Show FIFTY AGO dedication of the mormon temple description of its burning in a recent number of the nauvoo independent a writer has the fol lowum to say about the mormon temple in an article emitted nancoo fifty years ago an old settler who came to nauvoo in 1842 gives a graphic description of the great day when the southeast cap st ine of alie temple was laid by alie mormon dignitaries lie says that the crowd of people who witnessed the grand ceremony vaa a legion that every inch of space for blocks aromnd was occupied by people that many of the older people who believed unflinching faith in the mormon doctrine said they saw leagons of angels in the skies who were present to sing praises to the lord with the assembled crowds their byca ere wet with avci flowing tours of joy to be enabled to alie great event mid were prepared to die as jacod of old alieu lie onan hid seen the countenance of joseph his hi s beloved son on the nigle the mormon temple was burned major L C bidamon our venerable townsman was sick in bed with a burning fever while his wife was on liim she to glance out of the window towards the temple and saw a flaming light she expressed the belief that the temple was on fire and the major altho ugh weak with fever walked to alic window and seeing the magnificent structure burning fainted away the temple buruel the alamea shot feet in midair and could be seen for miles aromnd nauvoo and that very night was one of the mot memorable nights in the history of nauvoo the most magnificent and beautiful structure in the west crumbled into ashes what a disastrous event it was |