July 26, 1887 ~ Tuesday

July 26 1887
we drove to warm creek & spent the night with Brother
Bartholomew I heard at 10 oclok of the Death of President
Taylor, I hardly closed my Eyes in sleep during the night 40 mils

July 27, 1887 ~ Wednesday

27 We drove to Nephi and spent the Night at Brother James
Pictons soon Alonzo Hyde was sent to me as a Messenger
to accompany me to Salt Lake City by rail we slept together
through the night distance of the day 40 Mils

July 28, 1887 ~ Thursday

28 In company with Br Alonzo Hyde I took cars and
rode to Salt Lake City I was Met By Br Arnold who
took me to the President's office whare I soon Met with
L Snow & F. D. Richards & others I spent the day at the
office in the Evening Br A M Cannon took me in his
Buggy & took me to my farm House I there Met with my
wife Emma Woodruff & her children which was certa-
inly a happy Meeting But before I left the Office I crossed the
road to the Gardo House and viewed the remains of President
John Taylor distance of the day 95 Miles

July 29, 1887 ~ Friday

29 I received 9 Letters from Jaques, Shettler, Sarah
James, McAllister Bishop Farrell G Q. C & J. F. Smith
Whittaker, I rode to the office and Met with with G Q
Cannon & Joseph F. Smith M Thatcher F. D. Richards
L. Snow & D H. Wells. The funeral of President John
Taylor was held at the Tabernacle at 12 oclk & 15 M[inutes] the
congregation was called to order By A M Cannon the
presidt of the Stake (But according to my view it should
have been called to order by Lorenzo Snow the Highest authority
present as He was John Taylor was Presidt of the Church)
I saw the procession of the funeral Pass the Presidents office

July 26, 1887 ~ Tuesday

July 26 1887 [FIGURE] we drove to warm creek & spent the night with Brother Bartholomew I heard at 10 oclok of the Death of President Taylor, I hardly closed my Eyes in sleep during the night 40 mils

July 27, 1887 ~ Wednesday

27 We drove to Nephi and spent the Night at Brother James Pictons soon Alonzo Hyde was sent to me as a Messenger to accompany me to Salt Lake City by rail we slept together through the night distance of the day 40 Mils

July 28, 1887 ~ Thursday

28 In company with Br Alonzo Hyde I took cars and rode to Salt Lake City I was Met By Br Arnold who took me to the President's office whare I soon Met with L Snow & F. D. Richards & others I spent the day at the office in the Evening Br A M Cannon took me in his Buggy & took me to my farm House I there Met with my wife Emma Woodruff & her children which was certainly a happy Meeting But before I left the Office I crossed the road to the Gardo House and viewed the remains of President John Taylor distance of the day 95 Miles

July 29, 1887 ~ Friday

29 [FIGURE] I received 9 Letters from Jaques, Shettler, Sarah James, McAllister Bishop Farrell G Q. C & J. F. Smith Whittaker, I rode to the office and Met with with G Q Cannon & Joseph F. Smith M Thatcher F. D. Richards L. Snow & D H. Wells. The funeral of President John Taylor was held at the Tabernacle at 12 oclk & 15 Minutes the congregation was called to order By A M Cannon the presidt of the Stake (But according to my view it should have been called to order by Lorenzo Snow the Highest authority present as John Taylor was Presidt of the Church) I saw the procession of the funeral Pass the Presidents office