1898.
President Woodruff is dead. He left us at
6.⁴⁰ this morning. Break the news to his family.
He slept peacefully all night and passed away without
movement.

Geo. Q. Cannon

To Prest. Jo^s F. Smith.

September 3, 1898 ~ Saturday

FriSaturday Sept 3^rd Prest Jo^s F. Smith directed as to the arrangements
for meeting the remains with Prest Geo Q Cannon & party in
the morning. Elder W^m C. Spence arranged for a special car
kindly proferred by M^r Wadlugh of the Rio Grande Western
Railway, & Elder L. John Nuttall in inviting the party to go on
the train, also in making preparations for the reception
of the body. Manager Bancroft of the O. S Line & Mr Clay of the U. P. also offered a train

September 4, 1898 ~ Sunday

Sunday Sept 4^th. Prest Jo^s 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

1898. President Woodruff is dead. He left us at 6.40 this morning. Break the news to his family. He slept peacefully all night and passed away without movement.

Geo. Q. Cannon

To Prest. Jos F. Smith.

September 3, 1898 ~ Saturday

Saturday Sept 3rd Prest Jos F. Smith directed as to the arrangements for meeting the remains with Prest Geo Q Cannon & party in the morning. Elder Wm C. Spence arranged for a special car kindly proferred by Mr Wadlugh of the Rio Grande Western Railway, & Elder L. John Nuttall in inviting the party to go on the train, also in making preparations for the reception of the body. Manager Bancroft of the O. S Line & Mr Clay of the U. P. also offered a train

September 4, 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 530 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.Elder Joseph E. Taylor of the Salt Lake Stake Presidency and undertaker took charge of the body and the procession