Wilford Woodruff's Funeral Procession, Sep 8, 1898, Salt Lake City, Utah

Wilford Woodruff

Description Glass negative of Wilford Woodruff's horse drawn casket in his funeral procession
Date September 8, 1898
Artist or Photographer Charles Ellis Johnson
Location Salt Lake City, Utah
Journal Reference September 8, 1898 The casket was borne to the hearse and the cortege left the Woodruff VIlla at 9:20 am. Thousands thronged the streets on the way from 5th East to 6th South, then to State, north to South Temple thence West to East Temple North round the Temple Block to north Temple gate at 10:05 a.m.. The order of the procession: 1. Marshal of the day and aides 2. Held's Band 3. Harmony Glee Club 4. Pall-bearers: Leslie Woodruff Snow, Milton Woodruff Snow, Wilford Smith Woodruff, James Woodruff, Jr., George Scholes, and Wilford Woodruff Beatie 5. Hearse 6. Flowers 7. Family members in carriages 1-12 8. General Authorities in carriages 13-18 9. Ogden Band 10. Stake Presidencies 11. General Relief Society Presidency 12. Young Ladies' Mutual Improvement Associations 13. Young Men's Mutual Improvement Associations 14. Deseret Sunday School 15. Primary associations 16. Church Board of Education 17. Faculty and students of Brigham Young Academy 18. Representatives of different Church colleges and academies 19. First Regimental band and Utah National Guard 20. State and city officials 21. General public
Notes Courtesy of Ronald L. Fox Collection