The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-19

Paying Due Respect to Their Honored Dead.
On orders issued by Gaylord Beach, general
manager of the Decline system, the following
bulletin will be posted at all Offices, shops, etc.,
of the company on the respective divisions:
CLEVELAND, O.. March 18.
"At meeting of the executive committee of
these companies, held this morning, the follow
ing was adopted:
I'm view of the death of our lamented president
General Devereux. which occurred last evening" the
general manager requested to take such action in
regard to the proper direction of the general offices of
the companies and the stations along the line of the
roads he may deem best, in giving expressions
have sustained. We suggest ALSO that the general
Offices of the companies be closed during the hour of
the funeral services.
GEORGE H. RUSSELL, Secretary"
'Under the resolutions Of the executive board,
as recited above, you will proceed to decorate as
follows: The general offices at Cleveland, the
city ticket Office at Cleveland, the shops at
Cleveland, the train-masters Office at Delaware,
the shops at Delaware, the agents Office at CO.
lumbus the union ticket Office at Columbus, the
superintendent and train masters Office at
Cincinnati, the uptown ticket and freight Office
at Cincinnati, the Front street freight Office at
Cincinnati, the train-masters Office at Union,
the superintendent Office at Indianapolis, the
freight and ticket Office, under the Bates House,
at Indianapolis, freight depot at Indianapolis, the
shops at Brightwood, the superintendent Office
at ST Louis, the up town freight and ticket Office
at St Louis the freight depot at East St Louis,
the train masters Office at NATION, the shops at
Nation, and the headquarters of the company
at New York and Boston. All engines will be
decorated as described below. The superintend-
ents of the several divisions will direct the car
ryng out of these instructions for decorations at
the points named on their several divisions, ex-
cept the machine-shops and engines. The gen.
erai master mechanic will direct the decorations
of the shops named above and engines on all di-
visions of the roads, these decorations to remain
for period of thirty days.
AT meeting held at the general managers
/ Office at 3 o'clock this afternoon, the following
resolutions were adopted
Resolved. That all engines of the company be dec
Grated on the headlight and panels of cab, with
rosette five inches in diameter and short sreamers
| Resolved, That al buildings of the company as
named above be decorated with rosettes and plain,
pleated mourning tackled to the front door in such
manner as to not work loose by action of the elements
cat meeting of the officers of the c., c., G.
& l. and /. & ST l.. railway companies held at
the general offices of the companies at Cleveland,
O., on March Is. the following resolutions were
adopted:
G. 6 l. and T. & St L. railway companies have learned
with pain and deep of the death of their hon.
ored chief, Gen. j. III. Devereux therefore, be it
Resolved, That his exalted qualities officer
and his worth man have endeared him to all
of us in a remarkable degree
Resolved, That profound sympathy be ex-
tended to his family in their great bereavement and
that copy of these proceedings be transmitted to
them.
1.-The burial services of General Devereux have
been arranged to be held in Cleveland, at ST.
Paul's Church, on Saturday, at 230 o'clock P. NJ,
city time. Superintendent will arrange trans
portation for such employees as desire to attend.
&c, NJ. BEACH, General Manager"