The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-14
FUNERAL Of AMOS BROWN.
4IyDREDs GATHER AT HIS BIER
To Par A FINAL TRIBUTE
Their FeIfows-Flowers Cover
the Cemn-Toachfnx Tribute by
the Rev. W. 3. Harrington

Another OF she hand II early settlers
wao Haxe the wilderness ~ the ETggek
se9r<s country trte TIE neAras hat cen-
rnry ago. and wte helped - make Tire
city o. Seattle whzt X IS ra-3ay. was eoa-
signed - earth yestsSsz.- Arcs BrD~ns
funeral was aArxtsy less pcsa5ge tran THAI
% tss late A-3aE~ \. Denny. himself To.
dean - Washington pioneers. ~ toe
Brown residence. 81 First avenue aEd
Spring street nearly n Thousand people
congrsSaxess yesterday morning aIaEag the
dwelling TO overlooking ard growing Up
or the sidewalks for block CT each side
% the family rome.
M rsa-@ e3a1Gent trshsate TO t1e sterling
worth ard trus merit 0s the dead ps8neer
could have been paid rim than the silent
sympathetic tbronx ~ his fellow towns
people who gathered ~ his Ser 80 pay
hi-z tae only .rfh@its they s9ubs. and 70
express ~ their presence the genuine sog-
r0w they fasg AZ his sudden taking off
Aany gTay-nIre3 ard grsxzleS EseEl. wsso
aNwed ous II ira forest prtnevaE their
homes ln shs early days ca Puget sound.
greeted each osaer a. tie cs1fan 90 Amos
Brown YESTERDAY Some os tsesn had nas
seen eaen ether FOR years. Many felt the
touching significance OF the occasion. and
were Yerafa4sd that no man kneweth
what Il day may bring FORTH" and ,hat
fhe tenure ~ human life On earth is out
short indeed
Rev " :. Harrington, pastor - Trim
Ity II e church. conducted the simple
bEt very touching funeral services. 7 am
the resurrection and this life read the
minister. while The dead pioneers friends
and associates bowed their heads IL ST.
lence. The minister spoke feeiingly q she
deceased. ~ referred "a his long ard hon
cradle career In Seattle and other places
on tae Sound. where his industry and tire
less energy rad lead him In early days ~
Mr. Browns home lite the minister spoke
ia words ;nat brought tears 20 TIE eyes
% all who heard him And over and above
X all was the fragrance OF the lilies ard
carnations mat covered the casket and
filed al the vacant places In the room.
When the minister had ceased, these
who wished were invited to take a part
Ing lock az III. face OF him who was
friend and counsellor 10 so many II the
first settlers On the Sound. IL was ar
sclslt matter for the un9ertaker's assist
ants 10 provide roam FOR Everybody. Aft
or those who filled the house had passed
IN solemn procession BY the fiawer-be-
d4cks,i bier. stream uf people from the
outside entered the dwelling from s. side
door fling eat through the fron, en-
trance as they passed the casket.
In thss manner & continual stream OF
humanity flowed through The house until
The last % the hundreds who had lined
the sidewalks In front % the residence
had seen the peaceful face OF the de-
ceased.
The palioearers were from the men who
had known Mr.. Brown FOR forty years
and wao with bin had watched Seattle
grow from Z struggling hamlet 10 its pres
snt grea, proportions. They were; Dex
ter Horton A. McClain. 81 5. Drew. VI.
NJ Matdocks Griffith Davies and Capt.
w III Gilmore.
At LakeView cemetery large tent had
been erected and here the final ceremonies
weEe held. \ vast c0ncourse followed the
near@e 20 the burial place