St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-01
directors, James w. Sones, j. c. Bow
den, Joseph Luteur. Alex HystOp and
w. G. Edwards.
A soRROWFU TRIP.
Many st. Paul People Attend the
Mellen Funeral.

Many ST. Paul People Attend the
Melien Funeral.
Yesterday at :25 o'clock the funeral
train bearing The remains of the late
General Manager William s. Mellen, of
the Northern Pacific railroad, pulled
out OF the union depot, A throng of
people, very few of whom were drawn
by curiosity, surrounded the train and
waited in respectful silence until IL had
got under way. The car in which the
massive casket reposed was literally
filled with handsome and costly floral
Offerings, as chaSte in design as loving
friendship could suggest or the florist
produce. Beyond the flowers there'was
but little decoration, confined to simple
pmblpmS of mourning at intervals on
the outside of the engine and funeral
car.
Shortly before the train started all but
the immediate family left the funeral
car and the one bearing tine family.
Mrs. Mellen entered tine former ana
spent some time alone with her dead.
EXPRESSIONS of deep sorrow Shrouded
every face. and it was a Subdued and
sorrUwful party that BOarded the train
lpl ANpi oNAAAS
offices were closed nearly all day.
The funeral car arrived from Van
couver at 6:45 Sunday afternoon in
charge of }. w. Kendrick, chief en-
gineer of the road; q. w. Dickinson,
general superintendent of the western
division, and K. S. Alexander, of Ia
coma. The car containing the remainS
was kept In the yards at the foot OF
Broadway during Sunday night. guarded
by corps from Paladin command
cry, Knights Templar, consisting
of Sir Knights o. Nj. Met
calf, john K. Warner. H. w.
Brown, A. NJ. Peabody, Joseph j. Hall,
n. r. BagIey. o. A. Reynolas and La
vigils until the train lett yesterday for
the city of interment. During the day
and prior TO the departure. at l:25 p. m,
the remains were viewed by many
friends of deceased. The car left the
city attached to a special train composed
of baggage car, three business cars,
four sIeeperS and dining car. business
Car No. /, the funeral car, was the one
used by Mr.. MelIen in his lifetime. 1t
followed behind the baggage car and in
front of the others. Engine No. -,
with George Graham at the lever,
hauled the train of mourning. +. u.
MlNIl6OecK was the conductor.
An escort from Paladin commandery
accompanied the remains to Evanston.
1t included Knights. Iemplar Rice,
Bagley. Reynolds. Hall, o. Nj. Metcalf,
Mussetter. Sperry, Fisher, Stone, q. r.
Metcalf, Barber. Curry, Wright, Hope.
Phillips. Chamberliu, Wise, Butwell,
Wheaton. Rhodes, of ST. Paul, and
Huey, of Minneapolis.
On the train beside the Masonic eS-
cort were: Mrs. w. S. Mellen, Miss
Meilen and Harry Mellen. f. S. Jones
ST.. E. S. jones, Jr.. and Miss Jones,
West Superior; ex-senator d. M. Sabin
and wife, Saltwater; Col. q. w. Byron
and wife, Minneapolis: ID. b. Dewey,
| Chicago; j. w. Kendrick. c. III. Barlow,
l.. E. Overman, j. Nj. HannafOrd, Al. c.
Kimberly, G. w. Dickinson. w.
G. Pearce, l. J. Delamere, NJ. Bacon, B.
n. Austin. W. l.. Darling, ID. K. Ford
Ii. w. Knauff, }. B. Weckery, George
Brown, john c. Bullitt and wife, j. p
SeImes and wife. j Ohm Hickey and wife
}. Ii. Mitchell Jr., NJ. 2. Martin, G. A.
Clark, Il. S. Fernald. John B. McNamee
w. A. Laidlaw, .. c. Greene, c. S. Fee
Miss Chadwick, c. l.. Stone, j. M
! Moore.
At $50 this afternoon the funeral vii
occur at Evanston, Ill.,. the intermen
being at Rose Hill cemetery, Chicago.