[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 5th I called this Morning upon Sister McMinn in Schoolkill 6th Street Between Market And Chesnut street. I then Called upon Col Kane Clerk of the United States Court. He had many men in his office yet as soon as he saw me he laid aside all other business & came & grasp my hand & seemed much delighted to see me. He talked with me about 15 minutes upon A variety of Subjects.
I then retired from his office & called upon Br. Gibson untill 2 oclok. Sister McMinn then accompanied me to Br Sniders And Br Hammers Popler street 5 doors below 13th. We here saw Sister Poulter. Br Hammer went with me to Br Johnsons, & to Br Gibsons. Distance 8 mi.
Their was quite A display in Philadelphia to day in depositing the remains of Comodore James Biddle in the vault of the Biddle family. His remains were deposited with milertary honors of about twenty milertary Companies & three bands of music. This was Accompanied with display of flags from Public buildings chiming of Bells, firing of minute guns from the Navy yard &c. Comodore Biddle is the Eleventh Comodore whose remains have been deposited in Philadelphia And the eight or ninth who have died here. The ten preceding comodore Biddle who were buried in Philadelphia were Comodores Decatur, Bainbridge, Barry, Truxton, Shaw, Hull, Rodgers, Porter, Elliot and Dallast.
[source: Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
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