
munion table and the seats behind,
rising tier above tier. were covered
with white china crepe, caught IN
graceful folds by white silken tassels-
Each side of the organ was also clad IN
snowy robes. Across the center OF IT
was suspended the legend, IN electric
lights: Being Dead, Yet Sleepeth,
while underneath this was life-size
painting of the dead president, the lin
eaments of his face so hfe-like as 70
be almost startling. Surrounding the
portrait, which was the work of Artist
Win Clawson, and on both sides were
sheaves of grain sagebrush, emblem
attic of Utah rs the pioneers around 1t,
and its present state OF cultivated
advancement. On each side of the or
gan the figures lsf7 stood out in bold
relief.
The table was particularly beautiful
to behold under its load of floral trio-
utes from friends and relatives
1t was 1885 when the peals of the
huge organ began to reverberate .
through the auditorium, Professor
Dsynes rendering funeral march COM I
posed by him especially for the occa-
sion. Some of the remaining church !
officials came in at this point and took 4
seats on the stands, which contained I
the following: Counselors to the late I
President MILFORD Woodruff: George
Q. Cannon and Joseph f. Smith OF
the Twelve Apostles: Lorenzo Snow,