The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-09
VICTIMS SLEEP
. UNDER FLOWERS
Bodies of Vera, Helen and
Frank Brown Now Rest in
City Cemetery.
THOUSANDS PAY LOVING
TRIBUTE TO THE DEAD
City MOurns With Veteran Cap
tain Whose Children Per-
ished in Utah Lake.

SELDOM have such impressive funeral
services been Witnessed in this city as
were held at the First Methodist Epis-
copal church yesterday afternoon over
the remains of Vera, Helen and Frank
Brown. three OF the six young people
who sank 10 watery graves during last
Sundays tragedy on Utah lake. Seldom
has n church in this city been 80 nearly
transformed into a great garden OF
fragrant flowers or housed so large a
consreg cation OF representative men, wom-
en- and children. gathered in the name
OF a mourning city to pay last respects
10 the dead In one accord of love- SYM
pathy and coincidence.
Early In the afternoon bowers OF flow
ers began TO arrive. and also large
parties OF mourners. When the time came
for the services to commence more than
the bereaved families. had filled the
church to the doors, the overflow extend
| ing IN either direction along the side
walks adjacent 10 the church and out into
| the street in spirit. all Salt Lake Joined
| In the sorrowful gathering.
Asleep Beneath Flowers.
| In three beautiful caskets Of gray,
| elaborately mounted and occupying The
center of the church directly in front OF
the chancel. rested the remains. of the
three young people who were called be-
yond the veil in the bud of life. The
brother occupied the center with his two
|
| OF flowers and ferns continued TO come
| the caskets were almost hidden from view
in one great sea of roses: carnations.
peonies and lilies of every hue and color.
| bedecking the chancel from the organ
and pulpit to the. caskets. extending TO
the feet Of those who were seated on
| the front benches and forming magnih-
| cent crescent. the ends OF which partial
ly surrounded the congregation.
Final Tribute Beautiful.
Not less In harmony with the striking
! doral scene and atmosphere OF reverence
| and peace were the musical offerings. the
Impressive addresses and the entire cere-
monies from the beginning OF the serv-
ices TO the moment when the remains
were lowered side by side at the City
cemetery: buried in mass OF flowers.
The speakers were the Rev. Francis Bur-
eette Short, pastor OF the church: BisnopD
Fl. c. Iverson of the Second ward and
lodge, Knights of Pythias, Of which Cap
tain e. c. Brown. father of the young
dcceGentS. is a member
| The excellent musical numbers were
| rendered by Il mixed quartette. composeu
of Mrs. A. S. Peters. Miss Edna Dwyer.
Fred Smith and Fred c: Graham; Mrs:
Strohauer who presided at the organ 'The
! pallbearers occupied the front seats and
those who lost their lives in. the accident;
The casket wherein rested the remains OF
Vera Brown was borne ont Of the church
Wiscomb Roy Wisconnb. Arthur wiscomb
and A. L. Rodweil. The pallbearers for
Frank Brown we're Allen Burt. George
wiscomb. o. r. McMullen, Clyde Wis
| Those for Helen Brown Were Arthur j.
Sllidmore. Bruce Wiscomb. Walter Wis
comb. VIII Naylor. O. Kenneth Clarke
escorted from The church In The order
| i'm which they were recovered from the
lake
Rescued Are Mourners.
Miss NJ. f. Covey.. Captain L. G Brown,
Miss Ivey Nsyor. Miss Olive Naylor. o:
+. McMullen. Acton T.. RodweI, Mr. and
Mrs. o. Kenneth Clarke, Miss Ethel
Moreton and Miss Katherine Behsn. who
were rescued from the fate Of their un-
fortunate companions. sat with close
relatives and friends In the sunday school
apartment oT the church This was sep
arated from the main auditorium by large
folding doors which were opened during
the services and closed again at the con-
clusion of the ceremonies
Mrs. j. Louis Strohauer, organist OF
the church, officiated at the organ prior
TO the services. which were opened by
the quartette with the hymn. Leao
Kindly Light AS the strains fiosted out
over the audience and reached the pri-
yate nourners, brave efforts TO conceal
grief were overthrown. As the services
proceeded there were no dry eyes in the
asscmblage.
Tribute to the Dead.
AS the first speaker, John 9. Critehlow
paid high tribute to both the departed and
their bereaved parents. describing IN mt
ting terms the characters OF the young
people and offering coincidence To the
sufferers He said in part:
when the news OF the calamlty tnat 1t
and pulled at the heart strings OF their
parents was flashed among MS. We were
all overcome with sadness and awe. II
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