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Day in the Life

Sep 4, 1898

Journal Entry

September 04, 1898 ~ Sunday

Sunday Sept 4th. Prest Jos F Smith and members of the
Twelve now in the city, viz. Lorenzo Snow, F D Richards, B. Young
Geo Teasdale, H. J. Grant, A. H Lund, & M. F. Cowley. some twenty
five members of President Woodruff's family, L John Nuttall, and several
other prominent members of the Church left the city on the Rio
Grande Western train at 5^30^ am, and arrived at Ogden in 45
minuts, where they awated the arrival of the Southern Pacific train
at 645 am. The special car containing the remains the
"El Discanso" was attached to the R. G. W. train, and many of the
Saints of Ogden passed through the car, after which the train
started and arrived at Salt Lake City at 840 a.m. Thousands of
people were at the depot. JElder Joseph E. Taylor of the Salt Lake Stake
Presidency and undertaker took charge of the body and the procession

People

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Lund, Anthon Henrik
15 May 1844 - 2 Mar 1921
91 mentions
Apostle
Young, Brigham (Jr.)
18 Dec 1836 - 11 Apr 1903
541 mentions
Apostle
Richards, Franklin Dewey
2 Apr 1821 - 9 Dec 1899
782 mentions
Apostle
Teasdale, George
8 Dec 1831 - 9 Jul 1907
502 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Grant, Heber Jeddy
22 Nov 1856 - 14 May 1945
256 mentions
Apostle
Taylor, Joseph Edward
11 Dec 1830 - 13 Feb 1913
60 mentions
Smith, Joseph Fielding
13 Nov 1838 - 19 Nov 1918
3567 mentions
Apostle
Nuttall, Leonard John
6 Jul 1834 - 23 Feb 1905
397 mentions
Snow, Lorenzo
3 Apr 1814 - 10 Oct 1901
653 mentions
Apostle, Family
Cowley, Matthias Foss
25 Aug 1858 - 16 Jun 1940
38 mentions
Apostle, Missionary

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Sep 4, 1898