Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-09
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Body Of Es-Postmas,er Baratt Laid TO Rest
In Mount 0livet This Afternoon,
POST OFFICE WAS CLOSED FOR AN HOUR
Like the Respected Dead the Funeral Ser
vice Was Plain and Unpr~tentious-
Many Prominent Citizens Attsnd.

The last kind offices of man to man
were. in the case OF Caleb Robinson
Barratt, Salt Lake City's ex-post-
master, very feeingly and simply ex-
pressed this afternoon when the mortal
remains of the ex-ofiicial were laid to
rest in Mt. Olivet cemetery.
From 10 o'clock a. m. until IL o'clock
noon the body lay in state at o'Don-
nell's undertaking parlors on West
Temple street, and was viewed by large
numbers of people who visited the
place to obtain final look at the feat
ures of one whom they had learned to
love and respect during his natural
life time. The obsequies were held at
Unity Hail, beginning at one O'Clock.
At that hour large congregation OF
prominent citizens had assembled and
a moment later the pail bearers en-
tered, bearing the flower covered
casket down the aisle to place d.
rectly in front of and below the pulpit.
Then came the mourners and the em-
ployes of the postoilioe, the latter hav,
Ing, through the telegraphic efforts OF
Postmaster Thomas, been permitted to
attend the funeral. Postmaster
Thomas wired the department at
Washington. requesting the extension
of this courtesy, and from First AS
sistant Postmaster General Heath OBJ
tanned authority to close the postofiice
for one hour-from one until two
o'clock this afternoon. This was done
much to the satisfaction Of all the emf
ployes.
In the congregation at the services
were bankers, merchants, professional
men and people of all shades of re-
ligious and political opinion evidencing
clearly the cosmopolitan character of
the deceased. The services were very
brief and simple and We're conducted by
Bishop Leonard OF the Episcopal
church, who read the burial service of
that church and delivered a short
prayer.
The services commenced by Nat M.
Brigham and Miss Gardinir singing a
duet, Waiting and Watching for Me.
The selection was rendered with I'M
usual feeling and delicacy OF tone and
expression. After the prayer by Bishop
Leonard, Mr.. Brigham sang in voice
that trembled with emotion, 1 Have
Read of Beautiful City, and the SER
Vices at the chapel were over. 1t Is
a noteworthy fact that while the de-
ceased was not a member of any
church, that his remains were con-
signed to the tomb under the rites
and auspices of the church to which
his family belonged.
The ceremony at the grave was also
plain and unostentatious and consisted
simply of a short dedicatory prayer.
The only display was in the form of
floral tributes, the gifts of the post
Office employees and personal friends
These tributes were exceedingly rare
and beautiful. The pail bearers were
Richard Maskintosh. Josiah Barnett
Farley L. Williams, w. G. Barry, w.
f. Walker and II. NJ. Miller. All OF
these gentlemen were particular friends
of the deceased and all will. with the
public, mourn the death of G. II. Bar
raft who has gone to the grave hon
ored and respected by his fellow men
That he may find the peace and resi-
| him here, is the wish of all who knew
him, i-