, 1877-11-18
DUST TO DUST.
Funeral Services Of the Late Will
lam F. Coolbaugh.
Eloquent Remarks by the Rev. William
Alvin Bartlett.



larger and more distinguished concourse o1
mourners than has been seen on such an occa
sion IN this city for many day. The body oi
the dead man lay in its calm rcposc III the il
| brary, in q handsome metallic caskct with rose
wood finish, beautifully lined with white satin
and ornate with its heavy silver monntings
J The massive rectangular silver plate bore the
! inscription:
Born July !. 1921.
y illiam Findtay Coo!baugh.
Died NV. IL, 1877.
Into the room where lay the dead passed the
| mourners to take
A LAST LOOK
at the cold form OF their late friend. The
! featurcs were well preserved, SO much SO that
| the universal comment was - How natural and
lilc-like he looks.'' At the head OF the supcrt,
caskct was floral pillow, the gift Of MIR. Cool
! baugh's three little girls, composed Of carna-
nations, ,tea-roscs, caneis, ssnilas, aud yiolets,
/ forming the words "Our Father" i Apcdcstai,
formed OF IVY lcaycs IN the shape OF a broken
pillar, attached to which was slcaF Of wheat,
stood at the foot,-the memorial Offering
Of Mrs. Coolbaugh. On the mantel stood
broken pillar, contributed by the clerks at the
/ bank, composed OF wreaths Of smilax, japoni-
Gas, carnations, nnortcllcs, tea-roses, and VIC
/
| noriaI,. ". F. C." Near this lovely product Of
the florists art stood floral auchor, Of similar
/ composition, presented BY one OF Mr.. Cool
! baugll's servants In the front parlor, rcposing
design, the gift Of Col. Duncan, while on the
piano was a floral combination out Of which
projected wheat sbcai ana some wheat stub
bc, while in front Of this rare design WAS 4
sickle composed of carnations. ca1nellias. and
vioIets.
At the hour set for the services, the parlors,
library, ami hall were completely taken mp by
THE LARGE AssEMBLAGE OF MouASEKs.
Among the distinguished representative gen
tlemen ct wealth aud station were tue Hon;
Thomas Hendricks, OF Indiana, David Dows, of
New York John Z. peaslcy and Lyman Cook,
OF Burlington, H., the Hon. z. b. Farweil. Dish-
OF Cheney, the Rev. Clinton Locke, D: D,
Judge Williams, L. 2; D; Norton; Judse Wallace,
Peck, Clinton Briggs X: E. lioodell, ". G,
Goudy, John Y. Farwcll. Gen. Chctlain, Fl. 5.
Miller, Ferdinand Peck, George l.. Dunlap,
Gen. &. ". Smith, cA-Marshal Campbell, II. II.
Orson Smith, Herbert Aver, II. W. White
house, Walter kimbalt, $. s: Hayes, john lie
Korvn, j. Irving pcarce, 4. G. Hcsus, William
Blair, 4. II. Burlcy, George n. Uough, Sheriff
Kern, F. D. Spencer, Henry Corwitil, Abijah
schpeider, David Coey, ]. R. Marsh, Andrew
Brown. George 2. Trcadway, L. ". Ross, George
Armour. ". l.. Brainard, L. Z. Letter, John Il.
Aver, Charles Rundolph; 7. :. HOync, George
a tye p As,r fe2gano R9ga hFcs sh:s j. sn 1z T.
Hancock, James Mckindey. the Hon. ]. Russell
Jones, Aid. Rosenberg. Fred, futile, tine
Hon. \. 3. Judd. Judge Wilson, Col J. Mason
LOOMS. Hlbbard Porter, Charles Tatnm, ,ex-Atd.
Aid. T. Stone, John /. Truinor, Luther Stone,
Edward Lawrence, Volncy Turner, L. Bloom,
J. H. Dole, II. W. Fuller, Capt. Goodrich,
George sturgcs, S. 4. Kent, julius +oweuthal
Sir. Renrotiu, Mr: Orchard, orson Smith, Judge
Fuller, Hcury Grcencbaunl, D. B. Shipman,
Hiram Wheeler, and c. G. Hammond.
The following acted as pall-oearcrs:. Gen.
Philip Sheridan, Cyl NJ: G stearns, sol Smith,
c. I. Wheeler. Asa Dow, Il. G. Powers, j.
Young Scammon. and j. W. Odc|l.
SOLEMN HUSH
fell on the sorrowfu asseml,lagc rs Judge Doo-
little, the master OF ceremonies, TOOK his stand
in the hail Opposite the staircase and said that
the hour had arrived when the ceremony |
OH this sad occasion was TO take place.
The quartctte, with Miss Thurston as So |
prapo, sang Iiock Of Ages" alter which the !
Rev. Edward Sullivan read from the Episcopal
burial service, the guartcttc responding.
Judge Doolittle, at the conclusion Of this pre-
service, announced that his friend, the
Kcy. Dr.. Bartlett, for long time near neigh-
Dor aud intimate trcnd OF the detcasci in this
city, would, bv request. make tew remarks.
A deeper and, il anything, more solemn hush !
fell ou the concourse Of mourlers as
nl,. BARTLETT,
standing on the second step OF the broad stair
case, paused moment and then delivered the |
following eloquent and impressive 0ration:
I was providcntially sojourning . few days in
tilts city which have SO recently left, and was
overtakcn with this terrible calamity, the sor-
row Of which disqualilics me for such service,
Ny friends, We have brought our sy1nnatllics |
This morning into the shadow Of an awful nly5- |
Ecry, and ret into the presence OF terrible fact.
We are not now living III the age III which Seneca
could defend such a taking.oiI, and in which
public opinion favored it. Nor, again, are We |
living in day in which superstition hung around
it all its horrors, and Church and State combined
% WreAk their vengeance upon the body OF the ]
lead. But we stand beyond eighteen Christian
centuries OF light, and there Is just this much Of
morality about the method OF his going and no
more. He died simply accountable for as much
Is any man bereft OF his reason, aud that is all
here is Of that. All MEN ask the cause OF this
of such lorlly tni,lc} In this age
&c demand the immediate cause OF every effect.
10 that VIC can pronounce it in word; so that
ye can utter it in phrase. My friends,
here was no such cause for the uu-
satns Of his ona Esas0a 9crc; It Of was the
md a long and varied combination OF events;
hc shock of the great fire, in which so many Of
Is wrought; the succeeding panic, in which lie
nadc u confessed mistakc,-onc unlike his cour-
'cen his hitherto attendant. Since then those
rho have known him best have on rare occa-
ions here and there, ut long intervals, felt that
lis mind was not at its flrmest and, one thing
fter another occurring, tie fret and worry, and
eatcd blood Of this great fiery centre IN which
ou live wrought some breaking between tile
aind aud body, into the subtle analysis Of | :
shich no medical science can enter. How docs |
nv mans disease bcg;ns Who ian tell: 1t is
his combination OF events, breaking in and on |
fbaco Int J1c 1fa1iy 1nSf