The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1899-07-01


Largely Attended.
r,,eral services over the remains ~
ruuam Sronv. who was ~ fou'ly
.,,,r.uI on last Mond ~ night. were
n, in the Stake Tabernacle Thursday
mulnr and were mosi impressive aud
mot be In h. ir character.
4. rrevi usy mpniinued the busi-
~. houses. salmns md banks closed
,n,ug the services aud the ciiv ~
pu,yo assumed n suudav aspect. Flags
so.,,d At half mast and the entire city
uued IN expressions sympathy for
n, family an ! hun"r In the dead.
The b,dy lay IN state NJ the family
,..bsnce from 5 No 10 a. M, after
rhjrb ihr funeral ooriege was formed
,od pr C .eied 10 the Tabernacle whirh
VI. well tillrd with ciiiz"ns AMI friends
' A The deceased aud family from ali
s:spr the County.
Thu procession wss preceded hy a
Maud Of fifty Black Hawk veterans act
mo Ms n guard of honor. under the
nmnland If J. NJ. W-stwond.
The following wel.-kn"wn citizens
cred NJ pa hearers: Eek MAYOR War
pn N. .Dusenlrrry. ,x-Mnyor Wilson
| H. Dus-nmrrv. ex Mayor john e.
Both. rx-Mayor L. Ilolbrook. Loret,
|(hzirr. John X. Twelv-s. joseph T.
|ueEwan. Albert Jones, NJ. i. Childs.
George Harrison, William Cannon
,nd Hyrum cum.
BEAUTIFUL music Mt the CEREMONY was
Iurnished by the Tabernacle choir
uader the leadership Of Prf. B 'shsrl,
,nd by The Pyne aud Boshard Brothers
ausrletle.
Bishop Knudsen had charge Of the
Rrvlces, the stand being occupied by
Apostle John Henry Smith. the Stake
| prsidrDcy ami other church oificers
sud he city council aud other city Off
|eals
Opening prayer was offered by Elder
James Z. Danipls.
The following biographical sketch
vas rad by A lberi Jones:
william Strung, the ihiri son oi
juhn aud Agnes Strong. was born jan.
|sary -, 1910. at Kendall Westmore-
|hnd. England. lie came To Utah with
|hls parents IN 1856, crossing the plains
|n C'prsin Milo Auirus' company.
|Ilis father. being II black-miIh, was
|sug" ged In shoeing the cattle. and re-
bsiring wagons while an the journey.
lbd The work of Caring for and driving
he team ~ the. family WAS thus
thrown on William; the elder s"n,
John, hav ng em,graled Two years be.
lole The family came.
Together with his brothers. he
worked on he farm of his father foI
many years. In 1853 he did duty al
Guard Quarter. In Provo canyon,
|rariing against the Iudi,ns, who
were hostile Mt The time. In The early
|pring of 1855, he went out on nm In
tim scout through the riniic Vale,
war II der Col w. p. Pace. and Ia IN,
fall ~ that year, served under Captain
Ahram G. Con0ver. Ia the Black tiawl
var.
lie married Celestial NJ. Young, thu
daughter of Alfred ID. aud Rhoia |,
fuhg. In 1858. ~ whom he has ha,
elpht chil.iren. three sous aud tw,
daughters nnw wing.
lie served as special policeman prio
aad after his marriage. aud has srrvet
on the regular force for TWEEN y tw'
years. makiug L. AL some twenty eigh
yrars service us peace officer for Prov,
|rllv.
"Brother Strong responded to ever.
ell at duty, and although Of tn
police force al the time, responded 4
The call of the mayor last SATURDAY.
AID mel his death al the hands Of NJ
Unknown assassin. on Tuesday. Jun
n 1899, while on du'y. guarding th
,sleeping cilis'ns az Pruvo."
The speakers were President Davi
'5'hn, Apostle John Henry Sniih. Pr,
'ldrnl Reed Smnu'. Mayer 5. S. June
aud President Partridge, all OF Whom
paid eloquent aud feeling tribute I
he worth of the Deceased.
A long procession followed the r.
mains ~ The grave.