HOSE WAGON FUNERAL CAR

Escorts from the police and fire departments will attend the funeral of A. J. Pruvot, city electrician who died yesterday morning at his home, 1610 Hamilton Street. The services will be held Monday morning at 9 o'clock in the St. Jean Baptiaiste Catholic church. Rev. T. G. Plante will officiate. The body will be borne in a white hose wagon.

Pallbearers will consist of members of the fire department - Henry Pecaut, assistant fire  chief: John Yeager, Frank Kellogg, Ed Roth, William Dagle and Perry Murphy. Harvey Hawman, acting chief of police, today named six policemen to act as escorts at the service. Burial will be in the Mt. Calvary cemetery.

Pruvot died of cancer of the stomach after an illness of a year. He was able to attend to his duties until three weeks ago when his condition grew worse. Mr. Pruvot was 63 years old, and is survived by five children and his widow.

Mr. Pruvot served in the office of city electrician for about twenty-five years, from the time it became a regular department of city affairs. He was appointed to the position two weeks ago by the new city council.

He had resided in Sioux City for nearly forty years. He was a member of the old volunteer fire department for several years. Twenty-eight years ago, when the fire department became a salaried institution, he was appointed to the office of assistant fire chief. He held this position for one year. Several years later Fire Chief Kellogg appointed him captain of the department.

When the No.2 hose house was destroyed by fire more than twenty years ago, Mr. Pruvot was badly burnt and for a time his life was despaired of. The flames had gained great headway before it was discovered by the firemen.

While in the fire department Mr. Pruvot devoted much of his time to the study of electricity. His aptitude in the work gained him the position of city electrician. After he held that office for a few years, he was appointed superintendent of the alarm system, but later was reinstated to the first position and this he held until his death. Arthur J. Pruvot, his son has been his assistant for nine years. 

Mr. Pruvot was born in Doual, France on August 8, 1853. When he was 18 years old, he came to America, settling first at Quebec. From Quebec he went to St. Louis, Florida, and New Orleans. He came to Sioux City from New Orleans. Before entering the fire department, he worked at the painting and decorating trade. Thirty-five years ago Mr. Pruvot was married to Margaret Donovan of this city.

Besides Arthur J. Pruvot the children are Harry Pruvot of Kansa City, Mo., Mrs. Robert Duncan, Bessise Pruvot, and Blanche Pruvot of Sioux City.