The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-18
STRANGE REQUEST
REGARDING HIS BODY
Remarkable Document Deyising
Disposition of Remains of
Late Warren Foster.
EXPRESSES A DESIRE TO
HAVE BODY CREMATED
Otherwise He Orders That 1t Be
Laid Away in POttcr's
Field.

y remarkable documcn; is the one by
the late Warren Foster, the well known
Salt Lake newspaper man who died
at the homo of his brother in Ogden,
on Saturday morning, This document
vas in an envelope, bearing this in
scription. ITO be opened on the daN
that Warren Foster dies; not before. -
and contained minute instructions re-
gaTding the disposal of his body. y
synopsis of the document appeared in
Tho Tribune Sunday morning. As SAID,
the document is such - remarkable one
and in view that he desired IL printed.
It is given herewith in full:
February u. 1909.
Note: These instructions arc intended
10 annui and snpersedc all other mstruc
tion, oral or written. given by me on
this subject.
Immedis telv after death 1t is nyudcsirc
10 be embalned If convenient. Ny body
desire 10 be placed in n cheap casltet Of
Woodland al once conveyed ro the odd
Fellows hall. mean the hall room where
the casEet IN the center Of the lodge
room whore ! sreau% desire thai it be
left for = Who'll week TO tho end that !
may visit" each OF the lodges after my
death. ] want no special religious scTN-
ices held. II Is my desire every brother
81, all The lodges he permitted 10 say
=
hnal services lee the regular forms he
used. Please sing. lead Kindly Light,
and when the Misis Have Rolled Away.
rs / have every reason 10 believe now
that shall die a very poor man, II is
my feTveut wish that no expense he
trdulged iI that can hc omitted. Make
everything as cheap as possible. I would
much rather 10 leave what few dollars I
may have a the time 80 those dependent
UPON me. Ny desire is that all Brother
Cdd Fellows attend my funeral Thus is
my last request. ] hope YOU viii grant
nc this.
For the nnsl disposition Of my old body
NY first wish IL that II he cremstcd. II
inconvenient or. expensive. then lay me
away In what Is known the Pottors
Field In Mt. Oivct cemetery. Ny next
choice is that my friends improvise
crcmatnry OF dry pine logs and thus dis
EVENT. JrNDER ANY CONDITION AN
TO BE BURIED IN MT. OLIVET OR
OTHER CEMETERY WHERE THEY
\ RENTAL OF ANY KIND FoR KEEP.
ING THE LOT IN CONDITION. ANY
EVASION OF T}i1S REQUEST WILL
MEET WITH MY MOST HEARTY DIS
APPROVAL. AND FOR WHICH THERE
WILL BE NO FORGIVENESS EITHER
IN THIS LIFE OR THE NEXT I have
paid rent all my life; ] mean 10 quit /,
when ] die. Rather than pay one cent
would request that my body nc conveyed
tc the top of thc mountains and there con
signed to the use OF the fowls Of rhe
air and the ravenous beasts OF the mount
aims THERE MUST Ri, NO EVASION
OF THIS REQUEST. Don't let sricud
step in at the irving moment and nffcr
NOT PAY ONE FARTTIINC; FOB a LOT
MYSELF IF I WERE WORTH a MIL
LION DOLLARS: so LET NO ONE
MAKE THE OFFER II my life service
10 furnish a place 10 rest this body when
] get through with II. then let them feed
II 20 the more merCiful and moro kadiv
coyotes. The Potters Field is good enough
Tor ne. IL is good enough for. you,
brother.
This instruction applies In the event
that die in this city, but in TN" event
tha. ! should he called while c;scwnera
let IL he followed as nearly as possible.
particularly the lot. DO not spend one
cent for a lot. directly or indirectly. here
CALLING ME Up from my rest tu PAY
HIM Ills RENT.
Upon my demise want the daily
rowspapers TO PRINT this In full to tae end
dying request tnat ] he buried in Pof-
ters Field and tho reason why;
Trusting that my friends Will see to
it that my. wishes are cornplIeI with AS
far as possible
/ subscribe myself your friend,
WARREN FOSTER.
The order to have the body cremated
will be complied with and will be taken
fo the Denver crematory. The body
will arrive here this (Monday) after
noon. and viii be taken TO Odd Eel
lows hall as directed II will lie in
state as is also directed, but whether
for a week, has not been decided. When
taken to Denver. il will be accompanied
bv, Dewitt Foster, his son, and by his
daughter, Mrs. c. i. Cope and her hus
band.