| Show TIIE THE ELDERS arrival OF tiit tiie BODIES IN eian UTAH demonstrations OP OF respect ALOG tiie TILE LINK INFORMAL proceedings 1 W 1 THIS CITY OTHER INCIDENTS notwithstanding etwas not definitely ascertained in time to be widely circulated that the bodies of the martyred marty red elders gibbs and berry or one of them at least would reach this city at ten tea minate minutes past tive hive yesterday afternoon the news spread far enough to attract a crowd of probably people including numbers of citizens to the vicinity pi the tin D it G depot ou on second south street four pour bands baltas the sixteenth ward tile the Fir emens the sixth ward and und the trent first ward had received na ont ord of the expected arrival and were aa w band haud with their instruments instrument to f furnish appropriate musli for or the occasion they were stationed at different points on oil or ilear the platform which wa thronged thron ged by the people from froin easto ead end to end while a multitude of others and billed vehicles gathered at a little distance from rom row the building din the train was atif fifteen teen or twenty mola mili utes late and during the time ot of wall ing ins for it the sixth ward and fire mens bands discoursed several pieces at about 25 minutes past 5 the tile engine of the tiie approaching traia train came insight in sight and the Fir emens baud struck up the funeral march tid tn done which mitch bad not concluded when tha thu cars stopped opposite afie platform the baggage car containing the box with the commin coilin and remains ot of elder john 11 II gibbs was draped with sable fes feb f est dons aud add on 94 the train were elders john morgan H S beatie beatle jr jamck jame i 31 barlow rudger claw lawson willard burton chas b S brain jesse 51 smith george geore F gibbs and aud others who went south on the tiie 1 K R G express at 11 jester dari davi dalt dait morning to meet meer the remain remal ni t permission being beino obtained to taku take the casket trupi irom the ine car to lse ise rive give ive thos et present the opportunity of gowing gewing it the box was lifted upon a laige truck and wheeled into tae ane centre of the platform rhe the thu presidency clency of the take stake stood at the head of 61 the enclosed contin cottin the body ilot not being visible and the people tiled by on eitner other bide three or tour abreast until putli all ali 11 who wished to do su so had bad obtain obtained a glimpse of it while tills lah was S ba bing bang liw done cone the firemen ba band 4 played rest kest in peace and und tile jile sixteenth ward band at the took up the dirge with the nead mad dead march IR in saul 1 lauy lany many an exe eyu glistened with tears it could not suppress stipple pre and many a nio mournful and tender thought a wept swept through the minds of the multitude as men inen wo men and children the old the young and the middle aged agut passed by yount xvi avi wilh with solemn steeps steps and uncovered heads henos he ads the caskel casket was now lifted thecae th ecar accompanied by bv elders joseph ff parly parl yarry parry y and jesse zesse M smith who were appointed to tak tae take charge harwe harge of it to iti it i destination seCa ie county also biehler G Q F t me lne deceased and by the committee from ogden elders william H 11 wright william illiam V critchlow and reli reir peter reter anderson who had come down to meet the lile body as a part of the demonstration to be held at the ogden depot on its arrival there the time lime for departure being at hand the conductor gave kaie the tho word and the train after having made a star stay of about 15 minutes continued on its say vay ay northward an improvised procession was now formed towards tho centre of the city carriages containing the presidency of the stake president joseph josepn president president wilford woodruff woo runn ruff apostle r i 1 I ric Kic richards hurds hards and other elders eiders took the lealand lea lead daud dand aud and were iyce ise vve e followed by the sixteenth ward band baud on fo foot ot and then by a con coa concourse course coarse of vehicles the fire tuena mens band wagon heavily beai lly liy draped in black with thet tars stars and it furled surmounting it came next and after it other vehicle tina eina ana a surging throng of of pedestrian pu n the street and sidewalk the head baud band played the dead march in lri saul und aud tha tho procession marched eastward up second south S ae thence north to south temple street and thence east to the Gardo House ilo iio tise where the head of the procession halted batted president AM A M 11 cannon addressed a few words vor ds of thanks to the llie bands for lor their services a and aud nd 10 all who had manifested abd condolence on ahe abe occasion casion oc and the concourse then knoke up ue llie lile ahe ille iia tia flag at itle itie city hall hali waved at half inas masl C with a pennant of crape durin dunin during these priced ings lugs the special train over the utah central which left here atil alil at 1240 1210 2 1 p m yes 1 berday carried bishop john sharp and family president joseph E taylor elders john AV berry isaac isaae brock 1 band and wm B dougall and awaited at provo the arrival of the train bearing the bodies on its ketting getting there the box containing elder elden berrys barrys remains was transferred from the D and R G to the utah central special to be taken ton toA to milford lilford by ra ralland iland lland liand from that point by team ton co a distance of 70 40 miles accompanying this body were elders 31 r F gowley cowley cow ley and james W eardley Eard ley lev appointed eluted to that daty doty from froin this city kider eider elder elden J JW IV berry brother of the deceased elder eider W E robinson who brought the bodies home from the scene of the murder and who was to 0 as far as juab by rail and whence to eo ils is home hoine in scipio millard county also bishop john sharp through 7 whose kindness the special had hka been furnished f president A osar 0 jumpot koot and anel others had hak previously brevious i gone from provo on the D it G express to meet the bodies at thistle valley and came with them back io to provo where two brass bands and i a large concourse of ef people were awaiting their arrival at pleasant grove lehl lehi and other stations along alon the line t to 0 this cla cig city large crowds also gathered at lehi lehl the demonstration included sin singing gink the car with the remains had been draped by brother cyrus H gol goi gold and others at pi price ice Stat station ign he havig gone goue do down wn the road ohp day before witti an order dhom from th ta D it G office in this city to have the train stopped there for that purpose P 0 e behave been shown the hat and baue of eldar gribbs gibbs which were brought ilo lio houfe q kud kun aud iud deli dell delivered vertal to his friends by y eldr the hat is 19 a malli maili manida lla lia I 1 bruised and bloodstained blood stained the can cane is alight colored st suck sack ck with a gnarled handle handie said to have been cut by brother gibbs on the battle battie neld of shiloh where fell the confederate general albert sidney johnston who led the united wilted states army to utah in 1807 ism elder eider robinson gives the following follo wint nini account coti coll bit fit of his visit to the scene of the massacre of his fellow laborers ile he was in Il umphries humphries county adjoining lewis when he heard ot of the I 1 assault on them but was told that they were only wounded thinking c 1 i they might ini ht need care yet realizing til tile e dauger dauber r and without ayaltin awaiting instructions eions he he discarded his customary clothes put on an old pair of pants and held them up with a belt and put on heavy shoes hoes s an old hat and a calico bairt and setout set out lie he represented himself as a native ot the country trav on his way to when he got kot ot within althin about three miles of Co conders condors adens aders house he ran across two men and be bean began an talking with them about the as assassination usa ssi nation lie he then learned that they were two of the tiie party who had been etl eti engaged in the brutal murder of his breth brethren reu and that they were then guarding the road they were ivere lie he supposes expecting the arrival of elder roberts It alter the bodies and were waiting to kill clinnin him should lie he appear conger he passed on to the house of londer conger where the tiie massacre occurred and there made himself known to mr ift conder from froin whom he learned the details of the affair which are substantially ly lv as published heretofore arsi conder was shot in the thigh and her knee is injured so that ohal it is feared feare d she will be lame larne for the remainder of her herll herline lite life fe if gangrene does not set feet in her recovery is is reasonably certain she and her husband feel as well as i possible under the circumstances elder robinson remained at conders condors the greater part of the night and when he left leit the next morning he saw the horses oi of the two men with whom lie had conversed still tied to the same place as on the night before but two negroes were on ane watch doubtless havlu havin having been placed to guard while the i white assassins took breakfast lie he learned where tile the bodies were and flading finding he could do nothing returned 11 A week after the assassination the bodies were recovered by elder elden B II 11 roberts who went in dis disguise uise to the conder farm for that purpose they had been buried the day following the killing killim monday by members of the church chuch in that vicinity elder roberts was assisted by brothers man ma n and another on the way back and while whily intending to take the direct road the party got lost for the time being and thus providentially missed a mob which was lying in walt wait intending to murder those who had secured the xhu bodies and were thus trying to send the remains back to relatives that they might be interred where they had 11 liv lid cd d th the e party arty had kept the strictest 54 secrecy r cy eg elder eider r robert roberts making himself known only to mr garratt tue gentleman calle man who had assisted elder elden thomson to escape at the time of the massacre ot cone Cont conders conners lers house the excitement is quieting down a little in tennessee but th the 1 elders onders have been instructed to move away from the parts where outrages been committed and await J urther further instructions that the spirit and cruelty is still abroad thel following telegram received ed by president john morgan last evenin evening C sully ully fully f attests I 1 chattanooga auz aug 2 issi 1884 john morgan latterA clatters IN more mor e quiet mobbing has taken aiken place in lawrence county this thi s state elder J J fuller of I 1 arrovo roso city was waa whipped on the dinst B H 11 1 1 roberts Ron ERTS Pursuant pur Fur to announcement memorial services id itz honor of the martyred marty red elders Elder rf will be held at the tabernacle anthi 4 i city and all ovar over the territory at 2 tomorrow morrow to afternoon the sande hour at which services over the will ta take lake ke place at and ana paradise |
