Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-30
HON0RED AN
ASSOCIATE
MEMBERS OF THE BUTTE FRI
DEPARTMENT. PAY THEIR
LAST TRIBUTE .a
10 MEMORY OF OWEN
CUNNING, ASSISTANT CHIEF.
Resolutions Adopted Testifying to
His Worth as an Officer and
Worker in the Department.

me members OF the butte fire depart
ment assembled in the Arizona street
fire station yesterday afternoon and paid
their last tribute to the memory of Owen
Cunning, the assistant fire chief, who
died in New York state last week.
The door of the station was draped in
crepe and the dormitory was hung in
black. A table in the front room was
draped with the American flag, and on
it reposed the white fire helmet worn by
Mr.. Cunning during his service With
the department. In addition to the
members of the department there were
many others present, including repre-
sentatives of the city government.
Chief Sanger asked Secretary Danje
Harley if all the members of the departs
ment were present.
AN except one answered Mr.. Har-
ley.
Name him. said the chief.
owen Cunning, our assistant chiec"
"What is the cause of his absen oe?'
He is dead"
Chief Sanger then arose, and, step
ping back from the table, said:
Friends: We are assembled foc the
second time this month to perform the
last sad duty to another beloved COM
rade and brother, Assistant Chief owen
Cunning, who on the night of the 10Th
Of this month died at his home i'll the
state Of New York. Although far from
us at the time Of his death, we Were
With him in spirit. In the different
walks of life, families, communities and
societies owe supreme allegiance to he
Great Maker of us all, and one of the
evidences so often called for-the inIl-
onstration of our Crea-o''s claim-is a
response to a silence, called Death.
In the conflicts of life we are all
more or less subject to accidents and
misfortunes, the results of which fire.
quently mean eternal sleep to him who
happens to be the actor, but, aside from
any possible human agency in bringing
about oblivion to one of Gods creatures,
the Grim Destroyer is always stalking
around, and in such a time and in such
a way as we least expect it. The signal
is given, the Death Angel appears, and
somebody's loved one is carried away
to the bourne from whence no travele.'
ever returns. In the calling in which
this department is daily engaged danger
turks in every corner, and the shot ana
shell OF ancient or modern warfare is
but little more dangerous han the daily
and yearly work of a conscientious fire.
man. Our departed friend and brother
was hearty and we'll when he entered
the Butte fire department to perform
the duties of a fireman. Did he perform
that duty we'll? Yes. SO we'll, indeed,
that the Hon. Jerry Mccarthy, mayor Of
this city, at the beginning of his admins
iStration appointed him assistant en-
sineer. which office he held until the
time of his death. AS a fireman he was
always earnest, energetic, brave and
heroic in his self-sacrifice, and as an
officer he used excellent judgment in his
management of affairs entrusted to him
concerning the fire department..
AS l have before stated, his interest
in the welfare and efficiency of the Butte
fire department, and of all who have
been associated with him, was deep ana
abiding, ana was manifested on numer-
Gus occasions. The members of the
Butte fire department., with one accord,
will bear testimony to his constant
friendship and love for his old asso-
%ciates, and to the heartiness with which
he entered into any project which vas
for their benefit. For all firemen,
whether young or old, he had a warm
place in his heart, and he cherished for
them the deepest affection. =
Those were his traits Of character and
worth as a citizen AMI a fireman, but
higher than these stand forth his great
worth as a citizen and a fireman, but
and loving in his heart, he welcomed all
to the overwhelming circle of his friend
ship; and to all who came within this
circle he was as true as the magnet to
the pole. Always genial, he gathered
around him hosts of friends, who will
never cease to mourn his loss.
Now to his ashes, honor;
Peace be with him.
And choruses of angels sing HIM to rest"
At the close of Mr.. Sanger's remarks
the following resolutions, drawn by May
or Mccarthy. Chief Sanger and members
of the department, We're adopted
Whereas, In the death Of Owen Cum
ming, of Butte, Mont, who died on the
26th day of November, A. D.. 1900, in III
conderoga, N. y, the Butte fire depart
ment mourns the loss of a worthy, hon
ored and respected officer and member.
Now, therefore. he 1t
Resolved, That we tender to the faith.
er and mother and brothers of our de-
ceased comrade and friend our sincere
sympathy in their bereavement. and can
assure them that their loss is not to them
alone, but is one in which we all unite,
and consider it a sacred privilege to min
gle our tears with theirs.
Resolved, That no more enduring
monument can be raised to his memory
than the knowledge that deeds, and not
words, were his every aim and ambi-
ton.
Resolved, That this fire department,
while deeply feeling it's loss, testifes to
its appreciation of his worth as an ofi-
cer and a member, and as a faithful and
earnest worker in the fire department
frr,, tho firpa of hic arrNpfrt,.o-@ AN
his death, and who for several years was
its honored assistant engineer, and who
at all times was striving to improve and
increase the efficiency cf the department..
Resolved, That copies OF ~ase resolu-
lions De furnished to the narents and