Wilford dedicates Pioneer Park (site of fort he helped build in 1847); last public appearance.
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
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