The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-16
BURIAL OF DON R. c0RAY
LAST TRIBUTE OF RESPECT PAID
BRAVE SOLDIER
Funeral Held at Provo Yesterday
Was of a Semi military Character
---Pathos of the Services.
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Provo Oct 15.-Tfle last tributes of re-
spect to Don r. e,oray. the former quar-
termaSter sergeant In battery Ri were Of
a semi military character. Seventeen for
nser comrades, including his captain. DIR.
Ct9tchlow. We're present at the funeral,
when was in charge of First Sergeant
Bucisi.
The palIbearersS were William Rae Alex
aTdsr Rae. Milton MoTtons James G. Snow
William Richmond and Farley Hoidaway.
Deceased was clad in his soldiers UNI
form IidAlafd away in a hardwood casket.
ornamented with silver, and bedecked
With the stars and STRIPES and Horal
wreaEhS. The bier was surrounded By rel
ily yelled. and once during the services
she entirely gave way to her feelings and
soDbed piteouSly.
There was a. larger attendance than the
residence of w. D. Alexander could ac-
cCInmoGlate& The cortege was large, many
Of the best citizens OF the city being in
attendance.
AT Inc request OF Sergeant Buchi. Pres
ident Reed Smoot took charge of the serv-
ices. A qiartette composed of Joseph
Jensen, w. d. Roberts. jr., Walter White
head and Jon Johnson sang Remember
Me, % Mighty One Invocation was of
fered by Judge w, N. Dusenberry.
Apostle John Henry Smith was the
first speaker He esteemed it a privilege
to be present. at the funeral of one who
had laid down his life for his country
He also esteemed it a privileges to be
present at The last tokens Of respect OF
one member of a. family with which he
had been on terms of close intimacy from
his earliest childhood.
Death is not one of the most dreaded
Things, and when death comes to one
who is entitled, as is the dead soldier be-
fore us, TO be wrapped in the nag of HIS
country it does honor not only TO him.
but to his family, to mis- state and to his
love than has Don r.. Cofay, who was
willing to lay down his life for his fell
low men, And he was battling for a noble
cause, for the elevation of humanity.
am net one CT chose, l will say, who feel
TO cenSure the position in which our c0un-
try Is placed in its battle on the Philip
pine islands. There can be or greater mis-
sion for the flag in my estimation. than
tam lands and to people who have not
had the. advantages of the greater cfvfli-
cation that we enjoy"
He concluded by invoking the blessings
of peace on the stricken family.
Rev. H. S. Goodwin of the Congrega-
tionaa church followed with a beautiful
lesson, ON the life of a soldier. as por-
trayed in ahe lives of Christians. The
great soldier of the cross, the Apostle
Paul, seemed to look at life in much the
same way, as was shown by his many apt
illustrations of q military character in
the service of the Master.
President Reed Smo0t spoke of the de-
deceased soldier as a friend and fellow
townsnan- At the demonstration in honor
OF the Provo volunteers. last August, the
absence of one was noted and commented
upon by many That one was Don r.
Cofay. But we have him with us today.
1T is perhaps better for him. >in his dis
ease-strieken condition, that he is at rest.
The greatest wish of deceased seemed
TO be that he might be laid at rest among
his friends. in his own country. 1t seems
that his wish was granted.
The patience of the brave soldier. in his
last days of pain, was beautifully por-
trayed.
Captain Critcillow added a few words
on the character of the deceased. He was
a man of many virtues, and must have
had but few faults. for we now can re-
member none but his virtues. He died as
became a soldier, from all reports. with
out murmur, and he exemplified the
same traits of patience while sick at the
front and at the hospital in Manila
The quartette sang, When the Mists
Have Rolled Away. Benediction was Of
fered by Elder d. J. Williams.