The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-05
HONORED IN DEATH
CITY PAYS TRIBUTE TO ITS MUIR
DERED POLICE
OFFICER
LARGE FUNERAL PROCESSION
Laid to Rest I'm the Uniform He
Wore So Long, Beneath
a PrOfusiOn of
Flowers

The funeral of Officer Charles Mayer,
the patrolman who was murdered by
burglars last Saturday morning at Far
rington and University avenues, was held
yesterday afternoon from the family
residence, 758 Sherburne avenue. Long
before the hour fixed for the services had
arrived large crowds of people began to
gather to pay their last tribute to the
dead officer.
A short funeral service was conducted
in the house by Rev. Frank Jensen,
who used the burial service of the Ger
man Lutheran church. Music was
furnished at the services by a quartette
which rendered a choice selection. After
prayer by the minister, the body was
borne to the Rondo patrol sleigh which
served as a hearse to carry the body to
the grave.
The floral decorations were elaborate
and beautiful. One section of the room
was entirely filed with flowers while
countless wreaths were piled around and
about the coffin. These emblems were
the gifts of friends, associates and COM
rades in the police department.
Among the wreaths which were re-
ceived was one from the Minneapolis
police department. Beside it rested one
which had been sent by the fremen from
the same CITY, The University lodge, A.
member in good standing, also sent a
beautiful floral design which was given a
conspicuous place among the deeora-
tons.
The body was dressed in the full uni
form of the police department, while on
the breast rested star No. %, which had
been worn by the deceasede man for over
thirteen years with honor and credit
The Rondo patrol sleigh was decorated
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in black with white rosettes. The coffin
lay uncovered upon the top of the sleigh
while flowers and wreaths We're heaped
upon and around it. The sleigh was
driven by Officers Ryan and Bette the
drivers at the Rondo station
The funeral procession was formed on
Sherburne avenue facing eastward, The
procession was headed by q detachment
of mounted police under Lieut. William
Budy. of the Prior avenue station. Next
in line was Seibert's Third Regiment
band, led by Maj. McGoffin. Next to the
band was the Broadway squad from the
Central police station, led by Sergt Andy
Call. A detachment of twelve police
from the different substations followed
under command of Sergt. Edward Chris
tan, who was the first officer to reach
Officer Mayer after he was shot. The
Rondo patrol sleigh bearing the body
detachment of eighteen policemen from
Minneapolis, under Capt. Coffin. Forty
members of the St. Paul fire department,
under Assistant Chief Strap, were next
in line and they were followed by twelve
members of the health department under
charge of Health Officer Ohage. Uni
versity lodge A. o. u. w. with seventy
members in line followed. Next came
the carriages bearing members of the
family, Chief O'COnnor, Mayor Smith
and others. There were thirty carriages
in all that followed the body as far as
Como avenue, where the procession was
broken up, only part Of it following the
body to the cemetery.
The procession moved slowly to Dale
street and then to the Dale street ceme-
terry, where a short funeral service was
read by the grand master Of the A. o.
u w.
The pall-bearers were Patrolmen Cuba.
Brennan and Riley and Firemen Dunn,
Law and Kelly, all Of whom are members
of University lodge A. o. U. w.