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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ladybranch, post: 238385, member: 44&quot;]I have no help on determining if this was BY&#039;s hearse or not. I do believe I&#039;ve heard/read that his funeral carriage was something else to behold. Some funeral carriage during that time were over the top. Lincoln&#039;s is a good example. The following page show pics of some of the carriages used at different cities his funeral train stopped:</p><p><a href="http://rogerjnorton.com/Lincoln51.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rogerjnorton.com/Lincoln51.html" rel="nofollow">http://rogerjnorton.com/Lincoln51.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>BTW, the 4th pic down, is of the funeral procession in NYC. This is a pic of the route passing &quot;Teddy&quot; Roosevelt (the future 26th president) home. Watching the procession from a 2nd story window is 6 yr. old TR with his younger brother Elliot (future father of Eleanor Roosevelt - wife of Franklin D. Roosevelt).</p><p><a href="http://rogerjnorton.com/Lincoln51.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rogerjnorton.com/Lincoln51.html" rel="nofollow">http://rogerjnorton.com/Lincoln51.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I just found a portion of his will containing instructions on the building of his casket, funeral service, and burial. He gave specific instructions for the length and width of the casket. What amused me was that he wanted it 2 or 3 inches wider than necessary &quot;... to turn a little to the right or to the left, I should have plenty of room to do so.&quot; Sounds like he expected to roll over a time or two in his grave. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /> Here&#039;s the 1st paragraph as written on the website:</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;When I breathe my last I wish my friends to put my body in as clean and wholesome state as can conveniently be done, and preserve the same for one, two, three or four days, or as long as my body can be preserved in a good condition. I want my coffin made of plump 1 1/4 inch boards, not scrimped in length, but two inches longer than I would measure, and from two to three inches wider than is commonly made for a person of my breadth and size, and deep enough to place me on a little comfortable cotton bed, with a good suitable pillow for size and quality; my body dressed in my temple clothing, and laid nicely into my coffin, and the coffin to have the appearance that if I wanted to turn a little to the right or to the left, I should have plenty of room to do so. The lid can be made crowning.&quot;</p><p><a href="http://mldb.byu.edu/byoungc.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://mldb.byu.edu/byoungc.htm" rel="nofollow">http://mldb.byu.edu/byoungc.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p>There&#039;s a &quot;Caricature of Young&#039;s wives, after his death&quot; on the Wikipedia page about him that is funny. Am not going to insert pic of it here, only giving a link to it.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigham_Young#Family_and_descendants" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigham_Young#Family_and_descendants" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigham_Young#Family_and_descendants</a></p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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