The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-09

MILFORD Woodruff, fourth president OF
the church of Jesus Christ of Latter
day Saints. was laid TO rest yesterday.
Thousands upon thousands gathered
at the tabernacle to witness the scenes
attending the impressive ceremony and
pay the last tribute to the memory of
the honored churchman now in the
great beyond. while thousands more
lined the streets and with uncovered
heads ana saddened hearts watched the
funeral corJege move toward the city
of the dead, where in a bed of flowers
the casket containing the remains
passed from view.
A GREAT OUTPOURING.
It was an outpouring of the people of
the city and state. Jew and Gentle
alike came to pay their reverent re-
spects to the honored dead. They came
to listen 10 the simple but fervid ora
tory eulogistic of the dead mans moral
worth and manly attributes; they came
to place a wreath upon his coffin and
drop a tear as contributions to the oc-
caSion- 1t was as if all felt that a
brother had been taken from them.
And so they spoke words of praise,
sang songs to his memory, followed
him to his last bed and placed his body
to final rest beneath a covering of
flowers.
AT THE TABERNACLE.
The services at the tabernacle were
simple. just as the late president would
have desired. The music was beautiful,
the songs inspiring The edidce looked
strangely beautiful in its garb of
~nourning and the occasion was one to
indelibly impress itself upon the men,
DRY.
CROWDS ASSEMBLED EARLY.
AS early as s O'Clock crowds began to
gather near the temple walls waiting
for the gates TO swing open. Every
moment the throng swelled and when
finally the doors We're opened the van
guard of the mighty host was suffi-
cient to fill the galleries. This was but
the beginning.
Thousands upon thousands swarmed
through every gate, filed the walks and
surged through the doors on every side
of the building until the hour of 1890,
when The building was packed to suf-
location.
The weather was cool, but even then
the air at times was sitting and the
dUtter of fans beat a monotone accom-
paniment to the speakers. But there
We're thousands more who never were
able TO get inside the huge building.
They stood outside in reverent silence
Waiting-many OF them-for hours, I'M
III tllt tGIt-llDlllCS NAllllii SttO0tu tt ol
an end that they might catch a glimpse
O. the casket containing the earthly
temple OF their loved brother. 1t was
a silent crowd, aid considering the i'm
mense numbers, behaved wen. The
marshal and aides patrolled the
grounds and stretched ropes to
keep the mass in check so
that no confusion might result
when the last pilgrimage to the
grave was begun. And Of confusion
there was none. The arrangement was
perfect and the men in charge deserve
naught but the most unstinted praise
for their excellent handling Of the great
multitude.
AT THE HOME.
In the meantime fearful farewell SER
vices 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 cas-
ket was lifted by gentle hands into the
white hearse and the last farewell was
breathed by the grief-st ricken family.
At 500 the cortege began to move and
the temple block was reached a few
moments after 10 o'clock. The pail
bearers. DR.. L. w. Snow, DR.. NJ. w.
Snow. MILFORD 5. Woodruff, James
Woodruff, jr., George Scholes and Will
ford Woodruff Beatie, then carried 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, the author
tiles of the church and the apostles
followed. the former taking seats as
signed them in the front tiers near the
casket. while the church dignitaries oc-
cupied the stands.
AN IMPRESSIVE SCENE.
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 a mass Of white, relieved
Cniy By the magnificent floral decora-
lions and the stars and stripes, which
covered a 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, ris-
ing tier above tier, were covered with
" hite 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 &
was suspended the legend, in electric
lights: Being Dead, Yet SleeDeth,
while underneath this was a life-siZe
painting of the dead president, the lin
eaments OF his face so nfe-like as TO
be almost startling. Surrounding the
portrait which was the work of Art
list VIII Clawson. and on both sides.
were sheaVes Of grain, sagebrush. en-
blematic of Utah as the pioneers ])und
it and its present state of cultivated
advancement On each side of the or
gan the figures 1S47 STOOD out in bold
relief
rba 1,a1,efrada surrounding the