Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-06-18
THE LATE HENRY EWING.
Funeral of the Deceased Journalist


Am Imposing ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
at the ChuFch.-Sermon by Rev. EI-
der A. o. KeIIey.-Parade Of the Nn-
tionaI Guards and knights Tenn.
pIar-Other Exercises.
From the st. Louis Democrat, june is.
The funeral of the late Major Ewing yes
terday afternoon attracted an immense con-
gregation, and was one of the most impos.
ing demonstrations of the kind ever wit
messed in this city. Multitudes of persons
DESTROYS of exhibiting their resrect and re-
gard for him Joined in the services and, and
contributed of their presence and largely
of their sympathy. Long before the time
set for the exercises, the throng crowded
HE late residence on Olive street, between
Nineteenth and Twentieth, and filed the
sidewalks and streets. A few minutes
after 2 O'Clock, procession, consisting of
the Engineer Corps of the National Guards,
and the st. Louis Commandery of Knights
Temper, arrived. The National Guards
had assembled at theiI Armory at o'clock
and, after the line had been formed, pro-
ceeded under the command of First Lieu
tenant Chapman and Second Lieutenant
Marshall, and headed by the United States
Arsenal band, up Washington to Filth street,
down Fisth street to Market, aud up Mar
ket to the Masonic Hall, on SeVeath street.
Here they were joined by the st. Louis
Commandery, Knights Templsr, and the
column moved thence through Seventh to
Pine, up Pine to Nine eenth, asross to
Olive and thence TO tho house. Immedi-
ately after their appearance the remains
were brought out. They were encased in
-saI, a. bot II II,
covered with flowers in the designs of
anchors and crosses. Upon the lid Of the
casket was silver plate bearing the name
of the deceased and the simple record of
the time of his birth and his death. The
psll-bearers were Gen. j. S. Marmaduke,
Maj. G. @. Rainwater, Alfred Carr, Esq,
Ewing Hill, Esq, Charles Thaw, Esq.,
Maj. Henry Heiss and otEers.s
Following the immediate mourners, which
consisted of Mr.. ard Mrs. Ewing aud Mrs.
j. q. Thompson, the father and mother and
sister of the deceased, from Nashville, Tenn,
aud the relatives ON the widows side, were
the editorial staff of the Times and employees.
Mrs. Ewing, the sadly widowed wife of the
deceased, was not able to be present.
THE Republican says: The condition of
Mrs. Ewing was pitiable, and was such that
she was unable to attend the services. She
has scarcely been conscious siDce the death
of her husband, and yesterday had to be
brought down from her room to view the
body. There was deathly stiffness about
the house, and every one who entered msu-
ifested the utmost commiseraiion for the
widow and her fatherless children. The
coffin was almost hidden in wreaths and
crosses of immortelles. The attendance
AT TIE HOUSE
included large representation from every
journal in the city. In addition were pres
ent prominent men engaged in every de-
partment of trade and commerce connected
with the city, who had become acquainted
with Maj. Ewing. Among them were John
W. Luke, Levi Ashbrook, E. NJ. Pratt, chief
clerk of the House of Representatives,
James J. Scsnlan, John D. Stephenson, Al
fred W. Henry, Hon. Erastus Wells, E. j.
Pinquet, D. II. McAdam, F. Mc(Iarrahan,
David A Sutton, E. NJ. joe, Judge Finney,
Richard Ennis, R. NJ. Scruggs, Ashton P.
johnson, Col. Samuel A. Lowe, Maj. Hay,
j. Fl. Cozzins, j. 81. Coates, h. 81. Alden,
Capt. Geo. w. West, John B. Dyer, Libra
rian of Mercantile Library, Maj. Ssyers,
Col. Don Morrison, Judge Charles
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Judge E. B. Ewing, of the SUPP eme Court,
A. w. Sliyback, Andy w. Mitchell, John
Chapman, NJ. w. Ivory, A. w. Billings,
Christian Pepper, Jon B. Fleming, Samuel
Pepper, ex City Collector, d. I. Wright,
Joseph Lathrop, Col. David Murphy, Rev.
DR.. r. q. Eliot, Chancellor of Washington
University; VIM. NJ. King, John Finn, Jno.
j. Conroy, Auditor Walter G. Carr, Webb
NJ. Ssmul, Col. Nat. Claiborne, Hon. Henry
7. Blow, ex,Gov. Reynolds, Police Com
missioner Dorsheimer, Henry Hart, Joseph
Manson, Or. O'Brien, clerk of the Board of
Health; George j. Jones; treasurer of De
Bars Theatre; Constantine Mcguire, Sena-
tor Bogy, Stillson Hutchin, and others.
From the house to the slow and sad mu
sic of the Dead March in Saul the corbege
moved to the church, three squares distant.
THE PRELIMINARY SERVICES
took place a. the First Christian Church,
with which denomination Msjor Ewing bad
been connected in former years. At 2:30
the procession which escorted the funeral
cortege entered the building from the side
entrance on Seventeenth street, headed by
National Guards, Engineer Corps, which
was followed by the editorial staff of the
Times and employees, including the chapel
of the Office, under the direction of Phil.
Coghlan, foreman of the composing room.
While the procession entered from the side
entrance, a crowd of spectators poured
steadily into the building from the entra ce
on Olive street, and in short time the au-
was crowded to suffocation. Tue
Engineer Corps occupied several rows Of
seats near the family of the deceased,
flanked on the left by the other members
of the procession, and faced by the palpit,
in which sat Elder j. A. Kelley, pastor,
Rev. DR.. Holl nd, Of the st. George Episco-
pal Church, and Elder Wilkes, of Columbia,
Missouri. A large crowd occupied the
space between the pulpit and the pews,
among whom sat, with bowed head, Rev.
DR.. Elliot, and the aisles were also filed
with spectators.
The exercises were opened by the reading
Of a few verses by Ed. Kelley, from the
fifth chapter of Paups epistle to the CORN
thians; after which the hymn was given
out, "Asleep in Jesus"
THE SERMON,
by Ed. Kelley, followed: He took the text:
''For all flesh is ss grass, and all TIE glory
Of man as the flower of grass.
The grass Withereth and the flower
JuSF6Ol ldHSJu away Du6 tDo WI u
OF the Lord endureth forever" On an oc-
casion like this, said Ed. Kelley, two entire
" different classes of thoughts and feelings
press upon the minds and move the hearts
of men. One class belongs to time and to
this life, tie other class belongs to eternity
and the life to come. We think on the one
hand of the sacred and dear associations
that have been severed, of the noble plans
and high purposes that may have been de-
feated, of the hopes that have been blight
ed, of the joys that have been quenched,
and of the hearts that have been crushed
by the hand of death. But again we thick
of the new and higher associations that
have been formed for eternity, of the higher
and nobler plans that have been accomp
and purposes divine and eter.
nal, of the bright hope realized in land
where joys are never quenched, snd where
hearts are never crushed. The interests OF
eternity being so high above the interests of
time, it is proper that we should devote
more attention to that class of thoughts
which reach out toward eternity.
A tribute to the memory,o the departed
is certainly appropriate. In rendering one
| labor under some disadvantages. Not
having had the pleasure of an intimate per-
sonal acquaintance with him, can but give
the feelings ard sentiments that find ex-
preston on every hand from those who did
enjoy intimate personal acquaintance and
association with him. find from these in