The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-13
BURIAL OF BRAVE MEN.
Over Four Thousand People At
tend the Funerals
Of the Three Santa Fe Engi-
neerS Who Died
At the Post of Duty in the Wreck at
Lang-Sunday Was a Day of
Gloom in Topeka.

6ioom in Topeka
Topeka streets were traversed Sunday
both morning and afternoon by long
funerals. A funeral appearance was
given the city by these visible evidences
OF bereavement. Three of the bravest
and best of the Santa FEES engineers
were laid to rest with music and flowers
ana the tears of hundreds of mourners.
Seidon mas any catastrophe brought SO
Inuch grief to this city 1t is little con-
ISOLATION, perhaps, that the people of To-
peka could offer the families of the
dead engineers by attending the funer-
ais in great numbers, but what Door
satisfaction there was in giving our
brave tOwnsmen a grand burying, was
given with full hearts by the people The
attendance at the funerals was upwards
of 4, 900.
The funeral of Engineer Nate Hollis
ter TOOK place yesterday morning at
unity church at 10 o'clock. The re-
mains We're escorted to the church by
the A o. U. w. lodge, No. pa, of which
the deceased was a member. The serv-
ices were conducted by Rev. A. Wy
man. Rev Wyman spoke of the ster-
mig qualities of the deceased and of
MS honest upright character. It was
less than a year ago that Rev Wyman
was called upon to officiate at the flu
neral OF a brother of Mr. HOIlister
who was killed in the railroad wreck al
Peterton. =
The music was by choir composed
OF MIS- ". /. Miller, Mrs. f. H. Foster.
MI FRANK Weightman, Mr.. NJ. D. Hen
derson and Miss Mabel Mum, organist
- PARADISE" was the opening hymp
and the services closed With s.c. ~ ny ~
Love- 0 -
After the service the BODY was oar
rled 70 the hearse between two lines of
members of the A. Q. u w, who stood
with pared heads. The procession was
formed on Topeka avenue and marched
on Tenth to Kansas avenue and to
sixth street. In the procession the let
ters A O. q. w. were formed by the
degree teams of the order. The "a"
was FORMED by the team of Upchurch
lodge No PA; 90 by Apollo lodge No.
1888; u by Irwin lodge No 260 and
w by Capital lodge No 8. Following
the teams came the members of the A.
o. U W. lodges, and following them the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
and the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Fremen. - Following them the nall
bearers and mourners. The procession
was very large one, and at Sixth ana
quincy the marching delegation took
the cars for the cemetery. At the
grave the short and impressive funeral
services of the A. o. L. W. were held.
James Harris acted as Past. Master
Workman and Alva Ford as Master
Workman After the service. Nearer
My God to- Thee" was sung as the clos
ing hymn.
--s<The pall-bearers were Engineer John
Snyder, Engineer Charles Fuller, Engi-
A4GCi I'll olIdln, engineer &. ShaTD.
S. Snyder and c. F. Bennett
Among the floral decorations were an
anchor ana shield from Upchurch lodge
NO pa, pillow from the children of
the dead man, a wreath from Mrs l. N :
Thomas. a cross and crown from Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Thomas, a wreath from
Mrs. Vitten, a large E from the B. of L.
h and wreath from the B. of L. F.
ENGINEER BRANHAM'S FUNERAL
An hour before the time set for the
funeral services over the remains of
Engineer James Branham yesterday
afternoon, friends of the deceased and
of his family and members of the diff
ferent orders of which he was a mem
Der, commenced to gather at the home
on East Sixth street. BY $50 O'clock
the hour of the funeral, an immense
crowd was in waiting, filling the yard
and sidewalk space in front of the res
idence. while vehicles stood in long
lines on the adjoining streets.
The remains of the dead engineer
reposed in a handsome metallic cas-
ket with gold and silver furnishings at
one side of the parlor entrance of the
home. On the casKet lid lay a beautiful
wreath of white roses and pinks on
which the letters "B. of L. F. appeared
and at the head and foot of the casket
stood tables banked with the floral Of
ferings of friends and societies The
wreath was from the Santa Fe firemen
with whom Engineer Branham had
been associated in his long experience
as a Santa F'e engineer.
In prominent position at the head of
the caSket were two floral hearts one
of white roses and chrysant hemums
and the other of tube roses and daisies
the offerings respectively of the De-
gree of Honor and the RathbOne Sis
ters, both of which orders Mrs. Bran
ham is a member. Between the hearts
was a large wreath of white roses and
chrysanthemums bearing the represen-
tatiVe letters of the Brotherhood of I4o-
connective Engineers. Numerous offer
ings from friends completed a beautiful
floral setting.
In a central place at the foot of the
casket reposed an elaborate floral en-
bIem of the Knights of Pythias. worked
in the red, purple and yellow colors of
the order. A large anchor of red, yell
low and white roses stood at one side of
the emblem, a last remem brance from
the members of a. o. u. w. lodge No.
3 and at the other side was a beautiful
star of white roses from the Pythian
Sisters A large wreath bearing the
number of the dead engineers engine
49, the gift of friends of the family
lay at the foot of the society offerings
At half past 8 o'clock the widow and
little daughter of the deceased, accom-
panied by the relatives, took places in
the room with the remains, and the
funeral services opened with the hymn.
"God of My Life" 1t was sung by a