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Show MAIIY I0RII A1 BIER OF SEARI i OfflCEB Police and Firemen Act as I Escort for Funeral Cor- I tege; Numerous Floral Tributes Offered. SALT LAKE CITY paid tribute today to the heroism of De-tective De-tective Green" B. Hamhy, slain by fhrHinnrhtrTtrnrtiiirns. Citr nnd state officials,- prominent business and professional mn and a host of friends wpip in attendant at the services ser-vices held at 1 o'clock thin afternoon at the 0I"onnell chapel. Floral offerings received from other eities as well as those from scores of Bait Ijike citizens overflowed the little chapel and banked high alout the (Crave. EMPLOYES MARCH. Uniformed men of the police department, depart-ment, twenty-five firemen and other city employes marched In solemn procession pro-cession from the chapel to the Kaple flnte. Tne ftah Lisht and Traction company provided cars at the request .of Commissioner Harm's, which joined the procession to convey mourners to the city cemetery. ' Commissioner Barnes had chance of arrangements. Music at the chapel was furnished by the Ariel quartet The opening- prayer was offered by the llev. Ir. George K. Iavies, pastor of the First Presbyterian church. Mrs. Norman Atkinson san? "O Dry Those Tears," accompanied on the piano by Miss fiecky Almond. MAYOR SPEAKS. "People who have gathered to honor hon-or lolectlve Hani'.iy honor themselves by gathering around his bier," Mayor f Clarence Neslen said, as he paid tribute to the accomplishments of the man who met his death while in the discharge of his duty. The decedent was compared to Shakespeare's character char-acter who said: "I love the name of honor mor? than I fear death." "I e tective Hamhy did not die In vain for his heroism wilt live in the hearts of his friends and nssociates. It could be truthfully said of him us it was said of another man that If everyone to whom hf did a loving kindness were to hrini; a flower and place it where hU body lies, he would rent tonight beneath ' v il'krness of 0 flowers." SUPREME SACRIFICE. . The mayor quoted neain. his quotation quota-tion hfing from the Scriptures: "Greater love hath no man thtin this, that a man will lay down his life for his friends." In concluding his tribute, trib-ute, Mayor Newlen aid that Chief Hurbldgo and his associates had also llamby had been chosen to make the supreme sacrifice. Consolation was given the family of the police officer with quotations from a ' poem asking why the child and the youn? man are " taken by denth when the feeble and infirm are left, and ending with the lesson: "1 think when all is done we shall say, (iod knew the best.' Following the msyor's address. Mrs. Atkins sane "r.t-au:iful Isle of Somewhere.' Some-where.' accompanied by Miss Almond. The closing prayer was offered by the Very Itev. William W. Fleetwood, dean of St. Mark's Kpiscopnl cathedral. The pallbearers were Chief of Po- . line .Joseph K. l.urlnilg, Chief of Te- tectives Riley M. JVckstead, Captain punie t.nindvig and City IVtectives Clifford I'atten. Lester K. Wire und M. U. Mi (Jinness. City Judge Krtd V. Crockett dedicated dedi-cated the grave. |