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Show REMAINB tinOUOIIT HOME, Ureal Ixirrow l.'strrnher lUalrralMl- rnnerat will Oeear Nl HuniU;, Halt Lake, Sept 5. Tho ipeelil funeral car Ixarlng Iho rcmalna of the lateI'rcilenlWool mff.re ached thli city about VstO o'eloek yeaterday morning. At Ogden tho funeral car waa atUched to tho regular Illo Orando pawngcr. Accompanying tho reinalu were Mr. Woodruff, 1'realdent and Mr. Oeorgo (). Cannon, lllihop and Mrs. riawaon and Colonel linao Trumbo, who came through from Han l'rnnclsco, ami Mr. Daynra, who mcl tho party at llcno, and Aaabel II. Woo,! lord of Z. C. M. I., who Joined them nt llattla Mountain, A apeclal train went up over Iho ltlo OramlaWeatern.lcavIng here al9:90yee trrday morning, and bearing a number of church dignitaries ami member of tho family of the deceased, beside a few who were Invlled to accompany them. When the funeral car reached Ogden Ihrru waa a great throng of mourning people, and during the Mop thtro the car wna thrown open and all who do aired to do o were permitted lo paa through and view the casket. During thl lime there were many evldcncea of aorniw and touching little Incident!, all allowing tho lining hold I'reildent Woodruff had upon tho heart of Ilia lcopli Many evidence of grief wero manifest mani-fest nt Ogden and at every atatlou along tho way In thlaclty, where large crowd were reverently galhrred. There wan largo crond at the depot In thl city when tho train arrived. All bend were uncovered and a silent tribute paid to the deceased, whom all felt had Wen audi a potent factor In Hie upbuilding of the church and the country. Tho casket wa gently carried from the train to the hearse by two son and fcur granflor. f the late prealdent. The rcmalna wr then taken to Wood-mff Wood-mff Villa where they were vleweil by close frlemli and relation. No arrangement ar-rangement have been made for the fnneral other than that It will probably prob-ably occur next .Sunday, September II. Wllfonl Woodruff watnman of sterling sterl-ing eliaraeter. almple In las lev. unpretentious, unpre-tentious, yelof great force of charaeter. He eared little for the homage duo hi exalted pmltlon, but wa proud of the companionship of hi c!oa friend. Ill home life wa a happy ono, where he baked ill Die smile of Id younger children and look n great Intercut in their childish play. Hiagreateet deaire wa to perform hi duty lo hla people, which he did without display or ostentation. No man was ever mora loved by hi people, and there will bo sorrow wherever there aro Latter-day Halnt. The Inst year of hi Ufa ho had consecrated lo tho aervlca of hi people, watchful and anxlou of their welfare. No year of hi long life have lieen mora busy than the last one. During health, ho vla-ited vla-ited hi ofllco five dnya n week, directing direct-ing tho work of clerk, and doing a great deal himself. Ills lot limits, Prealdent (lenrgol). Cannon, who wa present at tho death bed scene, aaya that I'reildent Woodruff had been unusually un-usually well up to last Tuesday, tho first day ho did not go out driving. Wednesday he occupied hta ttuio In writing letter and making entries in lit Journal. Wednesday evening ho first began lo feel uneasy about himself, him-self, a he wa not well ntnll. Yet tho noxt day ho wa up and about n usual all Iho morning. Hut at 3 o'clock In tho afternoon ha wa forced to go to bed, and ho wa 111 all tho afternoon. Ho wa partially Insenslhlo during the afternoon, but rouat-d before 0 o'clock, and a council of phyalelan wa aum-moned aum-moned by Colonel Trumbo. "Shortly after thai Mr. Woodruff (iked lilm how ho felt, anil ho replied: '"I know that I am pretty sick.' "Then ho again relapsed Into a condition con-dition of partial conaoloutnea. Mr. Woodruff summoned me to Iho betUldo at thl time and atd to htm: " 'father, here I Ilrother Cannon.' "Ilrolhcr Woodruff opened lit eyea very wide and looked nt mu. "'Ye, I ace lilm,' ho aald, and hn closed hi eyes ngalu and murmured: 'I wish 1 could ace Asnbcl,' interring inter-ring to ono of hi aon. Tlioso weru the Inst words he apoke. Nor did ho again open hla eye, so lar aa I know, lleaank Inlonitntoof coma and lay all night In that condition. The doctor worked over lilm for n long time, but It seemed todo no good. At about A o'clock In tho morning I went to hi room. I found lilm sleeping qafa tly". Thero were no Indication of atckneu whatever! hla pulse wa strong and hi body and head warm, but from that time on ho gradually failed. Thero wa no chango to out ward appearance, but tho pulso slowly faded until It ceoiod to beat, hi faint breathing camo to an end, and ho wa dead." Tear streamed down Prealdent Cannon' Can-non' faca during thl recital, so greatly great-ly wa ho affected. |