| Show SOLEMN OBSEQUIES of i atie he late andrew II 11 curt burt I 1 city 1 marshal of salt lake CUT 4 Q held in the largo large tabernacle amid an immense audience addressed in row powerful erful discourses by president john taylor and joseph F smith the funeral services over the remains of the late andrew 11 burt city marshal of salt 1 lake city and also bishop of the ward were held in the largo tabernacle 5 on oil VIL tuesday atty morning august 28 1883 there were about eight I 1 thousand persons present on the occasion the casket containing the rema remains ins was placed in fronton front of the all stand the i remains being viewed 0 for ohp last time by many hundreds of people who knew know and highly esteemed the marshal while in life there were present on tha stand of the first presidency john taylor or georgo george Q cannon and joseph 1 F smith of the quorum of the 1 N W fl F D richards albert carrington F al lyman 11 II J X grant and Coun counselor sefo r 11 II wells walls the presidency of the stake bishops of wards ac mayor william jennin gsand s and tho tile members odthe of the municipality i p besides a host lost of others of the presa there were representatives P of the deserea aws E II iRALn territorial F jonquil or the contributor the new york mall and 1 express 1 tw the latter was represent eAl by ingersoll lockwood esq the tile services sei vices were ivere conducted by president angus MJ M cannon at V ten the assen assembly ibl ws os called to ardc th the choir sa sang ug a unveil thy bosom bosoni sacred tomb take this new tr basure to thy trust A tho the opening prayer was w as offered by apostle F P D richards the choir then sang afflicted sainta saints to christ draw near I 1 thy saviors sa iora gra gracious clous promise hear bear president A MC M antion then read the following request of deceased in relation to his obsequies at my uy death my desire is t to 0 be cashed washed clean and properly dressed put into a plain stained coffill my funeral to bo be at my own residence if possible I 1 also wish ft asli that no member ofay of my family wear anything on that occasion as an emblem of mourning ei especially specially anything black and desire R that as many of my friends attend as can make it convenient cony cmunt t JOHN SHARP first addressed tho tile meeting his emotions were so powerful that he lie could only with great utterance to his sentiments on tho the solemn occasion ho ile had been acquainted k quain ted with the deceased brother tom from his boyhood they grew up together in scotland their native land and on may 1847 the speaks speak 6 cr er had the pleasure of baptie baptizing ing i andrew 11 burt into the church of christ of latter day saints in tho the following year year they left their native land came cairo to this country where they have continued to be boin in ti associated together ta they ley have worked together in the quarry they have beert associated together peace officers and in other capacities caa cas from the time of their arrival in this land until the day brother andrew died by the hand land of an assassin during all this period of timo time tile a sneaker eaker never knew a bad trait in tale the character of brother andrew burt he lie spoke words of comfort con it dolenec do lencs lenee and sympathy to tho the bereaved family and counseled the sons of tho the deceased to walk in the footsteps and emulate the virtues of their father that hereafter they may meet him and en enjoy joy tho the blessings and glories of the tv 1 kingdom of god ill joselit JOS KlIt F SMITH was the next speaker ho ile said 40 wo had met to show our respect to the remains and memory of our beloved brother tho the circumstances of whose death were nvere still fresh and vivid in the minds cfall of all present we had not riot met inet to speak particularly of the life and good deeda deeds of brother andrew burl burt his record was before the tile public and what lie might say would add but little to ita its luster after reviewing the histo history ry of odthe tho deceased since ho he had been acquainted with him in salt lako lake city and speaking of his ability and fidelity hi ill over every position 0 s i of trust in which he lie I 1 had iid b been e c u nt smith said one more thought I 1 desire to express and that is in in behalf of the guardians of the peace of the rights and of ortho mhd liberties of the people there is not a man who is called to perform the duties of a policeman who does not carry in his hand his life every hour that he is in the discharge of his duty we live iu alm western country countr we arc are surrounded by mines N and miners not riot that miners miners are all bad by any means but ft a class of people gather in here and in the wilds of the rocky mountains who are reckless of lile life and of everything else we live in this cour country itry and it is is oftentimes the rendezvous of the off of the earth and of the worst characters that walk valk upon the earth they gather here from time to time and salt lake city is seemingly a very attractive place for this class of charac characters teri they come hero here to spend a few days dayi imbued with the send I 1 idea ea that a I 1 mormon has no rights that an american citizen is bound to respect and consequently that to shoot down a 11 mormon ormon even though he lie may bo be an officer of the law in in the discharge of his duty would be applauded by the world and that a man in so doing would gain honor and credit thereby this makes it more dangerous for these noblemen whom wo have selected and upon whom we have imposed the duty of watching our rights and our liberi liberties ies and my prayers have ever ascended in their r r behalf that they might be assisted in discharging their perilous duties and hitherto it I 1 lias as been marvelous in my eyes to observe llie tile extent to which the lord ard has protected and delivered them from danger from the power of tile destroyer and from a death such as our beloved brother had met at la batand tand I 1 hope and trust and pray oray that my brethren of the police force of this city will bo be cautious in the discharge of their duty and that this terrible occurrence provo prove a warning to them in this respect and when god speaks to you my friends by means of a dream or by the influence of the holy spirit let it not pass out of your memory keep your eye upon the mark and when you go forth to dise discharge barge your duty remember what the whispering of the tile spirit has suggested to you and see seek to preserve your lives for your lives are far me more re precious t to 0 the tile people of this city than a thousand euch such lives as the tile worthless creature who was the instrument in the tile hands of the devil the tile destroyer in taking abroy the I 1 life ife of one of the best men that ever lived thousands of such creatures well there is no comparison i nothing in iii that line can compensate forthe for alie loss of the life of one good man save your lives then bo be cautious and prudent and athen lien you meet danger seek to look out for your own protection and for the protection of the people whose guardians you are PRESIDENT qt JOHN TAYLOR was the next speaker he ile said he had just returned from a lengthy journey through many of the settlements and when a long distance from the city lie heard of the melancholy event that had bad stricken many hearts with sadness he indorsed endorsed indor sed all that had been said by the pres speakers of the worth and integrity ariy riy 2 of fo our u rd deceased b brother B but ut lie hedelt citver very sorrowful or f u I 1 at t the roer h 0 manner of an and d the circumstances ir rl t connected rie t ed with his death not that these twilit things were uncommon they are pre prevalent lent in the world there seems to be a breaking up tip of that fraternal feeling that ought to bind man to man and he was sorry to see that spirit of recklessness ness spreading in this western country confidence is lacking and the feeling which should exist to unite neighborhoods and cities together ia is in a great de greo broken up and every man seems to pursue his own course for the attaint attainment pent of his ilia own special object after speaking of the murder of marshal burt and arid dep deprecating re cating in strong 1 language the scene which followed in the wreaking breaking wre aking of summary vengeance on the assassin by the frenzied populace president ta laylor y I 1 0 r said let lat me eay say a few words in favor of law and good order when I 1 sec see things wrong I 1 will speak about them when I 1 see things right I 1 will acknowledge them in ill our late election we may have been robbed of many rights but we have not all been robbed of our franchise chise yet yel what attempts attempt A may be made hereafter is hot lint for me to say at present you have had a fair election what shall we do then maintain the laws stand by the constitution and institutions of our country and protect nil all men of every creed oi ot every color and of every clime la their rights and althou although gh wo have buffered suffered severe grievances we do not wish to ho be turbulent wo do not wish to b be e nihilisms lists or F feniane Fen ians or regulators or acu Kuh klur Jux or disturbers disturb ers of socie ty but wo we wish to abide by the laws of the land and work righteousness we are opposed to misrule of every kindard kin dand to everything every thing that produces T discord yand confusion itis it is far tor us to be true to ourselves oura elvea true to our religion and true to our principles moral social and reli bious to seek beck to carry out every thing that would tend to impart hap to society and elevate ourselves in the nation and to con tend mati manfully fully for ourselves and our children and for all men this is our mission it is not to engender anarchy and confusion as some suppose I 1 have haid enough per pet 1 haps in relation to this matter As a large con congregation gre gation of people have assembled on this occasion occasion I 1 thought it proper to speak as I 1 have done suffice it to say thoro there is is sought to be engendered against this people a spirit of persecution and what has transpired has arisen from that thing and it does not find its source kin in the law but in men who ought to be the sustain er crt of law and order and the institutions that govern us and the same men would rekindle the fires of smithfield and reenact re enact the deeds of st bartholomew in order to effect the destruction of this people we understand all thia this and while they feel BO so toward us we will endeavor to maintain the right and as long jaa as we do this god will protect us and he will put a hook in the jaws of our adversaries ver saries saries and eay say to them thern as its he said to the wava of the mighty ocean thus far shall thou go and no further and here shall thy proud w waves ves be stayed the speaker closed his eloquent discourse with consoling words to the bereaved family and exhorting all to do right fear god and keep hu his commandments mand ments in behalf of the family of the deceased president joseph fsmith P smith expressed their gratitude to brother charles II 11 wilcken for his heroic endeavors to cave save the life of marshal burt at the imminent risk of his own the choir sang a funeral dirge sleep thy last sleep freo free from care and borrow sorrow the benediction was pronounced by president wilford woodruff the immense procession roes sion was then formed in the fo following flowing order by B Y hampton george M ott ottinger inger cr and W G phillips subcommittee sub committee the police force and fire brigade with their band formed the escort the pall all bearers were john Y smith wm yin calder wm win salmon james E R malin C ff wilcken andrew smith thomas F P thomas heleman pratt wm hilton W L y X alien allen hearse family relatives presidency of the church and apostles presidency of the stake the presiding bisho bishop and council high priests and seventies local authorities of the ward mayor and cit city council and municipal officers territorial and county officers citizens having g arrived at the cemetery tile dedicatory prayer was offered by counselor daniel H wells and the remains of the lamented andrew 11 burt w wera 4 re deposited to rest in the last earthly home peace to his ashes |
