nauvoo , saturday , june 29 at eight a.m. the mansion was thrown open for the saints to view the body of their martyred patriarch , and it is estimated that over ten thousand persons visited the remains that day , as there was a perfect living stream of people entering in at the west door of the mansion and out at the north door from eight a.m. to five p.m. , at which hour a request was made that the mansion should be cleared , so that the family could take their farewell look at the remains .