| Show uel stewarts Fit funeral pire afire in the tha meeting house the funeral services fler over the tha remains of uel stewart were held in the meeting house on sunday commencing at 11 a in the attendance at the funeral was the largest that Springy springville Spring ville ille has seen upon such buch an occasion for many years funeral addresses were w te delivered by bishop 0 D E ayana va Us and others othera uel brewart died on thursday morn ing february nary aary 2nd and of lung which he has baa been a suffer er for some time and la grippe he was fifty years of age aga and leaves a wife family and many friends to deeply mourn his loss pronce to his failing health brother stewart was an active teacher in tho the sunday school and an ardent worker in all of bis several callings and duties ilia his was of a hospitable nature His door was always open for friend and stranger to enter and partake of his chaer and hostility hospi lity he waa vaa generous se nerous in all his actions believing in and practicing the precept suffer brou rather than do wr wrong a ng 11 he died as he had lived a faithful latter day saint FIRS DURING THE FUNERAL at one on sunday afternoon while the funeral services of brother uel stewart were still in progress a 1 fire occurred in the vestry of the tea meet ing house bishop C G D was speaking at the time and although he be was wag aware of the blaze he kepton with his bis remarks some of the audience aadi ence however were inclined to become frantic end would haye have rushed rushe d for the door but tho the bishop calv c alv wormed formed ia them that the fira had been extin extinguished buish and abere jhc thc rb 17 was 5 no danger bange r in thisbe this he was seconded dad by jamea jaa hall the coolures tool nesa of these two gentlemen averted a panic hada had a rush been ragie made for the doors elorea and perhaps hundreds would doubtless have been crushed in descending the sq square ui rebuilt built stairway the fire was caused by a defective flue bue passing through the ceiling of the vestry veatry and the floor of the prayer room above A laree hole bole was burned and some other darria dam ace e waa done but bat not beyond belond repair active actie work by several men present with water bucke buc keti td prevented v an extensive conflagration ton |
