The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-08
Minister'S Words Over the MURDERED
Mans Bier.
SLAIN BY HIS FRIEND
o'MELvENEY WAS A FAITHFUL
HUSBAND.
Rev. Charles w. Luck, In His Re
marks at the Funeral, Expressed
the Belief That Mills Had Been
Driven Insane By His Troubles
The Widows Grief.

The O'Meiveney home at 631 First street
was scene of sorrow and solemnity yes
terday forenoon, when The last sad rites
We're performed over the remains of the
murdered railroad official. The funeral
was private and attended only by reia-
tives- and intimate friends of the family
ana railroad associates of the deceased
a great many employees of the Oregon
Short Line stood on the lawn and side
walk unable TO get into the residence.
The widow knelt at her husbands caSket,
giving vent to heartrending cries. almost
Throughout the services, which was simple
and quite brief. conducted by Rev. Char es
w. Luck of the congregational church Of
Weiser, Ida.
Before the services commenced the re-
mains We're viewed by a few of the more
intimate friends of the deceased, and then
the caSket was adorned with some of the
most beautiful floral tributes ever seen,
one elaborate piece being contributed by
President w. D. CORNISH of the Short
Line system.
A mixed quartette consisting of Mr.. and
Mrs. A g. Andrews, Miss Hattie Wis
hard and l.. A. Stanley sang Cardinal
Newman's hymn, Lead Kindly Light,
in beginning. after which Rev. Luck read
numerous passages from scripture and en-
tered into his discourse proper. He said
in part:
Tribute to the Dead.
From far and near we have come to
join in tears of sorrow and expressions
OF profoundeSt sympathy, and to pay a
last tribute to our friend departed Our
words must be few on this occasion. We
must speak by mute sympathy. So soon
and so suddenly has this calamity come
that we can hardly speak of our friend
IN memory. He seems To be with us yet.
lie is with us, in a way, but not as We
knew him. His spirit has flown. We re-
member he was a faithful. skillful and
efficient man, doing his work Wei; a
just and generous man, upright and
trustworthy to his business ASSOCIATES.
To his friends he was loyal, and sympathy
existed in every fiber of his being. He
made many acquaintance, who grew to
be his friends.
we have been in his home and seen
the tokens of love and affection there
continued Rev. Luck. I'VE have seen his
little ones run to the door and kiss him
as he returned from work. We have seen
everything to Indicate that his home was
happy.
A Faithful Husband.
He was loving and faithful husband
We are persuaded his could not have been
an evil life. Yet some have thought diff
ferently. They have so sought and
sought in vain for a reasonable eXplana-
ton TO the great calamity that has be-
fallen-not our departed friend, but his
family. And that, too, at the hand of
an intimate friend.
My friends said Rev Luck. warming
to his subject, we will find that the only
cause was the dlSOrGered Dra1n OF one
whom sickness and disease had made I'M
accountable. We had known the unfor
tunate man as a man of honor. We We're
glad to recognize him as such. but DO
nestle unhappiness and manifold troubles
were too much for his mind weakened
with disease. In d moment, with reason
gone, the deed was done. Let us remenl-
Der him. He needs our sS mpathy more
than the dead. Let us remember that
on the final Judgment day he will come
before court from which no appeal can
be taken. He will meet righteous, and
mercifUl father
The speaker made touching reference
20 Mr.. O'MelVeney's children, whom, he
said, are too young to realize what has
happened. In closing he gave the be
reaVed family words of comfort.
Abide with Ne" by the Quartette and
benediction closed the services.
Mrs. OMelveney was assisted to her
carriage by her father the casket being
borne by General Manager Bancroft,
General Traffic Manager Eccles. General
Superintendent Calvin, General Passenger
Agent Burley. Local Treasurer Van
Kuren and Auditor J. o. Rhodes.
The long procession wound its way to
Mt. Olivet where. under the usual COM
initial services, the remains were laid
away in the family lot.