The Portland daily press., 1877-05-14
The Late Franklin @. Moody.

| Saturday evening meeting of the Fire
| Department and Relief Association was held
at the Office of the Chief Engineer. H. c.
Barnes presided and Henry Fox acted as
| secretary. 1t was voted that the Fire Depart
ment and Relief Association attend in body
the funeral OF ex-Chief Engineer Franklin c.
Moody. The following ex-chief engineers
were selected as pail bearers: Messrs. 81. G.
Barnes, Lewis B. Smith, S. r. Leavtt, Spencer
rogers. In the absence of Mr.. Rogers, Henry
Fox, President of the Relief Association,
officiated.
Messrs. Lewis B. Smith, Nathan Littlefeld
and Henry Fox were appointed to draft
resolutions.
At meeting held yesterday at 1.3O the
resolutions prepared were read.
Mr. Smith from the committee on resolutions
prefaced them by saying that the committee
werelfuly conscious that IN putting in form the
sentiments of respect and esteem in which the
deceased was held by the citizens of Portland,
they had failed to measure that regard and
esteem in the words they had chosen; those
whose good fortune it was to know him would
be better able to tell how far short of his worth,
the resolution he was about to offer would fail
to express.
The following are the resolutions:
Whereas we have heard with feelings of sadness
of the death of ex Chief Engineer Franklin c. Moody
with whom it was good fortune to be intimately
connected in the management and operation of the
Portland Fire Department and various business re-
lations and
Whereas we desire to bear willing testimony to the
faithful manner in which he performed his duties as
fireman and as citizen and to pay our tribute of
respect to the memory OF an honest man, true
friend and an upright christian gentleman one who
"through good report and through evil report'
srove to perform bis duty diligently and faithfully,
never swervng from what he deemed to be right and
just, hestatng never to sacrifice his private inter-
eSts for the public good; therefore
Resolved, That ds a token of respect to his
memory we will attend his funeral in a body.
RESOLVED, That we tender to the family our warm
est sympathy in this bereavement and earnestly in
woke in Their behalf Heavens choicest benedicton to
assuage the grief that has fallen upon them.
Resolved. That copy of this preamble and resou-
tons be furnished under the hand of the chairman
and secretary OF this meeting to the family of the de-
ceased and the chief engineer be requested to cause
the same to be entered upon the records of his Office
just as the reading of the resolutions was
finished an alarm was rung in from Box "a,
located on the corner of Spring and South
street, in the building formerly occupied by
Casco Engine Company No. l, Of which COM
pany Mr.. Moody was for many years the
popular and efficient foreman.
The funeral took place from st. Paul's church.
Besides large number of present and former
members of the Fire Department. the Odd
Fellows turned out large number under the
direction of Past Grand Fred Bucknam. The
officers of Eastern Star Encampment, of
which the deceased was member were also
in the procession. They marched to the
church, and the funeral services were con-
Quoted by Rev. Mr.. Sill, assisted by Rev. Mr..
Dalton of St. Stephens church. The latter
made few remarks upon the character of the
deceased, who was a member of his church
prior to joining st. Paul's. At the close of the
services the remains were taken to the Eastern
Cemetery, and placed in the family tomb.
While the procession was moving the bells
were tolled by the fire Telegraph. The usual
Episcopal services were conducted at the
grave by Rev. Mr.. Dalton, after which the
Odd Fellows performed the service of the
order