Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-09-10

| We announced IN our Sundays issue the
| sudden Heath of Abraham Myers, who was
a candidate for Mayor of this city, and who
was a visitor at the Crystal Palace, in Lou
isville, at the time of his death.
The Louisville Democrat of Sunday con-
tains the following notice of the fatal cas-
ualty:
Yesterday afternoon about six o'clock an
accident occurred at the Crystal Palace,
corner of Fifth and Jefferson streets, by
which Mr.. Abraham Myers, of Nashville,
Tennessee, lost his life. In the Crystal
Palace building there are a number of
rooms which are occupied as sleeping
apartments. Yesterday afternoon Mr..
Myers, who had arrived from Nashville
but short time before, went with Mr..
Waterman to his room in the above
named building. In leaving the building
Mr.. Myers, who was a stranger there, in
stead of going down the front steps, went
out of the back door of the second story
upon porch Upon reaching the porch,
he, for some cause, leaned upon the ban
nisters, which gave way, and he was pre-
| cipitated to the brick pavement below,
distance of some fifteen feet He fell upon
his face, ard his skull was so badly frac-
| tured that he died in a few moments.
Coroner Dick Moore was sent for, who
held an inquest, and the jury returned
verdict in accordance with the above facts
The Independent Order of Red Men, of
which Mr. Myers was q member, had
meeting at their council rooms on Sunday
night and appointed a committee COM
posed of the following brothers, to meet
his remains at the depot and escort them to
No. 10l North Market street: James Hin
ton, Chairman w. Matt. Brown, Charles
Sayers, ]. Cohen, w. Hyronemus, w. A.
Mathews, p r. Alberts, w Link, John
Coltart, Thomas Hobson.
The funeral services took place Yesterday
morning at 10 o'clock, the Independent
| Order of Red Men being out in their full
strength, and in their fine regalia, to do
honor TO their dead brother. A large con-
course of citizens also assembled. Rev. DR..
Bunting preached the funeral service, after
which his remains were escorted to the
residence of his father, several miles out
on the White Creek Pike, when the funeral
service of the order was read. As perhaps
but few of our readers ever saw the funeral
service Of this order, we will publish it.
The procession, on arriving near the
grave, halted and opened to the right and
left, members uncovered, to allow the
corpse, mourners etc, to pass through, (the
V. Sachem preceding the corpse And
after the passing of the corpse, mourners,
etc, the brothers reformed in procession
after them in reversed order.
When the corpse arrived at the head of
the grave, the Y. Sachem rehearsed the
following to the pall-bearers:
Sdcbem.-Rest ye here, my brethren
This spot, consecrated to the dead, is de-
signed rs the repository Of one who, while
living, we esteemed as brother, and now,
dead, as friend that has passed away to
the spirit land,
The coffin is then lowered in the grave
and before the final closing of the grave,
the brothers will form silently, and as
nearly as may be according to the order
above set forth, uncovered around the
grave, when 4he Prophet and Sachem ad-
vanced within the circle, and addressed
the brethren, and offered up a prayer as
follows:
FUNERAL SERVICE.
Prophet-Life is but a span AT every
swing of the pendulum a spirit goes into
eternity. 1t is a tale that is soon told. Its
rapidity is like the swift shuttle or the fly
ing arrow. 1t is as brief as the fading
flower, the transitory rainbow, or the daz-
cling meteor. 1t is bubble-it is breath.
Death is ever busy. He spares neither
youth nor age. Like a spoiler, he at the
meridian of day, or in the solemn gloom of
night alike satiates his thirst upon the
tender brow Of beauty or ripper manhood's
prime.
Leaves have their time to fall,
And flowers to wither at the north winds breath
And stars to set-but all
Thou hast all seasons for thine own, oh death ("
Ny brethren, the melancholy occasion
which calls us to a brothers grave is
fraught with rich instruction Here we are
reminded that we are mortal, and that like
our brother, we shall soon be wrapped in
the winding sheet of death, and pass away
to the spirit land.
This is the common fate of all. Pride
pomp, wealth and poverty are alike victims
to the iron tooth of time, and beneath the
green sod find proper level.
There is none so rich he cannot die
And none so poor, he cannot find a grave"
Brothers, the voice of our friend is
hushed in the silence of the tomb. The
lamp of life has been extinguished. Our
brother is not of the earth. As the fitting
sunbeam, he has gone to bask in the smiles
of our Father, and forever drink of the
crystal stream which flows for those who
love their God. While, therefore, we drop
the tear of sympathy and mourn the loss
of one for whom we have felt fraterual
regard, let us nourish his memory, initiate
his virtues, and profit by this affecting dis
pensation of the Almighty will.
Then followed an impressive PRAYER.
after which the Sachem said
Beloved brethren, by this instance of
| mortality we are again reminded of the
universal dominion of death. The hand of
friendship cannot oppose the King of
Terrors, nor the charms of innocence elude
| his grasp. This grave-that cofin-this
circle of mourning friends, remind us that
we, too, are mortal-that our bodies shall
moulder into dust
Here the Sachem held up be sprig of
| evergreen in his hand, and continued ia a
slow and solemn manner:
This evergreen is an emblem of our faith
| in the Immortality of the soul By IL we
| are reminded that we have an immortal
part within us which shall survive the
grave, and which can never, never, never
| die Though, like our brother whose re-
mains now lie before US, we shall soon be
ClOtneu IN the naDltinCntS OF death. and
deposited in the silent tomb, yet. through
the mediation Of risen and assembled
| Savior, we hope that our bodies shall be
raised and become immortal as our souls
and as the ivy clings to the sturdy oak. so
| do we by this emblem cherish thy memory
We shall surely see thee again Fdre,genl
until the Great Spirit, our Father. shall
summon us all to meet in that place which
he shall prepare for all the faithful
1 now deposite this emblem in the grave
Of our deceased friend acknowledging his
worth as member Of our Order, and
evincing our love to him as a brother.
| Drops bssprig n The craze.
| The Saehem then moved round the
grave, and each brother, as he arrived at
the head. dropped his sprig into the grave,
pronouncing distinctly the word fare
well" and moved on. After all had done
this, the Sachem deposited spade-full of
earth upon the coffin, handed the spade to
his left hand brother, and with slow step
! moved of from the grave a sufficient dis
lance to reform the procession, and halted.
Each brother took the spade in rotation,
! and folfova1 IN rear of fha Garkeua After