We met with the Twelve in the Temple and had Prayers
~ Saturday
9. In company with my wife Emma I took carrs
& rode to Provo & spent the night with the family of
President A O. Smoot who lay a corps in the
House Sister Smoot was in Deep mo^u^rning
Distance of the Day 50 Miles
~ Sunday
10 Sunday The Body of A. O. Smoot was laid
out in his coffin made of Locuse wood which
Brother Smoot had raised Himself had it sawed out
& seasoned And it made one of the finest caskets
I Ever saw in my life. All the family took leave
of the Body at the House which was then taken to the Tabernacle and Exhibited to the people for 1 1/2 hours
The tabernacle was packed as full as it could Hold
At 11 oclock the services commenced. After singing
and Prayer Joseph E Taylor spoke 20 Minutes J F Smith 20 M[inutes] David John 15 Bishop Partridge 15, G. Q Cannon 25 M[inutes], & W Woodruff 20 M[inutes], and Karl G Maeser 10 Minutes. The Meeting was then dismissed
And prosession then formed in the street, Family fir[s]t
in carriges then citizen on foot 4 Abrest then
citizens in carriages. I think it was the Longest procession
I Ever saw in Utah I think it was a Mile long. We
took cars & Returned to Salt Lake City 50 Miles
~ Monday
11 [FIGURE] I received a Letter from Owen to his Mother & one to Blanche. We received a Letter from Gen Clarkson
~ Tuesday
12. ^[FIGURE]^ I mailed 2 Letters to Owen to day from Father & Mother
We met with the Twelve in the Temple and had Prayers
~ Saturday
9. In company with my wife Emma I took carrs
& rode to Provo & spent the night with the family of
President A O. Smoot who lay a corps in the
House Sister Smoot was in Deep mourning
Distance of the Day 50 Miles
~ Sunday
10 Sunday The Body of A. O. Smoot was laid
out in his coffin made of Locuse wood which
Brother Smoot had raised Himself had it sawed out
& seasoned And it made one of the finest caskets
I Ever saw in my life. All the family took leave
of the Body at the House which was then taken to the
Tabernacle and Exhibited to the people for 1 1/2 hours
The tabernacle was packed as full as it could Hold
At 11 oclock the services commenced. After singing
and Prayer Joseph E Taylor spoke 20 Minutes
J F Smith 20 Minutes David John 15 Bishop Partridge 15,
G. Q Cannon 25 Minutes, & W Woodruff 20 Minutes, and
Karl G Maeser 10 Minutes. The Meeting was then dismissed
And prosession then formed in the street, Family first
in carriges then citizen on foot 4 Abrest then
citizens in carriages. I think it was the Longest procession
I Ever saw in Utah I think it was a Mile long. We
took cars & Returned to Salt Lake City 50 Miles
~ Monday
11 [FIGURE] I received a Letter from Owen to his Mother & one to
Blanche. We received a Letter from Gen Clarkson
~ Tuesday
12. [FIGURE] I mailed 2 Letters to Owen to day from Father & Mother
"Journal (January 1893 – April 1897)," March 8, 1895 - March 12, 1895, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed May 8, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/gnM6