El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-24
FL PAS0 MOURNS
FOR F. MARTINEZ
Flags Fly at Half Mast;
Banks and City Hall
Close For Funeral.


Funeral services for Felix Martinez
were held Friday afternoon at the Mar
tinez home I'm Tobin Place, starting at
four o'clock.
The cottage on the Dunno Boule-
ward. where Mr. MARTINEZ spent 80
many happy DAYS with his family, his
roses and his books, could hold but a
small part Of the great crowd OF MI
Mariners SEiends who went to pay
their last respects to the man who had
Martinez home was filled, III Paso men
standing hat in hand during the bricL
simple service I'm the home.
Orchestra Plays Softly.
A Mexican orchestra played softly
81 Am "A Pilgrim" Rev. Charles Leslie
Ovcrstreet read passage from the
scripture. a quartet from the FIRST
Presbyterian church sang softy III IS
Not Death to lge,' Rev. Niles Hanson
gave a brief, personal talk on the life
OF the deceased II Pasoan. the quartet
sang "Oh Love Divine there was a
prayer, p benediction and the services
were over.
Nc1icnns Pay Tribute.
Preceding the funeral service the
body Jay iu state at the Martinez home
and for an hour crowds Of his friends
viewed the face Of their friend for
the last time Among these were many
Mexicans who had been assisted in.
getting work, i'm paying doctor bills
or i'm getting some member Of their
family out Of trouble by MIR. Martinez
whose heart beat in sympathy with
them, and in whom they had a true
friend Their grief was pathetic Reo-
bosa hooded women, aged Mexican men
with their sombrerOs In their hands
and little children came to the Mar
rinez home, stood beside the casket OF
their departed friend, then left with
tears streaming down their faces.
Police Platoon.
From, ena homo hudW was
cOrted TO the chamber Of commerce
by hundreds of Mr. Mariners friends
in TIl pas0, from New Mexico and, even
from Los Angeles and the east The
funeral cortege was headed by pla-
tOon of mounted police, sent by mayor
Tom Lea TO act as escort for the BODY
and TO stand guard while the BODY
was in state at the chamber OF COM
merce- These mounted officers were
followed by the ministers and these
bv the sixth infantry military band
playing a dirge. ity and county OH
Gals directors Of the chamber Of COM
merce. directors of the III Paso valley
Water Users association, bank dlrec-
tors and officials and directors and Of
ficers OF the organizations with Whlcn
MIR. Maritime was Identified followed
the band Next came the honorary ana
active pail bearers, the active pan
bearers walking beside the hearse'
Automobiles followed the hearse IN
the deceased rode.
The revised list Of the active and
honorary pail bearers is as follows;
Houorary-Gen. Luis Terrazas, Fede-
rico Cisnega. A Courchesne, Carl Leon
ardt. Of Los Angeles; judge Peyton +.
Edwards. r. b. Orndorff, u. 7. White
J. J. BIundy, J. A. Escajeda, and r.
SambranO.
PnUbearers.
Active 49, James Graham McNafy
Lieut. Gov. Ezequiel c. de Baca, Of New
Mexico; Juan Terrazas, II. d. slater
w W. Turney, T.. $. Stewart, IL. .
stevens and A. Suberberg
As the funeral procession moved /
through the downtown streets Friday 1
afternoon, hundreds lined the sidewalks /
and watched the procession pass, the 1
men standing uncovered while the /
hearse passed. At the chamber Of com |
merce the body was again placed IN !
state in the large auditorium, where |
Mr. Martinez had made so many of his /
brilliant addresses and appeals for El ]
Paso and where presidents Taft and |
Diaz met IN 1909. which meeting Mr. |
Martinez assisted I'm arranging. The I
body viii remain there from $3.50 until |
T.3O when it viii be taken to the union |
station and placed on a special express |
car for transportation to Trinchera, /
". NJ over the Santa Fe. The funeral /
party win go to Trinidad, Colo, and /
from there to Trinchera station and !
from this little station to Trinchera |