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Show FUNERAL OF WILLIAM JENNINGS. Impressive Ceremonies Mark, the Last Sad Offices to the Es . teemed Dead. From 10 o'clock this morning till after the hour for closing the doors to visitors an unbroken stream of friends crowded their way through the halls of the Dever-eux Dever-eux House to obtain a last fond glimpse of the silent features of the late William Jennings. . When the- casket was removed re-moved from its position preparations prepara-tions were hurriedly made for the reception of the funeral guests, and by 1 o'clock the large parlors and halls, as well as the stairway, were filled with the family, and immediate i friends. No invitatfon had been extended I to the public, for the reason that the residence res-idence afforded insufficient room, but before be-fore the services had begun a great number num-ber of the prominent business men of the town, of all classes.were seen in the halls. Appropriate selections were rendered by a quartette composed of MissEdithClawson, Miss Louie Wells and Messrs.. H. G. Whitney and John D. Spencer, after which prayer was offered by Lorin Farr. The soul-stirring and solemn music by the quartette had already moistened the eyes of many present, and the sympathetic sympa-thetic remarks by ex-Mayor, Feramorz Little,- which followed, rendered the occasion even more mournful. Mr. . Little, Lit-tle, with an effort to repress his inward emotion that was evident to all present, reviewed the business career of the deceased, stating that from the first he had been a close and warm friend of Mr. Jennings. They had been brought together with the late Captain Hooper, H. S. Eldridge and Bishop John Sharp in a sort of co-operative manner, and that group of five had continued ever since in the pleasantest relations until un-til there was a vacancy created by the death of Mr. Hooper, whom they all missed more than words could express. Now there is another empty chair, and only three of us are left, and we are each -of us advanced in years. It is only a matter of time when we shall be called to join our two beloved brethren who are gone before us. In all his experience with the deceased he had found him honest, hon-est, just, benevolent and generous, and his word had always been as good as his bond. "An honest man is the noblest work of God," and such a one was William Wil-liam Jennings. Bishop 0. F. Whitney delivered some rather lengthy remarks, and also read the revelation to Joseph Smith on the different degrees of glory. He had not been intimately acquainted with the deceased, de-ceased, but had always looked upon' him as one of the great men which this age had produced. He implored the blessings bless-ings of God upon the family, that they might follow in the path of the gospel in which their father and husband had walked. Bishop John Sharp was the next to speak. He said that had it not been for the urgent request of the family and the deceased himself, he would ' not have faced this duty. He wa3 unable to find comfort in anything but the promises of the -gospel and the prospects of meeting meet-ing the deceased with others beyond the veil. He referred to the remarks of his brother Little, and in a very feeling way related his experience with the deceased and the little group referred to. He cited to the family the promise made in the gospel that God would be a husband to the widow and a father to the fatherless, and he implored a fulfillment of this promise in the present instance. The Bishop's emotion overcame him, and he was obliged to sit down. The services throughout were very impressive. At the conclusion the family and immediate im-mediate rriends were conducted to the j carriages in waiting, and the pall-bearers six of Mr. Jennings' sons deposited the casket in the hearse. In the funeral cortege the hearse was followed by the deceased's familiar buggy, driven with its empty seat by the boy who had been there so often with his employer. Then followed the family in a long procession of carriages, and the friends and business associates completed the train. |
