MAIN TRUNK RAILWAY DISASTER

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2164, 1 June 1914, Page 10

MAIN TRUNK RAILWAY DISASTER

BURIAL OP THE VICTIMS LATE MR. ORION STEVENS Tlw funeral of the lato Mi\ Ortou Stevens, resident secretary in. New &ahsiid 'or tho .National Mutual jjiio Association, one of this victims of Main Trunk llaitway disaster, took place at hover Hutt ou Saturday afternoon. At the funeral was the largest assrawhkigo of public .and private gcrsons that has even been present ou a similar occasion iu Use history oi the Unit \ alley, The cortegewas uciuiy u inilo and comprised over 'ievoi.ty UK ioi'-ears Mid vehiek-s. Jlr. Ksitii Ktevoru. only son of this deceased, was the chM mouriier, and tlie weve; Jlt-ssrs. G. I . Pearce, W. A. Mowbray, F. H. Bartktt, W. (i. Dut-hic, Gordon, aiul L. Hammond. Tlx» directorate of the National Mutual Office was : represented hy the Hw. W. JFaser, a»d Mr. (J.. F. Scarce (tlie chairman of directors, Mr. A. E. Pearce, being at present «» his way to Vanc<»uvier). All of the nwitibefs oi t'ljo ohfee staff wore present, tha exccutivo being represented by Jtcssrs, B. Dixon acwuAtant »t M'cilitigton). W. Helliwotl (disti'tot «xaiM).«isf at Uhristchnfcli)) J. Ivew Harfcy (distj-icfe managw at Auckland), and W. Andersofl (district manager at Dnnedin). The solicitors of the association (Messrs. U. H. tteadweil and' T. Yowig) were also present, ik-prpseutaiives of other iiisaniiic.:- offices included: Messrs. E. \V. Low® (A.M.I 1 .), P. 0. Leslie and H. H. Mouse (Colonial Mutual), H. N. Liardot (Ocoa.u Accident), (J. A. Kicl'iacdson (Mutual Life and Citizens), and P. A. Abifierombie . (Queensland liuurauce C«!!i]);>ny). Members of the Wellington Racings Club, of which t'he late Mr. Stevens was a steward, attended tit largo numbers and iuetiwlcd: Mr. J. B. Hiirnourt Cpre-i sident), jlr'. J{. T.- TurliUull (former vioe-prcsidynt), Dr. Gilmer and Messrs. J, W. Abbott, J. G. Duucam, 0. & : Wat.lsins, 15. Bkldiford (stewards), Geo. W: M'DotkiU (former steward), and A. ! 15. Wliyfo (frereiar.V). Tho HattVailey Trotting Club was represonted by Messrs. A, 3i, Samuul (president.), lii. P, Iniiiny, Ji. J. Palmer, and G, A. Chapman '(\*ice-presidents), and many other members, JJnwKttg clubs, golf Ctttbs, aiid oilier sports boclfes worekrgciiy represcptfid, and also in the funeral procession were members of t'ho Gtjves'iiinenti, local bodies, t-Sio legal and medical professions, itjadittg business lirms, otc. I'ududed among these were: The Hon. I'\ M. B. Fisher (Sliuister of Marin®), the Hon. John Duthlo, M.L.0., Mr. tt. Baldwin (Jla.yor rf Lower Hutt), Mr. J. Vf. M'Ewau (Slayor of .Potoiie), Councillor Jl. M. F. Luckio (City Cmn;cil), Captain D. J, Watson, '(reprasentting til© Merchant Service Cjttild, of which tho lato Sir. Stevens \vss pr«>sidemt), Mr. S. 'W, Calieiwior (Bank of Xew Zraland), Mr. I), C 4, A. ('ooper, S.M., Mr, 0. V. SkerreU, K.C, Dr. Horborfc, I)r, M'Leaii, Br. iPurdy; Oaptain J. Eman Smith, Messrs. J,' G, W. .AiMcen, ifames-Maciiitoslv, .W. Jl. Muif, W. CP. Foster. V., EHdsford,. W. J, Rridsotii H. ti. Nathan, fi. 'foflitirst, H, sSlatidei!, •'(}. Allport., R, C. Kirk, W. H. H. ■ George. A, Witch, IS. J. Hill; A,"Fay, J. and T. Bevwidsf, A, B, Williams, N. M'Nicol, 6., CuJby, C, I'lhmncr, A. Nowbold, and C. 1). Morprflj.

'fliii Rev. 4. M'Caw eon-ducted the set» vice at the graveside. Floral tributes, iv'f.iidi ii-i-dtldeci Vfftaths fi'om the dire®, tors ;t!!(] staff of tire Wellington office, wsre so muMirons that a special vehicle l-mcl to b* provided to carry , them'ffoai' the ho-uso to the temettfy. THE UW MR. <}'. OIUMSTOXK,' Ttio funeral of the late Mr. (J. 3Sf. Grim-stone tsaJv pia.e& 011 Saturday raoni* ing._ A fnneral service iv'as held at' tho Basilica, Hill Street, at i0.»?.0, nt which tho Rev. Pathor Tymo'ns officiated. Snfj-(iecju-e-nt- to fiho serviec tlie body., was taken to the Karon' Oemstery svliere the interment took place. Tim li-oy, Father Tynions a.gaiu officiated at tlie raraveskle. The service at the Sacred Heatt Clnmh was attended by the whole of the local stat of the NatSwa Lands O&partrnMit. ini'liuliiu; Mr. T. W. Fisher (tinder-Secretary for .Native Affairs), Chief Jtidjre Jackson Patofir, Mr. \V. T. I'rtt (chief cfeA), and Mr. H. R. H. Balft frtyis (-private .swretftry to tlie Native Sfiuister). Among the Jar-s© and rcpu'scnlativr gathering of friends of dotoa'scd in and ewfc of the Public. Service present, wore tlj-fl He.ii. I f . M. B. Ffeher and Mr, C. i'nrara, M.P. The i-.a-11-licare-s wore; Messrs. >V. '!'• Pitt, J. B. llaeli«ort'T, I). A. Welsh, and L. A. Teiitenherg. ■ >