April 8, 1896
^^ At 5:55 Evening A great Explosion occured at the
Power Company works 5 Men were killed 6 wounded
it was a Terrible calamity it created a great Excite-
ment I received the key of the Nauvoo Temple
~ Thursday
9. I went to the Temple with the Apostles And we met
at the office with the Ogden Power Company
Had an interview with Col Trumbo I met with Col Trumbo several Brethren
~ Friday
10. I went to the Temple with the Twelve we held a Meeting
with the Power Dam Company
~ Saturday
11. I spent the day at home reading & Resting
~ Sunday
12 Sunday I spent the day at home reading & Resting
14 A rainey day. I spent the day in the office I Attended
the Meeting of the Ogden Company at the office
I met with a Number of the brethrn
~ Wednesday
15 ^^ I got a Letter from Sarah saying Bell was worse
Dangerous with Pneumonia I had Spence telegraph
to Sarah that tickets would be provided for her I
Met the Twelve in the Temple A cold snow storm
~ Thursday
[16] ^^ we Received A Letter to day from Owen & one from
President Naegle about Owen Release. we held a Meeting
with the Twelve in the office we have another hard snow storm
~ Friday
17. I wrote 2 Letters one to Owen & one to AsahelNaegle
I sent a cablegram to President Lund Not to release Owen untill
his company is Released & can come home with him Owen wants it
April 8, 1896
[FIGURE] At 5:55 Evening A great Explosion occured at the
Power Company works 5 Men were killed 6 wounded
it was a Terrible calamity it created a great Excitement I received the key of the Nauvoo Temple
~ Thursday
9. I went to the Temple with the Apostles And we met
at the office with the Ogden Power Company
Had an interview with Col Trumbo I met with
several Brethren
~ Friday
10. I went to the Temple with the Twelve we held a Meeting
with the Power Dam Company
~ Saturday
11. I spent the day at home reading & Resting
~ Sunday
12 Sunday I spent the day at home reading & Resting
~ Monday
13 I met with G. Q. Cannon & quite a Number of
Brethren we Met with Messrs Mires & Allen on
the Southern Rail Road I was quite Poorly to day
~ Tuesday
14 A rainey day. I spent the day in the office I Attended
the Meeting of the Ogden Company at the office
I met with a Number of the brethrn
~ Wednesday
15 FIGURES I got a Letter from Sarah saying Bell was worse
Dangerous with Pneumonia I had Spence telegraph
to Sarah that tickets would be provided for her I
Met the Twelve in the Temple A cold snow storm
~ Thursday
16 FIGURES we Received A Letter to day from Owen & one from
President Naegle about Owen Release. we held a Meeting
with the Twelve in the office we have another hard snow storm
~ Friday
17. [FIGURE] I wrote 2 Letters one to Owen & one to Naegle
I sent a cablegram to President Lund Not to release Owen untill
his company is Released & can come home with him Owen wants it
"Journal (January 1893 – April 1897)," April 9, 1896 - April 17, 1896, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 23, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/ZzVQ