Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1875-04-22
Death OF Colonel Peter G. Bufinc.
ton.

some weeks, and it has been appar
lent to his physicians for moe than {
week that he could not possibly re
cover, yet the blow was none the les
severe to his friends and relatives
when on last Sunday morning abOu
p o'clock, his spirit left the body
Some time ago, Col. Burlington wen
TO Cincinnati on business, he had beer
'unwell before. and was not we'll wheT
he left home. While OH the boat il
'conversing with some friends, h,
seemed to be very low in spirit, anC
spoke a great deal of sickness anC
death ; of the unsatisfying nature o.
earthly things and the importance Of
those beyond.
Soon after his return, he was pros
,trated with 4 severe attack of bron
'chitis, which was very serious and
alarming, but from which he was rap
IDLY recovering he had in a meas
ure regamed his appetite, when he in
|lulged too freely in food which pro-
|ved untitled for his digestive organs
(which brought on an attack of some
thing like acute dyspepsia, or au at
lfection OF that patur:.
He had been subject to these at
,tacks and dreaded them very much
This one coming on before his entire
recovery from the bronchitis seemed
q thoroughly disorganize his entire
system He became djsheartened
and Be ieved that he was going L
llie lie had the best medical advic,
! the country affords and the constan
lministratious of his son DR. L. )
Burlington, who scarcely left his bed
Side for two weeks before he died
hut the disease vas not to be bstileC
'and it became apparent that he wa.
past human sid; the disease assumed
the rare form of Il complete degener
'ation of the glands of the stomach
preventing the assimilation or diges
ltion of food. He became weaker
Iand weaEer until on Sunday mornIn;
about ) o'clock, death came to RELEASE
him from suffering.
We have not the time now to pre-
pare a sketch of Col. Bufington's pub
bic life, but will DO so for next week
paper. His loss will be deeply fel
I'm the community. He was care
,fIl. cautious and safe adviser, an up
right and conscientious gentleman,
good officer, an adectionate husband
;and father, and faithful friend
! we give below an account of his flu
neral:
Colonel Buttin gton's funeral eXer
ffcises took place at his residence al
O'Clock on Tuesday. There wer'
several hundred persons present wh'
were the friends of the deceased an'
| who sircerely mourned his death
sThe sermon WAS preached by Rev
I Nr Vaught of the NJ. f Church
South. There was a great desire OF
the part of nesrly all present to tak'
l. last look at the face of Col. Buff
,ington, and as it was impossible TO
hi 10 get into the house, the conn
vas brought into the front ward sn'
then opened, to CRAFTY their wishes
A mournful procession was formed
many OF It's numbers being in tear
who passed slowly around the cothI
land gazed for the last time on thos'
familiar features. The funeral pro
cession Was then formed, and proceed
"a to the cemetery, where the bod,
was committed to the earth. Th'
stuu-ral procession was the largest ever
seen in Huntington there were 30 o.
30 Carriages, Buggies &c, and
great number on foot. The Mayo
, sad Council attended in a body.
When the services at the gray
were over, the congregation was dis
missed with the benediction.