The daily gazette., 1877-11-16
FIRST EDITION.. .
FUNERAL OF D. H. CARPENTER,
A LARGE TURNOUT OF SOCIETIES AND
FRIENDS. Il


The funeral of David 81. Carpenter.
who died from injuries received by being
run over by shifting engine on the p,
W. q B. r. r., on Thursday night last,
took place yesterday afternoon, from his
late residence, No. II Robinson street.
From about one o'clock until after
three the house was thronged with the
friends of the deceased, who came to
take a last look at the remains, and
constant stream of persons kept going in
and coming out of the doors.
The body laid in the front parlor. and
was arrayed in a suit of fine black cloth.
1t reclined in handsome walnut casket
with silver plated handles and lined with
white satin. On the head of the coffin
was silver plated Masonic mark. At
the foot of the corpse was a beautiful
wreath of immortelles. t.I'
The services at the house were con-
Quoted by Rev. Lafayette Marks, of the
Hanover Presbyterian church, who de-
livered an earnest, impressive sermon of
about half hours duration.
Besides the immediate family friends
the funeral was attended by members of
the Odd Fellows, Red Men and Knights
of Pythias societies, and by number
of the employees of the p, W. s. B..
Railroad Company.
The funeral cortege started alb ut halt
past three o'clock, the hearse being at
tended by the pail bearers and by Uni
formed Corps, No. l, X. of p, thirty
eight strong, commanded by Capt. j. G.
Jones and Lieut.. p. B. Huested, headed
by the City Cornet Band, which per-
formed "Saul's Dead March" and the
"Dead March from Mozart" The COL
ors of the corps were draped in mourn
ing. The pail bearers were George Will
helmi, of the Red Men; j. J. McDIul-
len and d. s. Truitt, of the Encamp-
ment; George Hueston, of the Railroad
employees; j. r. Wright, of Jefferson
Lodge, No. 2, /. o. q. F., and A. j.
Thompson, of Washington Lodge, No. l.
K. Of +.
The other societies and delegations
walked on the sidewalks, in the following
order: e... Fl
p. w. & B. R. R., employees, 102 in
number, with white gloves and badges
VIM. II. Cloward, Marshal.
Delegation of sixteen Red Men, Q
Spoerl, Marshal.
Washington Lodge, No. l, K. of P, 81
members, D. Parker, Marshal.
Delaware Encampment,No. l, L. o. o
F., 26 in number, r. ID. Mcdaniel Mar
shal.
jefferson Lodge, No. 2, l. o. o. F., s.
members, James T. Crozier Marshal.
A number of citizens not identified will
with societies were also in line, anC
thirteen carriages followed the hearse.
The procession moved along Robinson
street to Lombard; up to Fourth, alonl
to King, up to Tenth, to Market street tt
Riverview Cemetery, where the inter
ment took place. Along the streets oil
which the procession moved stretched
crowds of people, Fourth street, in parti
cular, being thronged with persons desi
rous of seeing the funeral cortege.
On arriving az tire cemetery the body
was lowered into the grave, after whicl
Rev, Lafayette Marks made brief al
dress and pronounced the beuediction
, Burial services were then performed b.
the Odd Fellows, knights of Pythias an
Red Men, each order abridging its regu
lar services so that all got through in
reasonable time. These services Wer
, we'll conducted and were very impres
: sive.
At the conclusion of the burial cere
monies the line OF march was agai
formed, and the procession returned t
( the CITY.