RICHARD DOUGLASS, Utah pioneer of 1852, who dies at age of 87 years. Bl DOUGLAS IS DEI IT OH Lived at Nauvoo, Came Here by Ox Team and Was State Builder. Special to Tho Tribune. OGDEN, Feb. IG. The passing of another an-other of Utah's pioneers, and one of the very early mombcrs of tho Mormon church, was recorded today when Richard Douglass, aged eighty-seven years, died at tho family home. 301 West Twenty-eighth Twenty-eighth street. His death, which was due to old age, occurred after two months Illness. During that time he suffered no pain, but gradually weakened. Ho was fully conscious of his surroundings up to the last, recognizing his wife and those of his children who wore at the bedsldo when he passed away at 10 o'clock this morning. As the head of ono of Wober county's largest families, Mr. Douglass was the father of twenty-five children, thirteen daughters and twelve sons. In addition to theso and the widow, he Is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Isabol Plncock of Og-dcn. Og-dcn. Mrs. James Currlc and Mrs. George Romney of Suit Lake City. The following follow-ing arc the surviving sons and daughters: Mrs. James Wilson, Mrs. John W. Hooper, James H. Douglass. William Douglass, Mrs. John C. Brown. Mrs. Carl Wallln. Mrs. Ashby Stringham. David Douplass, -M-.i t O n-.y-lurxti 'I'll -.ni'. O AT Dnilf. lass, John Douglass, Mrs. W. A. Reeves, Mrs. D. G. Rcvor and Walter J. Douglass. Doug-lass. There are also sixty-two grandchildren grandchil-dren add fifty-four great-grandchildren. Born in England. Richard Douglass was born In Down-ham, Down-ham, Lancashire. England. February 27, 1S27. Ills parents were converted to the Mormon faith by Hcber C. Kimball in March, 183S. Tho family emigrated to America In 1S-J2, coming by way of New Orleans and up the Mississippi river to Nauvoo. III. Arriving in Illinois April G, 1842, they mado their home at Nauvoo Nau-voo for four years. During theso years tho members of the family became familiar famil-iar with the historical events that occurred oc-curred In connection with the Mormon church. The pioneer whoso death Is recorded was seventeen years of age when Joseph Smith and his brother. Hyrum. wore martyred. mar-tyred. He knew the prophet quite well and often recalled tho Incidents, both before be-fore and after the death of the church leader. Of the ten thousand persons who viewed tho body of the leader whllo It lay In state at tho Nauvoo mansion, eight wero members of the Douglass family. Residing at Pugar creek, near Nauvoo, at the time of the expulsion from Illinois, Illi-nois, Richard Douglass assisted tho members mem-bers of the church across the Mississippi river and became n member of the company com-pany of pioneers when preparations were made for the trip to the west. The company com-pany of which iUr. Douglass was a member mem-ber labored under the direction of Apostle Charles C. Rich. There wero nearly thirty persons in the company. It was Mr. Richards Rich-ards and his companions who built tho bridges and materially assisted the Latter-day Saints aflcr they started on their westward Journcly. After the Mormons left Nauvoo, Mr. Douglass assisted In building tho first house at Garden Grove and also aided in fencing tho grounds and planting the grain for those vvhor followed. He was finally released fromithls labor as a pioneer pio-neer by Apostle C.jPC. Rich and returned at once to Nauvoor Onlho return trip he passed his brother, Ralph Douglass, who had been called as a member of the Mormon battalion to go into Mrtxlco as a United Slates soldier. Was in Nauvoo. Upon his arrival at tho Illinois town, Mr. Douglass was an eye-witness to tho burning of tho Nauvoo temple At that time ho was accompanied by his brother-in-law, John Plncock. They wero on board a steamboat going up the Mississippi Missis-sippi river and had retired for the night. Whllo passing through tho raptda they wero summoned from their beds and saw tho conflagration which destroyed the temple. During his long life Mr. Douglass Doug-lass ncvor mot another person of the Mormon faith w-ho witnessed the burning of the Nauvoo temple For six years after the expulsion of the Mormons from Nauvoo, Mr. Douglass resided In St. Louis, during which time ho accumulated sufficient means to emigrate emi-grate to Utah. Accompanied by his mother, her husband, John Parker, and their family, John Plncock and family and Edmund Bobbins and family, tho start was mndo from St. Louis In the spring of 18D2. There wero cloven wagons in all and the vehicles were drawn hv ox learns, Tho party arrived In tho Salt Lake valley on August 28, 1852. the trip having been mado without accident. After a month's stay In Salt Lako City, Mr, Douglass and family, together with the Plncocks and tho Robbings, mado their homos in Ogdon, As a plonocr of this city, Mr. Douglas was a member of the first, police force and wns also tho oldest volunteer fireman. Having brought tho first brnt-'s Instrument to Ogden, ho and Thomas Emmott wero the founders of the Ogden brass band, an organization which remained In existenco for moro than forty years. He also constructed the first bridge in this city and erected his own house, which originally stood near the Intersection of Washington avenue and Twenty-fifth slroot, Mr, Douglass, In conjunction with his ,' brother, Ralph, was ono of the pioneer I butchers In Ogden. Ho also operated a thrashing outfit for twenty consocutlvo y'iir. He was capable of shaping his life to meet almost any circumstance and for tho past, fourteen years ho was un employee of the city. Notwithstanding Notwithstand-ing his advanced years, Mr. Douglass did not lose a day's work durlnsr tho long! period he was employed by tho city as superintendent of the crematory. When he felt, tho first offcctn of bin Jaet Illness, Ill-ness, Mr. Douglass tendered his roslgna-( tlon to tho commissioners, who paid the, pioneer I he tribute of having been the oldest and most faithful employco of Ogden Og-den city. , ,, . Until the relatives residing at a distance dis-tance have been heard from, arrangements arrange-ments for the funeral will not be announced.