Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-08-31

church was literally packed with peo-
pie, and for three blocks away the
streets, windows and house-tops were
covered with mass of humanity.
For mile along Geary street there
was barely room for the funeral cor
tege to pass. The flags are at half
mast all over town. Prominent build
ings, including tile Bank of Califor-
mia and California Theatre, are draped
in mourning, and in many windows
and public places photographs of Mr..
Ralston, with the insignia of mourn
ing, are placed.
The Mission Woolen Mill continues
operations without intermission, and
will not be seriously affected by the
complications of the Bank of Califor-
MIA. The Cornell Watch Factory, the
West Coast Furniture Co and Kim
ball Manufacturing Co., which closed
temporarily out of respect to the men,
ory of Ralston. will reopen tomorrow
morning and will run as usual. So
far as is now known, no manufactur-
ing establishment will close down as
a result of the panic. The officers all
say that they are in flourishing con-
dition, and will be fully able to carry
on business without interruption.
On Saturday when it was decided to
postpone the funeral until Monday,
the casket containing Mr.. Ralston's
remains was packed in rosewood ice
box, with plate glass top, SO as to
fully expose him to view. On Satur-
day evening and during all Of yester-
day Mr.. Fry's house was besieged by
visitors, all anxious to obtain view.
None were denied admittance and all
classes of society, both rich and poor,
the sharers of his munificent hospi-
tality and the recipients Of his end
less and bounteous charities, thronged
to take last look of the man whom
they all had such good cause to love.
The display of flowers brought by
friends and placed about the casket
was surprisingly beautiful, even for
the place. Crosses, crowns, wreaths,
anchors, massive boquets and gar
lands of the rarest and most exquisite
flowers filled the air with ther per-
fume and expressed sympathy and
respect of hundreds. Many of his
friends remained by him for hours,
unwilling to leave him; and from ear
ly morning until night the house was
crowded. 1t has been found impossi-
BILE to comply with the wish generally
expressed that the remains should be
laid in state in Calvary Church for a
few hours before the obsequies take
place, and thousands will be disap-
pointed in the hope of once more be-
holding the face upon which their
friendly glances used to linger and
their hearts to love. 1t is safe to say
in anticipation of MIR. Ralston's funer-
al, no private citizen has ever in this
country been followed to his grave by
such concOurse as will be seen to-
day. 1t is most remarkable that the
losses attendant upon the recent fl
nancial excitement, and the heat and
noise of the most bitter political cam
paign this State has ever known, have
been alike forgotten and silenced by
his death, SO sad, so unexpected, and
surrounded with so many painful and
distressing circumstances. The friends
and family of deceased having con-
sented to have public funeral, the
following military and civic societies
will take part in the funeral: The
three regiments National Guards of
California; First Battalion Cavalry;
California Guards; Light Battery
Templar Lodge of Odd Fellows, of
which deceased was, a member, with
the following pall-bearers: r. 7. Nor
row, VIM. Burling, d. o. Mills, III. p.
Wakelee, VIM. Il. Coleman, Geo. III.
Howard, VIM. Sharon, ID. d. Cotton,
s. M. Wilson, VIM. Alvord, Jno. o.
Earle, Chas. Clayton, Louis A. Gar
rett, M. Livingston, Thomas Bell, Col.
w. H. Barnes, Judge Hoffman, Sena-
tor G. w. X. Vanderslce, w. X. Deit-
rick, A. A. Cohen, and Company c.,
First Infantry, as Guard of Honor.
The hearse will be followed by the
Clerks of the Bank of California, Re-
gents and Faculty of the University,
members of the Chamber Of Com
merce, San Francisco Stock Exchange,
Pacific Stock Exchange, officers and
employees Mission Woolen Mills, Off
GERS and employees Kimball Carriage
Co., West Coast Fur
niture Co., Co. nell Watch Co., Lum-
bermen's Protective Associatn, men,
bers Scandinavian Society, members
Grand Lodge A. T. 0. X. S. B., and
other societies. The following des-
patch from Secretary Board Regents
of University California, at Rerkley:
BERKLEY, Aug. 29.-The usual class
exercises at the University will be dis
pensed with tomorrow, OH account of
the funeral of Regent w. G.. Ralston.
r. E. STEARNS, Sec'y.
Sermons in different churches, yes
terday, were touching eulogies OH w.
G. Ralston. "a week closed with
wall" How are the mighty fallen"
IA great man gomez "GOne down
in day. Vanity of all earthly
treasures "Insecurity of Riches,
&C., &c.
The San Francisco Stock Board has
no present intention to reopen for
business. Before doing so at least
three days notice will be given by the
Executive Committee.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 30th.-At
a meeting of the Produce Exchange
held on Saturday committee was
to take action respecting
the death of w. G. Ralston and ex-
press the sympathy of the Exchange.
The following is the report of the COM
mittee:
"The sudden death of VIM. G. Rails
ton calls for some expression of our
sense of his public services and of the
loss sustained by his friends. His
long career as the head of o leading
financial establishment has made his
name familiar to everyone. He was
a man of remarkable influence and
power, although he never aspired to
public life. He took deep interest
in promoting the welfare of this West
ern coast, and especially in manufac-
turing, mining and other interests of
a widespread public nature. He was
a man of unbounded hospitality and