The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-06

JOHN LUNGREEN.
JOHN LAHUY.
-Four others whose names were miss
ed.
Flowers For the Dead.
The Heraid's relief car with the Iilacs
and cut flowers from the schools. was
switched onto a sidetrack near the
cemetery early in the morning. The
car was next to the roadway over
which all the long train Of wagons
passed as tEey bore the bodies to their
last resting place. The doors of the
car We're thrown open, and as each
wagon came by, it halted while Cap
tain Barratt and his aides. Charles
Schoppe and Marc Trent, buried the
collins under liIacs and handed each
driver punches Of cut flowers for the
WIDOWS and children who accompanied
the collins
At the forward end Of the car, the
boys in charge were almost over
whelmed by requests for flowers Work
as fast as they could, the mournful
little groups of women and children in
significant black were still there
IF the donors of the flowers and the
people who helped collect them could
have seen the gratitude and appreci-
alton Of Scoheld they would have been
repaid hundred fold for their work.
The procession of the dead passing
the car seemed almost endless. From
the rear vestibule, one commanded a.
view of the canyon and valley down
which the wagons came. and the heart
breaking tragedy of the place was
borne in on the distributors with each
succeeding wagon until the iteration
of grief became almost unbearable. One
could understand why these people who
have heard the sobs of the bereft and
the cries Of distress for DAYS, have
reached the point where emotion makes
no response in outward expression. 1t
was AS though the constant strain on
the heartstrings had left them incapa-
bic Of vibrating to the touch of either
Joy or sorrow.
One of the Groups.
One of the first groups to pass was
in a carriage. Three women in weeds.
four little children in black, two men
whose drawn faces and weary eyes
told their own story. Next came g.
wagon with the inevitable coffin. On
the seat with the driver were a mother
and son-the mans arms around his
mother, who sat limp with her eyes
closed, preserving consciousness with
evident effort. The little ones came in
for special care and tenderness from
Captain Barratt. They stood around in
the car doors in groups, some of them
too shy to ask for the flowers; but
there was no need Of words-their eyes
made their own plea. AS fast as he
could find time during the long process |
SION, the captain would step down from
the car, lift a tot up into the car to fill !
her arms with liIacs and her hands !
with panaies and lilies and violets.
The Friendless Firms.
Just before noon came a plea for the
Firms. Their spokesman came aboard
the car and said they had sixty-one
dead, none Of whom had d friend in
this country aside from the people of |
their nationality. He asked as a favor !
that flowers be reserved for them un-
til their train came down the canyon. |
There was an abundance for all. and |
the mans face lighted with evident
pleasure when he was assured that all |
the collins would be decorated and the !
graves covered with flowers. The dis /
tTibutiOn alone took nearly all the time |
from 9 in the morning until the heavy /
rain late in the afternoon stopped the |
melancholy professions.
In addition to the flowers of the |
school children, the car contained in
Vulnerable boxes from other sources. !
Several were from the ladies Of Sugar |
and Forest Dale. The Bamberger Coal !
company, with its usual thoughtful |
ness all through the disaster, sent a
contribution of cut flowers. One con-
tributiOn bore this message:
with deep sympathy from Mrs, An
ME Trap, who had a dear brother
killed in South Wales auburn coIHery
disaster in June. lS94,) to some dis
tressed widow, mother or sister"
Mrs. Traps flowers were given to
the first widow who came to the car.
I o. o. T. Officers.
The following grand lodge officers
came in on the afternoon train and
conducted the funerals Of the 7 o. o.
F. members: S. W. Darke. acting
grand master; W. o. Carbis. past grand
master, acting deputy grand master; E.
Homer, grand warden; F. NJ. UIImer
grand secretary; John T. Buckle, past
grand master, acting grand chaplain:
II. NJ. Beaver, past grand master, act
ing grand conductor; John NJ Breeze,
past grand master; A. L. HeastOn, P.
e.. acting grand herald: ]. J. Thomas,
grand representative; W. L. Wilt, act
ing grand guardian Besides the grand
officers there a a number of visitors
from a distance Charles Nj. Orth.
treasurer of Olympia lodge No. s Of
and Richard Dermaid,
warden of the same lodge, are among
them. Castlegate lodge was here with
all it's members for the funeral.
More Bodies Shipped.
A special out this morning carried
bodies to be shipped in several direc-
lions to their nearest knswn relatives.
They We're: Thomas Brogden, North
Lawrence, O.; James Ferron and his
son, Robert Ferron. Victor, Colo; Mar
tin Cassidy, Spring Valley, Ills; James
jenkins, Livingstone, Mont; James
Kfrton, Lehi: Harry Betteson, Canto.
4lfs rT,oo bodv of Henry F2arr,e ri win /