Show I D1BATll OF PRESRDENT I WOODRUFF CHURCH LEADER t r PASSS AWAY The End Came Peacefully In San Francisco DIED AT COLONEL TRUMBOS RESID5NCE Mrs Woodruff PresIdent Cannon and Others at His Bedside The Remains Now On the Way to This City On a Special Funeral Car Sketch of tho Eventful Career of the Dead EcclesinstNo Arrangements Ar-rangements Yet Made for the Fun eralThe Body Will Arrive Here Tomorrow Morning j Special to The Herald San Francisco Sept 2President WIlford Woodruff of the Mormon church arrIved here on August 14 the guest of Colonel Isaac Trumbo From that time until Thursday he was active ac-tive and hIs health was apparently good Last Saturday niht he attended attend-ed an octogenarian dinner gIven by the Bohemian club in nolor of Dr Her I man Behr a distinguished member of the San Francisco Academy of Science He delivered an address speaking more than 10 minutes for a man of his age be was regard as an oratorIcal wonder won-der I remember the bombardment of New London he said in that address When In the war of 1812 I was a Connecticut Con-necticut boy The English guns were then fired 011 an American city but I am glad to believe that If the same nations na-tions guns were to be fired today they would be side by side with the Americans Amer-icans and against a common foe Referring to church matters he said that he hoped to see the common brotherhood of man united in an universal uni-versal religion worshiping one God at one altar I Last Suridav < t preached at the Mormon Mor-mon church on Market street giving remIniscences of his 60 ears of church work and descrllZfng BrIgham Young as he first looked ipoii the Salt Lake valley 7 sterday he wrote In the journal that he has kept for 65 years noting that he was greatly enjoyIng his San Francisco visit u nIght he became seriously ill with sharp attack of kidney trouble Dr + slow Anderson Dr fcNutt and tIr Buckley were called in consultation consulta-tion at 1 oclock this morning President Presi-dent Woodruff did not think of death and soon after the medical consultation consulta-tion he fell asleep In that sleep he I died at 640 ocloek Mrs Woodruff and I the nurse were at his bedside The funeral part started for Salt Lake at 6 oclock this evening In a specIal funeral car EI Descanso Mrs Woodruff 31d President and Mrs Can nm were accompanied by Colonel Trumbo and other frIends PresIdent Cannon declIned to speak directly in connection with the successor succes-sor of President Woodruff but a dIrect statement was obtained to the effect that Lorenzo Snow the senior apostle Would be the next president Among the members of the party there seemed to be no question about that I have tried to speak of President Woodruff sid President Cannon when interviewed conversing the dead leader He was a great good man and we loved hIm Beyond that words fall me DurIng the two weeks in San Francisco Fran-cisco President Woodruff received many distinguished callers and he was regarded as one or the most remarkable of men By Associated Press San FrancIsco Sept Wllford Woodruff president of the Mormon church dIed today at the residence of Isaac Trumbo In this city At his deathbed death-bed were his wife and several close friends including George Q Cannon of b first presidency and Bishop Hiram I f 7 ZS j A T I I r r ° ifl IIG ti 4 Y I t i N 1 y J r t jp 1 I v r I I l y li S A I S t L j1 a ivfr S 4 r I I J V t 1 TEE LATE PRESIDENT WILFORD WOODRUFF FROM THE LAST PHOTO TAKEN BY JOHNSON B Clawson For some time he had suffered from kidney and bladder troubles trou-bles but In appearance he was vigor O1S and though over 91 years of age It was predicted that he would live to the century mark A few months ago he showed signs of weakness and In July came to this city to secure a much needed rest He seemed benefited by the change of climate clI-mate and at a dinner given In his honor hon-or at the Bohemian club a few nights ago at which no man under 80 years of age was seated he was declared to be the most active of the party Yesterday he spoke of going out fishing fish-ing but In the evening he complained of feeling lll Dr Anderson his physicIan phy-sicIan called In Drs McNutt and 1 i r T S 1 1 S f it PBESIDENTLOBENZOSNOW ht il9ho is looked upoaas certain to succeed President Woodruff From a 1 Photo By Johnson I i > I it d i Buckley and after consultation they decided that there was little hope The aged president passed away peacefully I about 7 ocloek this morning His body was placed In a special funeral car attached at-tached to the train which left for Salt Lake at 6 oclock this evening Mrs I Woodruff President Cannon and Bishop Bish-op Clawson accompanied the remains r |