Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-05-31
THE LAST HONORS.
The Relatives and Friends Render the Clos
ing Tribute to the Late Major j. C. Becht.

The Relatives and Friends keDder the Clos.
Ing Tribute to the Late Major J. c. Becht.
Yesterday, the day appointed for the
funeral of the late lamented Sheriff Becht,
opened pleasantly and brightly. It was, in
fact, one of those days on which, had he
been alive. he would have delighted to have
superintendent the moving of the grass he
had sown in the court house square, or in
examining the trees he had planted. Durin 6
the morning hours, his early and unexpected
desth was the universal theme of converse
ton, more especially among the German
section of the population: As the day wore
vast concourse became more and
noon every vantage ground in the way of
street corner standing sites was pre-empted,
while carriages and vehicles of every descrip-
ton lined the interior and exterior area of
the court house square. Away down Third
street, up Robert street, and along the whole
line Of the published march. the patient
crowd lined the thoroughfares in expec
tation of the coming cortege.
In the immediate vicinity of the old court
house, the crowd was, of course, the most
dense. The remains lay in the
front room of the sheriff's
official residence. They we're enclosed in
plain casket with silve!: mountings, on which
was strewn perfect profusion of flowers,
and the crowd surged passed the coffin in
such endless succession that it seemed as if
the people would never cease their coming
and their going.
While the people were taking their last
look the M@nnerchor sang beautiful song
by Kuhler, entitled Evening Air. The
following is a crude translation of the re-
frain:
Under the canopy of trees there is rest,
Under the branches whisper is heard,
The buds sleep in the forest.
Wait, wait wait,
Soon thou also wilt rest.
Precisely at the hour appointed, platoon
of police, under the command of Capt.
Weber, marched from the city hall and took
up position in front of the GLOBE
Office to escort the Damascus Com
mandery, where the Northwestern band
shortly followed. Meanwhile, the
Druids, to the number of 800; the A. o. q.
w., to the number of 200; the survivors of
the Fifth Minnesota regiment, of which the
deceased was a member, with the tattered
battle flags of the organization; the grand
lodge of Oddfellows, and the German so
ciety filed into line.
The interment was under the direction and
control, by the request of deceased, of the
Damascus Commandery, of which body the
following were pail bearers: DR.. Murphy,
Captain Van Slyke, A. T. Lindholm
Jacob Mathels, Honorable Fred. Richter,
and Captain John II. Reaney
These, after the head of the procession wal
formed opposite the Wabashaw street front
of the court house square, took possession
of the remains, and the other societies filed
organizations having taken their last look al
dead took their sad farewell, and the body
was conveyed to the hearse.
To the solemn dead march of the band
the procession started, taking up the line O
march as detailed in yesterdays GLOBE. Al
an indication of the length of the cortege
it may be stated that ninety six carriages. in
dependent of the societies on foot, turned
the corner of Third and Robert streets
1.-THE CEMETERY.
It being decoration day there we're man.
persons in the cemetery before the procession
arrived, and as the strains of the distan
music became more distinct and clear, group
began to gather at the entrance and at tn
, open grave. At o'clock the Sal
and solemn cortege entered the beautiful
grounds dedicated to the repose of mortality
, and as it dragged it's slow length along
3 the meandering path which led to tn
selected resting place of the deceased man
a fower-decked grave and garlanded tom
was passed, and many a grief-wearied hea
> was turned in mute and wistful gaze as
:. DESTROYS to be left alone with their dead
;, Arriving at the grave the procession was II
i ceived by three knights, who had been d.
: tailed to take charge of the grave. III
handsome casket bearing its for
/ decorations was removed from Il
!. hearse and placed in the yawnir
;. pit which was to receive it. The commant
l. cry formed square around the grave, In
:. the center of which and toward the head
:. the casket the mourners were ushered-tht
\, were the bereaved widow, her daughter Id
r. supported by her husband MI. J. J. Penne
Y: daughter of the deceased II years of ae
n, Mr.. F. Emmert and family. L. Koch al
al family, Joseph Zirkelbach and family, Jol
y Zirkelbach and family, NJ. Schilling and n
. =. George Benz. As soon as the coffin "
- placed, quartette consisting of Mess
Il, Leib, Wood, Munger and Buckelew ga
n, with much feeling and deep pathos Fl
IL sacred song entitled "Consolatlon-Coi
It; unto Me and I will give you rest At
n conclusion of the hymn, GeneralissiI
H. Wright commenced the ceremonial and P
r. Is late Miller read the lengthy a
~ ~ impressive burial service, the VIII
4. company of Knights joining in
rs, responses and the quartette singing
P. hymns as prescribed by the ritual of
er; order. There was no eulogy spoken O
y. the grave, and there needed none; but
Co. soon as the last prayer was said and the
st. act of placing the emblem of the Christ
y; faith upon the casket was performed,
a Knights, under command of h. c. Mune
NJ G. G., filed past and left the mourners
ers look long and sad farewell at the grave
md him whom they loved SO well.
ELL -
j. Consecra1lon of Bishop.
va WHEELING, w. v, May 3O.-Geo. w.
n. terkin, newly elected bishop of the Epis
= pal diocese of West Virginia, was consecra
a.. at st. Matthew church, in this city, too
lew A large number of bishops, clergymen
an prominent persons were in attendal
H. Bishop Bedell, the presiding bishop, de
No cred the opening sermon. The church
EFT, magnifcenuy decorated with flowers, etc
]. Whaokford Queera.