Omaha daily bee., 1893-06-07
FUNERALS OF THE FIREMEN.
Captain Cox and Pipeman Ouray Taken to
Their Einal Rest.

Captain Cox and Pipeman Ouray Taken to
Their Final Rest.
Never was there sadder funeral than
hat of Pipeman Il. p. Ouray which was held
rom tho homo of his betrothei, Miss Leone
Roberts, at 6l5 North Fourteenth street
The services were held in the front parlor
which was to have been tn scene of their
nuptial VOWS today. The sister of the dead
fireman arrived at 2 o'clock from Chicago
and was just in time to see the SCARED face
of her brother before it was covered forever
from mortal sight. Her grief and that of
the girl whom death had cheated of her
love was pitiflA to see and tears of sympathy
were in The eyes of many of the firemen who
had come to pay a last tribute to the memory
of their former comradc.
In and upon the coffin and all around the
room were lavished wealth of floral
tributes. Some of them were from the fire.
men and others represented the esteem in
which the deceased was held by those with
whom he had been employed previous to his
connection with the department.
The clerks of the Pacific Express company
whose service Ouray left to become fire.
man, sent two beautiful pieces. One was a
simple sheaf of huge white lilies whose long
stems We're intcrtwned with rare and
delicate ferns, the other was a large wheel
of roses, smiaX and lilies, of which one
spoke was missing mute testimony to the
vacancy which the loss of the deceased had
made in the circle of his friends. An anchor
of yellow roses trimmed with forms
and violets bore the inscription, "Irrom
Mrs. Charles Shverick with heart
felt sympathy An immense horseshoe of
roses was the tribute of No |
Hose company. Pupils Of the Omaha High
school, of which Harry Ouray, "a brother Of
the deceased is member of the gradual
ing class, sent n handsome cluster of pink
roses, and nearly every hose company in the
city was represented by similar tokens of
esteem. Upon the bosom of the dead fire
man rested II large cluster of yellow roses,
| the gift Of the girls IN the bindcry depart
mcnt OF the Omaha Republican Printing
| company.
The services were conducted by Rev.
! Thomas D. Mackay of All Saints Episcopal
| church and were brief but impressive
| Tho body was accompanied TO its last rest
| ing place in Forest Lawn cemetery by de-
| tail of twenty police under Sergeant
| Whaen ana by the fire departments of
| Omaha, South Omaha and Council Bluffs
The Durant Hose company and the Veteran
| Firemcn also joined III the procession. The
pail bearers were the following members of
the Omaha fire department; j. T. Ander-
| son, No, i; ; NJ H. Gilbert, No. 2; G.. Fox, No.
| 3; o. Morrell, No. D; Captain Ed ONeil,
| No. II, and j. c. Parrish, secretary for the
| department.
Captain Charles ID. Cox was buried in
| Fairview cemetery at Council Bluffs yester-
day afternoon. The hearse containing his
remains was met at the Northwestern
! depot by large detachment of the Council
Bluffs fire department., and was escorted
thence To tho cemetery. A large number of
citizens Of Council Bluffs turned out TO honor
| the dead man and made his obsequies the
| occasion of an unusually large demonstration,
| which indicated the personal popularity of
| the dead fireman.