The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-14
APOSTLES REMAINS
ARRIVE TOMORROW
Arrangements for Cannon Flu
neral About Completed.
ORDER OF PROCESSION
MANY MESSAGES OF CoNDoL-
ENCE RECEIVED.
ORDER OF PROCESSION

The greater part Of yesterday was
spent by President snow, President
Smith. President Angus NJ. Cannon and
his brother. David II. Cannon, work
ing out the arrangements for the fu
neral of their beloved co-laborer and
brother, George @. Cannon. At the
conclusion OF the conference last even
ing President Angus NJ. Cannon stated
that advices mad been received stating
that the body would arrive here Mon
day morning 1t is the intention to have
the remains taken to the home of the
late president where members Of the
family and intimate friends will be
allowed TO take a last view Of them.
The casket viii remain closed after
that.
Bishop John r. Winder viii be mar
shall of the day Wednesday. and the
funeral procession from the tabernacle
TO the cemetery Will be in the following
order:
First presidency: twelve apostles as
pall-bearers; hearse; family and rel
atives; patriarch of the church and
seven presidents of seventies; presid-
ing bishOpric; presidency of the stake
and high priests quorum; elders, bish-
ops, lesser priesthood; Sunday schools;
auxiliary societies; general public.
The procession will doubtless extend
many times the length of the long
south Temple street blocks as it pro-
ceedS towards the cemetery. The Sun
day school children alone Will form an
imposing spectacle. and when the many
organizations that will be in line and
the general public are taken into con-
sideratiOn. it is difficult to imagine the
VastnesS of il all.
AS -e- the speakers have not been
selected It is expected that remarks
VIII be made by President Snow, Pres
ident Smith and number of the a-Pos-
lies WHO were associated with Presi-
dent Cannon in everyday life. The ar
engagements will not be completed until
the arrival of the body and those ac-
cOmpanying il.
The railroads viii publish conference
rates for the funeral, which means a
great influx of people from north and
south, TO attend the last sad rites.
Message of Coincidence.
More kilograms of coincidence reached
the family yesterday. Among them
we're the following;
From Theodore f. Meyer and J. Nj.
Allen Of st. Louis, to superintendent
IT. G.. Weber of 4. G. NJ. L: Have just
learned with deep sorrow of the great
loss Utah and her people have sus-
tanned in the death OF their pathfinder
and statesman. Please convey our
sympathies TO the bereaved family
with an appropriate floral Offering"
From the National Park bank, New
Please send appropriate flowers to
value of about $50 TO be placed by the
remains of Mr.. Cannon. with card at
tached of Richard Dalafeld. president
National Park bank. and charge our
account
a third was to r. s. Campbell Of the
Utah Light x Power company, from
William !. Curtis OF New York:
President CannOn's death is to me
8 personal less. Ny Intercourse with
AZ
him as one of the finest types of the
Christian gentleman / have known.
Please extend to his family my pro-
tOundest sympathy.
There We're many other similar ex-
preSSiOns from well known business
zneE who had been associated with the
deceased in business capacities.
No Contest Over Presidency.
There will be no contest or hight
over the place left vacant by President
Cannoa's DEATH" said z. prominent
church official yesterday, referring to
an article in contemporary, ''or as 70
who stands next in ne for the presi-
dency of the church. Next to President
SNOW himself President Joseph r
Smith is the senior apostle and he will
be the president of the church if he
lives longer than President Snow. That
matter was decided months ago. There
was some Sigh question at the time of
Brigham Young or Joseph F. stood
next but that has all been fixed by the
heads Of the church. who decided that
President Smith is the rightful heir to
the presidency"
President Snow Improved.
IN spite of his exhausted condition of
the night previous, President Snow was
at his office yesterday morning, feeling
very much rested and in comparative
good spirits. The mental strain uudar
which he has labored for eight or ten
days seems 20 have been respo .sibIe for
his fatigued condition, and the asath of
President Cannon following so closely,
the aged leader was Frustrated Friday
night That he was better yesterday,
so much improved, in fact, as to be at
his office all day, was most gratifying
TO his family and friends.
Body Leaves San Francisco.
san Francisco, April 13.-The body of
George O. Cannon, who died yesterday
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