Salt Lake Herald | 1896-04-21 | Page 6 | Took His Coffin with Him

TOOK HIS COFFIX WITH HIM SAN FRANCISCO April 20Edward Evans of Shanghai China who was among the passengers on the steamer Gaelic says that Li Hun Chancr the eminent viceroy now on his way to Moscow to attend the coronation of the czar took with him on his triD a cas ket in which he expected to be buried when he dies I is not an unusual thing for Chinese Chi-nese to buy their own coffins and keep them in their houses the same as any a other article of furniture until they shuffle off the mortal coil he said To carry a coffin with crr con ones self on a long journey to guard against any in conveniences In case of death may seem ridiculous to Americans but Li Hung Chang has done this I know to be a fact I have the story from a sor missionary in China who was engaged by Li Hung Chang to accompany him on the voyage but who gave up the trip at the last moment sve