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Show FUNERAL OF OF UTAH I s. Sntuuol Ilorrocks ws ono of tho early buildera of Ogden, 6ne of tho pioneer business men of Ogden and ro well and favorably kpown In 'the community that thc" Second Ward meeting house Is filled this afternoon to Its utmost capacity with sorrowing sorrow-ing friends and relatives to pay their last tribute of respect to his memory. Many grey-haired men and women assembled as-sembled to participate In the obsequies obse-quies that arc being conducted. &.!'! '. .!!Y!"...-P aw ' iJPl;,-.- 1 Herald-Rfpublican. SAMUEL HORROCKS. The funeral sen ices arc being conducted con-ducted by Bishop H. C. Jacobs of the Fifth ward, the funeral cortege from tho family residence reaching the meeting house at 2:30 this afternoon. Brlefj services were held at the homo where the family and immediate fi lends assembled for the ceremonies. The time for leaving the house was somewhat delayed because of tho length of the program and the church was filled with people before the grandsons of the deceased conveyed the casket into the ward meeting house. Bishop James Taylor, who knew the deceased in England, spoke of the boyhood of Mr. Horrocks and of thc friendship of a llfe-ume, paying a beautiful tribute to the character of the dead. Joseph Parry spoke of his associations associa-tions with Mr. Horrocks in Utah and eulogized him as a citizen and worker work-er in the commercial and educational affairs of Ogden. Bishop John Walson referred to tho work done by the deceased In a church capacity, both having been members of the same ward for yoars. Musical numbers were furnished by the ward choir and others, under thc direction of Professor Ballantyne, as follows: "Nearer My God To Thee." male chorus, 'iMy Father Knows," duet and chorus chor-us by George Douglas and Myrtle Bal-llnger, Bal-llnger, assisted by a chorus. "His Noble Work Is Done," malo chorus. "It Is Not Death to Die," solo by Myrtle Balllnger, assisted by chorus. "In the Sweet Bye and Bye," Miss Balliugcr and chorus. Interment took p'lnco in Ogden city ccmoteryj Samuol Horrdcks, who 'died on Feb. jth, last, was ono of the Utah Pioneers. Pio-neers. He passed through all the trials and exnerlences incident to pioneer pio-neer life, and with his wife, who survives sur-vives him, suffered all the hardships in crossing the plains and In establishing estab-lishing a home In the desert. Born In Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, Eng-land, on July 7th, 1S34, he passed his bojhood days In that part of England lnrgely devoted to textile Industries, and In his father's factory learned the trade of weaving silk and laces, becoming be-coming an expert at tho business His father and mother, being members mem-bers of the Mormon church, ho was baptized as a member of that. church when ho was eight years old. . At tho a?e of 19, on July 23rd, 1S53, he married mar-ried Miss Catherine Sarah Buckingham Bucking-ham at Prestbury, England. Being devoted members of their church, they yere desirous of joining their leaders who had but a few years previous settled In Salt Lake valley, and nn Vnh .IMi IB?;? hn,. nr i.-v.r. land for the United States. In those days It took a long time to cross the Atlantic, sailing vessels being practically practic-ally the only means of transportation. It look them fiftj days to reach New Orleans, and during that time they saw a great deal of suffering on board ship through sickness, caused mainly by want of good food and fresh water wa-ter Before reaching New Orleans, smallpox broke out on board the ship and they were not permitted to land for days. After being permitted to land, they were quarantined for a long tiule at New Orleans ou account of the disease. When released, thev Journeyed by boat to St. Louis nntl from there commenced their long and hazardous Journey across the plains. Themany experiences and trinls they passed through in this Journev from St Louis to Salt Lake City, "lasting more than three months, would take volumes to describe r Finally, after many hardships and trials with Indians and starvation thoy reached Salt Lake City in October, Octo-ber, 1854, seven months after leaving their home In England Thoy remained remain-ed in Salt Lake about a vear, and then took up their residence In Ogden. Og-den. which they have over since mnin-talnod, mnin-talnod, excepting for a period of six months, when, at the time of southern exodus, thoy moved o SpanlBh Fork During his residence in Salt Lake city Mr. Horrocks assisted in the foundation work of tho temple He xm? a orn,ber of 'he Territorial Militia, and took part In the movements move-ments of that body, Incident to thc 1872 he freighted yr and othc scr chandlse from Ogden northwest Into Montana, having numerous experiences experi-ences with hostile Indians He was one of the first' to forseo tho importance of Ogden Citv as a business center, and, in abo'ut the "vMHBfti-2SBC3MPPMIi "year ISC5, ho engaged In tho mercantile1 mercan-tile1 business on Washington avenue, filld successfully conducted this husl-liess husl-liess Ut to 1S90, when he turned It over to his sons, who nre now conducting con-ducting It. He was a membor of tho City Council, Coun-cil, under tho administration of Mnyor D. If. Peory, and later was elected as n member of thc board of trustees of llio public schools, Which position ho hbld fdr many years. Ills progenlty Is large, consisting of thirteen children, twenty eight grandchildren grand-children and nine sreat-grartdchlldroil. He Is survived by his wife and seven children; they are: Edward, Joseph and Richard Hor-roclcs, Hor-roclcs, Mrs. Joseph Baxter, Mrs. Henry Il.-ltolapp, Mrs Jane Davis and Mrs. E. S. Rolapp. His two slstors, Mrs. Fred Garner and Mrs. Alice Wood, both residents of this county, also survive sur-vive him. Up to lato yoars, Mr. Horrocks was a very active man In business, municipal muni-cipal r-nd church affairs. He was an Idea' usband and father, generous to a fault, always ready to give a helping help-ing hand In anything that would bo of benefit to his city or to his church of which he was a member for nearly 70 years His d'ath Is a loss not only to his Immediate family, but thc com-munttj com-munttj as well. |