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Show UTAH AND WYOMING j ! I Officer Daniel Dillon, so well and. favorably fa-vorably known in Salt Lake, died on Friday, Jan. ". of pneumonia. His ill- noss was of draft duration, and the an- MMIMMlUGUl of his death caused profound pro-found sorrow among; a host of true friends in ail conditions of life friends whose gfieC is deep and sincere, and whose hearts go out in tender sympathy sympa-thy to the bt reaved wife and other relatives rela-tives in CUB time of sore affliction. Daniel Dillon was a noble man in all that the word implies, and the esteem u hieh was felt for him was shown by the hundreds of people who crowded St. Mary's Cathedral on Sunday afternoon after-noon last to pay their last respects to the dt-ad officer. His life of public service, serv-ice, hardship and danger is closed. To the perfoi-manee of his public trust he brought the pledges of an unstained I life, of pure and fervent patriotism, of t th rn integrity and an unfaltering de- m vorion to his Church. His simpJe. B model character so endeared him to Br his fellow citizens that there was not a one whose heart did not throb with I H I U hng on hearing be wa. no more.. H Ij Father Keenan conducted the serv- H R ices, and eulogized the deceased in e!o- H ft quent terms. B I; "Daniel Dillon's life," he said, "was JH K that of a true soldier to Him who was j H w- sacrificed on the cross. His leading thought was of his God, and he shall H m reap the reward promised 'Blessed is j H I he who dies in God.' His life was one B I of noblenews. It was devoid of selfish- t H ness. He imitated the example of Him H who was born in iwerty at Bethlehem. H "Daniel Dillon did not fear death. I H When he felt its approach his only j fl thought, his only word was. 'I am J H going to meet my God.' His death was but the fulfillment of a good life." B Father Keenan dwelt at some length ' H on the deceased's undying integrity j H and love for his religion, and citing in- fl stances demonstrating his faith, he I concluded: H "To speak of him as I would like to I have not words, but I believe his qualities can be summed up by saying he was a noble man. noble of the noblest; no-blest; and the respect in which he was held is indicated by the attendance here today." The police department and the A. O. T W. attended in a body. A number of the firemen represented that department, depart-ment, while ex-Chief Pratt, Chief of Police Hilton, Sheriff Howells and deputies dep-uties occupied conspicuous positions near the casket. The floral offerings wt'i-e beautiful. The police department sent a policeman's badge of chrysanthemums chrysan-themums and loses, the star in the centre of violets; the fire department sent a fireman's shieid of pink carnations: carna-tions: the A. O. V. W. sent a large "gates ajar" piece; the Ancient Order I of Hibernians an anchor, and Thomas I Marnane a harp. Many other floral offerings of-ferings surrounded the casket. The music was very impressive. Mr. I J. P. Murphy beautifully rendered the "Plains of Peace:" Miss Davi, the "Yoni Creator;' the choir of St. Mary's ; sang the "Sabat Mater." While the inenns loo. -hi their last on the dead I face, and while six stalwart officers l tenderly carried the remains of their ; oewnwade to the hearse little Clara Fa- fek, of the children's choir, sang ; i sweetly "Nearer, My God, to Thee.'' The body was then taken to Mount I Calvary cemetery, where it was ' interred, in-terred, and was followed by a large numbker of carriages and the societies socie-ties to which deceased belonged. After the services at the grave were over and the earth had forever hidden the dead office;:- from sight, the grief stricken strick-en young wife and relatives returned to their desolate home sorrowing but net dispairing, but looking forward to j a blessed reunion with, the loved one who has gone before in that happy land where dea.thand sorrow never enter. en-ter. "Oh. welcome pure-eyed Faith, white- handod Hope. Thou hovering angel, girt with golden wings. General Stephen Davin; supreme trus-I trus-I tee, Mr. John McCarthy. j John Poland was operated on at the I Hoay Cross Hospital on Wednesday. He was injured by an explosion in the : Wlver King mine at Park Citv recent-j recent-j y and one of his eyes were "removed in the hope of saving the other. Drs (Hughes. Lindsey and Pfoutz were the surgeons who performed the operation ; Richard Maloney, who was injured at the same time is slightly improved. Manager Kearns is taking a special interest in-terest in t'he sufferers and will see that they receive every medical attention |