Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-12
HoNoRs TO THE DEAD CHIEF.
Floral Tributes to the Memory Of James z.
Crow, the Late Head of the Allegheny

Floral Tributes to the Memory Of James z.
Crow, the Late Head Of the Allegheny
Fire Department.
Allegheny is in mourning to-day as last
tribute to dead chieftain, the late james
E. Grow, Chief of the Fire Department who
died last Wednesday. The funeral to-day
will be one of state, and the mourners will
be not only the citizens of Allegheny, but Pitts
burg as well. 1t is funeral of the masses,
where rulers of cities, citizens and all viii pay
their last tribute to a man beloved by all.
Preparations were completed for the funeral
last night. The services will be held at the
family residence, 203 jackson street, at o'clock
P. M, Rev. Fulton, pastor of the Fourth U. T.
Church, assisted by Rev. Robinson, officiating.
AT o'clock the funeral pageant will leave the
house for Uniondale Cemetery. the place OF IN
terment-
The police department of Allegheny will at
tend the funeral in a body and lead the pro-
cession: Behind them will come the Grand
Army Band as an escort to Post l2S, Grand
Army of the Republic, Of which the late Chief
was a member.
Patsy Howard. the oldest man in the FIRE de-
late Chiefs horse. with the buggy empty. A
beautifully
DRAPED CATAFALQUE,
filed with floral tokens. will be Just ahead of
the hearse, which will be drawn by the riremen
of the department
The pall-bearers are: At the head, Assistant
Chief Robert Jones; foot, Clerk of the Depart
ment John Hunter; James Lindsay, President
of Select Council; James Hunter, President OF
Swindle David Winters and Noble Jones. The
mourners will follow in carriages. Twenty-Five
carriages have been engaged for Councils, who
will attend in body.
During the march the bells on the engine
houses will be tolled. The floral tributes are
worthy Of king. Each engine company,
Councils, the police department and the
American Mechanics all gave beautiful horal
pieces, beside countless others from friends in
both cities and many distant points. Superin-
tendent Hamilton, of the Conservatory, had
Councils. 1t Is an old-fashioned ire-chiefs
horn about two feet long, worked in species
OF buttercup resembling gold, the back being
Chief" in blue flowers.
WHAT THE POLICE OFFER.
The Allegheny Police Departments offering
is large urn of purple immortelles, resting on
a bar of white carnations, with dove on the
front and filled with flowers.
Probably the largest design is that of
Columbia Engine Company. Roman Gates
Ajar," with broken bell of white in the dome.
The piece is 3x4 feet and covered over with
profusion OF all kinds OF flowers, the steps and
all parts being wrought in different colors.
Eureka Engine Company has a Gates Ajar"
pany. but without the bell Hope Engine Com
pany's offering is an anchor and shield with the
word Hope" worked in blue IN the shield.
Lincoln Line Engine Company has s Gates AiaT;"
worked in the steps.
One of the most beautiful of the designs is an
empty chair over three feet high, made OF
wheat straw and white immortelles On the
back is worked the words "Grant No. 2" being
the name of the company making the offering.
broken circle on easle, with a harp on top
gotten" and the word "Friendship" in the
center of the circle shows the company it is
from.
Goodwill Engine Company gave a "broken
column" with dove on top; Ellsworth Engine
Company sheaf of wheat with sickle lying
near BY; Liberty Engine Company has flag
beautifully worked in the national colors with
the word Liberty" in the center.
A BEAUTIFUL DESIGN.
The Department Of Public Safety of Pitts
burg will send to the late Chiefs home to-day a
beautiful floral design of "The Gates Ajar."
The Pittsburg Fire Department will take no
formal action in regard to the Chiefs death,
hut many of them will attend the funeral to-
day. The Spring Garden Avenue Company has
Tyre four feet high, made Of white carnations
and roSes.
Pride Of the North Council, No. e6. Ameri-
can Mechanics, of which the late Chief was a
member. furnishes as its offering an emblem of
the order, shield, square and compass, with
an arm in the center, all worked in colors.
Beside those named above, seen last night,
was pillow of roses. from Robert Jones and
John K. Hunter; large basket of roses. from
Messrs. Barton Grubbs. Edward Arm
strong, John G. Hetzel and Samuel c.
Grier, and a basket of flowers, from
Miss Josie McQuaide, of Tennessee.
Ludwig & Richter, the florists, were busy until
late last night preparing some of the designs
SO that they may be fresh to-day. The same
scene was presented at w. G. Deckert's and
many not mentioned were made by Pittsburg
florists, and will be taken to the house to-day.
In Allegheny Councils last night Mr.. SWIM
del, Chairman of the Fire Committee, made his
report of the special meeting of that committee
on the death of Chief Crow. The report was
accompanied by a preamble and resolution
eulogistic of that official and alluding to his
many good qualities as fireman and citizen, hls
bravery, courage and daring and of the eficien-
cy of the department since he had been at its
head By his knowledge of his duties and the
abilities he displayed. Mr.. Hunter read the re-
port in a feeling manner, and the report was
adopted unanimously by rising vote.
The engine houses of the city will be draped
in mourning 80 days, and the firemen will wear
a mourning badge for the same length of time.
While the fremen are in attendance at the
funeral to-day the engine houses with the ex-
ception of the engineer of each company, will
be manned by sub policemen.