Arizona republican., 1897-10-10

FUNERAL OF DIR. HELM.
It Will Occur This Afternoon at 8
 D. m.

The funeral of the late Dr. Scott Helm will occur at o'clock today from the family residence on Second street opposite the city hall The arrange ment was not fully decided upon until yesterday morning. It had not been determined whether to inter the re- mains here or to send them east. Mr. Lindley Helm of Los Angeles, a broth CT of the deceased, arrived here by special train last night
 IL was not known until late last night whether the members of the B. P. Q. E., who had gone to Tucson
 would return in time for the funeral or remain at Tucson until the return of the regular excursion train, which will not leave there uptil tonight. But a telegram was received by G. H. Hirschfeld from Ira F. Smith that the members of the lodge would arrive in Phoenix this morning
 Although all the civic orders, the N. G. A. and the fire department, to
 which Dr. Helm belonged, will par ticipate in the funeral, it will take
 place directly under the direction of the Masonic lodge. The services will
 be conducted by Rev. Dr. B. A. Penick of Trinity Episcopal church, and the
 Masonic burial service will be read at the grave. The pail bearers will be
 chosen from among members of the
 various secret societies and the N. G.
 A. hospital corps, which the late sur geon-general was instrumental in cre-
 ating, will act as an escort of honor.
 As soon as the details of the funeral
 were arranged yesterday the follow
 ing National Guard orders were is- sued:
 Headquarters National Guard of Ari- zona, Adjutant- Generals Office, Phoenix, Arizona, October g, 1897. General Orders No. '.
 "The mournful announcement is
 made that while participating in a
 parade of fraternal society last evening in this city, Col Scott Helm, ex-surgeon general N. G. A., was ac- cidentally killed Dy the spirited horse which he was riding becoming unman- ageable and throwing him violently to the ground and falling upon him. Col. Scott Helm was appointed surgeon general N. G. A. with the rank of col
 onel, in 1891, and served with the
 guard until transferred at his own re-
 quest to the N. G. veterans in 1896. The late Col. Scott Helm was an off
 cer of generous mould and warm hearted impulses, and brought to the duties of his office superior adminis- trative and executive abilities. He
 was a surgeon eminently distinguished in his profession. AS surgeon general
 of the guard he was jealous and en- thusiastic in all matters relating to it's welfare and actuated by an esprit du corps and with generous Hberal1ty he organized, equipped and maintained | at his own expense a hospital corps. His eminent and valuable work of instructing the hospital corps brought fruit in the high state of proficiency | which it has attained, and which will ever stand as a monument to his abil- | ity as a medical officer.
 "As a mark of respect to the late | Col. Scott Helm all officers of the 1 N. G. veterans and the officers of the | general staff of the governor in the | city of Phoenix will attend the funeral. 1 "It being impracticable to concen- | trate the regulation number of troops | to act as escort to the remains of the l late Col. Scott Helm, Major Frank G.
 Russell, commanding Second battalion, First regiment infantry, will designate | a company of infantry and the de-
 tachment of the hospital corps to act | as a guard of honor.