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Show PEES. I0.0MTJFFS FUNERAL ft Jr . ..i - H....I ... .. . - -- ..,. Multitudes" Attend to .Pay their lst Hespecfs . to flielDeaOwtidcnt' . TRIBUTE OF UNIVERSAL MOURNING 1 Full of Years and Full of Honors ne Has Passed j ' '',,. 1 - -to His Great Reward t3reat multitudes wore crowding the t streets of the State capital early Thurs. day morning having come from afar to 4V ' attend tho tuneral of Wilford Woodruff .the late president of tho church of Jeaua j., Christ of Lattor-day Saints, ; . Tho trains, from tho north, nrid tho j ? "south added more to tho throng, bo'th ,1 -i aoads having on extra trains, bcsidcB the regular trains, all of which woro i'l well crowded. ' Mahv alBodrojo into tho city from the country. Crowds were about tho Tabrmaclo before the ' doors vero opened and the lai go building was soon illled to its utmost ut-most capacity. ' The building had been draped in white about tho stand fortheocoa&ion,' I and while there was nothing lavish about tho work of tho committes which had thoTlccorations in chargo, all agree that the decorations were very neat. The bodv of the deceased was brought from thi Waterloo residence where it V '"' idnainltawslneola-gtSulfuliyfrntr white hearse, James W. McMcnry, coachman of dbceaocd, using tho favorite team of -the Into president, was the driver. ,Meml)ors of tho family in carriages carri-ages followed, and alone the routo. people peo-ple lined tho streets in great numbers, many baring the head as tho cortege passed. Tho coffin was placod in position at the Tabernacle buforo tho doors were opened to tho public, and tho numerous floral tributes, sriino most elaborate "" , woro placed in position, tho coffin waH drapped in white and 'Vwhito' predominated predomi-nated in. the flowers used. The services commenced promptly at 10 :30, presided over by Lorenzo Snow, presidont -of 'the Twelve Apostles. All members of tho quorum were '.present. M Tho program commenced by tho organist, or-ganist, J. J. Daynes, Jplaying softly on ' tho great organ a funeral match, com- posed for the occasion . . ( Tho Tatiornacle choir, nearly oyery cat being filled.' next sang, ''Thou Dost ' not Woop tc Wetp Alone.", I After prayer Iho 'following program wm rondered : Singing; "0MMy Father, Thon that Dwellest," George D. Pypor and Taber-nasle Taber-nasle choir. ) Remarks 'by President Joseph F. 1 Smith. ' Singing, "Tho Beautiful City," Mrs. C, Hull and Templo choir. Remark by rroBidont Snow, Apostlo Richards and President Cannon. v h. Closing hymn, "God Moves in a Mys- . J teriousWay," Tabernacle choir, This M was President Woodruff's favorite M . "-M j hymn. J !t At tho conclusion of the services at 3 ' Tabernacle, which lasied until nearly u 2 o'clock, tho piocession formed on y . i 41 M ( 4h rS a " ia - ( $m , f . . South and Wast Templetreets and pro-co'eded pro-co'eded to tho city 'cemetery in the folio fol-io wing order: Maishal'of the.day and aids. Hcld'rf'band. : ' " Harmony Glee club.' . -Pallbearers. 4' ( Ilcareo. t Flowers. , t ; f Carriages one to -twelve Inclusive. family. ( is Carriages thirteen to eightooh inclusive, inclus-ive, carrying general "'church bnuth6ri-ties. bnuth6ri-ties. " "' Band on foot. ' Presidents of Stakes and counselors. General organization relief fcoqcties. - Young Ladies' M.utual Improvement associations. , , Young Men's Mutual Improvement associations. Dc8eret Sundav school.union. Hiimnrv ns.qnnintinnH. Church board of education, Ta&lanRdrfntSoTtffi flST Young Acadomy and represcntatfves of difi'eiont church colleges' nncLacade'inies First regimentaljjand and Utah National Na-tional Guard. , , Stato and cltypflU'uUs. General public : Tho funeral procession was one of the ilargotft over witnessed in 'Salt Lako city. |