Show DEATH OF A PIONEER sv ecby telegram to his son in this bwy we learn of the death at st g e tuesday august of brother F her wm win A empey long and c known in the community i akad had formerly a resident of the afif abenth ward of this city f deceased was born in the rown abia of Osna brook county of stor aamont canada july 4 1808 em ibia ed the gospel tn in 1839 being ba ti zed 1 by elder arza Z cz and in the autumn of the same year removed to nauvoo where he remained until a tow few days prior to the final banish blent of the saints from illinois during daring his residence in nauvoo he w was among the most active of the y supporters aop porters and defenders tenders le of the lead cwi iwi are of the church and an energetic workman on the temple i there arec tod at the time of the th e organization f 1 W the quorum ot of seventies he became one of its presidents which tion he held until called to be a high agh councilor in st george ae to started as one of the pio beers to utah in the year 1847 m but bufa on arrival at the platte river biver he t was counseled by president young alto so remain there with eight others dmd earn supplies for the pioneers p on an their return laurn journey by ferrying I 1 travelers over to oregon in view the exposure of this small party alto indians it was of the utmost 1 that they should be united F and remain together and they were cautioned by president young so to f do but all the varty party with the excel N uon and two others won deserted the post it was a characteristic of the deceased never to betray a trust or desert a post of duty and in the midst of danger from hostile indians who frequently f visited their camp and from whose f ferocity they were most marvelously preserved he remained there with his two companions until r the first company of migrating f saints had cassai passa there and the counsel had arrived arrive a from the leaders r for them to proceed on to laramie I 1 there they remained until president f young and party returned from the valley when deceased joined them and proceeded to his family at winter quarters in the spring of 1848 he started with his family to utah in president youngs company and after their arrival here wintered at the mouth of north canyon about ten miles north of this city he became a resident of the fifteenth ward at use the time the city was platted where for several years he acted as counselor to the bishop in 1851 in com pany with elder george A smith he rny explored southern utah and helped to establish the settlement of parowan carowan Pa rowan from which mission he was released in the year 1852 to go to bear river biver north and establish a ferry he remained there mak ing friends among the indians and assisting travelers until called to go 1 upon a mission to europe upon pon abich he started in the fall of 1852 afa labored in various parts of england a portion of the tie cineas as president of the hull conference he there witnessed many manifesta tiona of the power aud and goodness of the almighty among which may be mentioned one that was certainly remarkable having been sent into a strange district to labor he was at a loss to te know where to find any of the saints while walking along the road he noticed a venerable looking man with snowy white hair some csome distance ahead of him and endeavored to overtake him in order to inquire his way but after a long and hasty walk finally saw the stranger turn from the road and enter a house determined still to accomplish his purpose he be too on arriving at the house entered it and announced to the lady who met him at the door that he was in search of lat ter day saints the lady replied that she and her family belonged to that class clasa whereupon he asked who the old gentleman was waa who had just entered her dwelling the lady was puzzled at his question and declared that no such person had been there and the only way they could account for the mystery was that it was a and not a mortal man who had led the way there brother empey was released fruna from his mission in 1854 to return to the missouri river and there purchase base wagons teams and supplies and superintend the emigration business for the church at the time of the settlement of st george he was called to locate there and though it involved the aba abandonment adon ment of a comfortable home in this city he be remained there and devoted his means and energy to the cevelo development p ment of that regi region ork he visited the members of his bis family in this city last month and at that time appeared to be in his bis usual health what particular ailment carried him off is not yet known to his relations here he was a man of great faith and ancl integrity enjoyed the confidence and esteem of his acquaintances during lifland life and has doubtless through his faithfulness earned the boot boon he sought for eternal life two of his wives survive him one having died some years since or of the twenty two children born to him fifteen are now living and his living grandchildren number between forty and fifty |