Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-11
Famous Scout, After Fighting
Death as He Did the In
dianS, With All His Strength,
Is Conquered at Last.
WILL BE BURIED AT
POINT NEAR DENVER
Lite of William F, Cody a Ro-
nance of the Frontier; Was
Great Factor in Conquer
ing of Northwest,

! Denver, Colo, Jan. l0.--Col. William
Frederick Cody C"Buffalo BilrD, SOL
der hunter and scout, the idol of
juvenile America, died here at 1906
! p, m, today at the home of his sister.
with Colonel Cody when death
came were his wife and daughter, who
had hurried from Cody, Wyo., the
family home, last week to be at his
bedside, and his sister, Mrs. l.. f.
decker of Denver Colonel Cody had
been IN coma since this morning.
Honored by Colorado.
To add to her measure of apprecia-
ton of what the west owed him. the
state of Colorado will receive the body
or Col. William F. Cody (Buffalo
BID into her capitol Sunday, there
TO lie in state for four hours.
Funeral services for the noted scout
are to be held Sunday afternoon,
when the body will be placed in a
receiving vault in local cemetery.
but the burial will not take place un-
til next spring, probably Decoration
day, when the remains of one of the
nations most picturesque characters
Will be inferred in tomb hewn from
a rock at the top of Lookout noun
tain near this city. Plans already are
afoot for the erection of a suitable
Ut tlllS llildl TGStlng place.
Funeral Sunday.
The funeral services Sunday are to
he held in the Elks home. in charge of
the Denver lodge of Elks, In accord
ance with the wish of the dying scout,
however, all tho societies to which he
belonged are to have part in the
funeral, including the Grand Army of
the Repubic, G.e Pioneer society OF
Colorado, and the Cowboy Rangers of
Denver, besides the Elks. The Masons
will have charge of the interment of
the body in its tomb.
Arrangements were made at q con-
ference late today, following one with
Governor Gunter, for the body to lie
in state in the capitol Sunday morn
ing from o'clock to noon. Leaders
of the house and senate now in ses-
sion here, attended this conference
and agreed to secure the passage of
the necessary joint resolution In both
houses of the legislature tomorrow.
While the body lies in state at the
capitol a guard of honor, probably to
be made up of Colorado national
guardsmen, will be on duty.
Escort of Federal Troops.
Federal troops will escort the re-
mains from the capitol to the Elks
home for the services, according to
the plans tonight, and other troops
are expected to march in the funeral
cortege.
Colonel Cody's Masonic affiliations
included membership In the Royal
Arch degrees at North Platte, Neb..
and in the Knight Templar com
mandery Mt tho same place, and mem-
bership ip tho Shriners in Mecca
temple, New York.
Less than n fortnight ago n fort OF
the Old Time Scouts, OF which order
there arc but four forts in the country,
organized in Denver, was named for
Colonel Cody, and 1t Is possible TINT
this order also will participate in tho
funeral Sunday. After these services,
and until placed in the tomb on Look
out mountain, the body will he in Gus
tody of the knights Templar here.
kilograms of sympathy In large
number have been pouring In to the
home of the sister here where Colonel
Cody has been staying for the last
few days. They include messag ges
from friends of high and low degree
all over the country. One from Presi-
lent Wilson, and others from Lieu
tenant General Nelson A. Miles and
General Hugh L. Scott, chief of staff,
were among the number.