Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-03

There has not been in many years larger
funeral about Western Pennsylvania than
that Of the late Captain W. r. Jones at
Braddock yesterday. The horror caused by
the accident which injured Captain Jones,
was all mellowed by the general sadness
yesterday. 1t was a remarkable public
tribute.
The remains of the late Captain William
r. Jones, General Manager of the Edgar
Thomson Steel Works at Braddock, were
laid in their temporary resting place, in the
Mills vault, Monongahela Cemetery, yes
terday afternoon. Representative steel and
iron men from various parts of the country,
and many relatives and old friends, were
present to pay last tribute of respect to
the deceased. There were 81 carriages and
single horse conveyances in the procession
to the cemetery, while fully 5000 work.
men from the Braddock, Homestead and
Union iron and steel mills took part in the
funeral cortege. 1t was the largest funeral
ever witnessed in this section of the country,
and the proceedings partook more of the ma
ture of a tribute OF respect to some well
esteemed public dignitary than the obsequies
of a private individual. The shops in the
town were closed, many of them bearing
cards indicating the reason, and the library
and other public buildings were draped in
mourning. All the steel works were shut
down, with the exception of the furnaces,
and all the men but those necessarily en-
ployed, turned out in a body to march in
sba rronaesiou
AT THE HOUSE.
At 1890 o'clock the employees of the
steel works, wearing mourning emblems
and white gloves, beaded by the marshals,
Messrs. NJ. Killen and John Hutchinson.
drew u; in columns on Main street, await
ing the arrival of the G. A. r. Posts,
which, headed by the Braddock Fife and
Drum Corps, at 1:9O o'clock, debouched
upon Main street and took up positions at
the head of the column, and the word to
march given. The fle corps bore black
badges on their breasts, and the flies thrust
within the tunic bore evidence of the sor-
rowful errand of the day.
At the house detail from G. A. Post 8
formed guard Of honor. Here numerous
relatives and friends were assembled, scat
tered about the prettilv kept grounds and in
head of the column of employees arrived at,
and forming in double file passed up
through the entrance to view the remains.
which were enclosed in an elaborate casket
completely enveloped in crepe and black
silken drapings Following the 1000 en-
ployes were representatives of the LOYAL
Legion, the Scandi ravian Society, the
Heilman Lodge aud Braddock Lodge of f.
& A. NJ, the Monongahela Council, No. 299,
Jr. o. Z. A. NJ, G. A. Post. SO McKees-
port, 54S Williamsburg, 8 PIttsburg.
191 Turtle Creek and 30 Johnstown.
Then a number of citizens were allowed
to pass through, and at 2:30 the gate was
closed to admit of the funeral services
being proceeded with.
Up to this time ii was computed that more
than q, 900 persons had entered to view the
remains The casket had been placed in the
parlor, and it was almost completely hidden
from view by the wealth of floral emblems
which rose eight and 10 feet above the floor.
WONDERFUL FLORAL TRIBUTES.
Thousands of roses, lilies of the valley.
carnations and other flowers were used, |
hundreds Of feet of smilax were used, and
large quantity of fern employed in making |
the designs, which were very artistic. The |
workmen of different departments of the |
Braddock works contributed three elaborate |
and fanciful emblems representing the |
"Fiame of Life, "The Monument" and |
''The Flight of the Soul" The first named |
is represented by floral piece ten feet high. |
A scroll of ivy, edged with a double bor-
der of yellow roses, rests on an easel, FORM
ing background to a brawny arm which, J
wrought in pale pink carnations, stands out |
in relief, holding aloft a torch of crimson |
carnations, from which life's fame, repre-
sented by tiny sheaves of wheat, flares.
The second piece, f'The Flight of the
Soul" is eight feet in height. At the base
the earth is represented by a great broad
plateau of palms, ferns and moses, amid
which a pair of tongs and broken rail,
fashioned of white carnations lay. Above /
is dove and still above are the heavens,
represented by crescent and star formed of
pink, white and yellow roses. The crescent
in diameter is almost four feet, and hun
dreds of roses are required in its formation
The third piece, "The Monument" repre-
sents a shaft eight feet in height rising
from q mound OF croton, maiden hair fern,
colias and smilax. The shaft itself is of |
pure white carnations, roses and dahlias
One design showed three soldiers muskets
of standard size stacked to form triangle
From the center of these, which are fash
ioned ofwhite roses, was suspended a camp
kettle made of different colored flowers. The
whole rests on triangular base of yellow,
pink, white and red roses.
Among the others were an army badge
containing the inscription, "Our Comrade,''
large plateau of LIE France roses from the
Americas Club, a plateau of La France
roses and andianthem ferns from the Home
stead works.
EULoGIES PRONOUNCED.
Shortly before o'clock Rev. DR.. 7. n.
Boyle, of the NJ. E. Church, accompanied
by the Rev. E. Earle, of Catasauqua,
and the Rev. Father Hickey, of the |