The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-06-03
OnSEQUIEs OF HON. T. q. 1NGERsoLL

Col. Robt. IngersOII. the silver Tongued
Orator, Pr0nOunces His BROTHERS, Flu.
neral OraIIon-A Beautiful and Feeling
Tribute.
WAsnISGroN, D. G., June 2.-The fu
neral OF Hon. Ebon G. Ingersoll, brother
of Col. Robt. G. Ingersoll, OF Illinois, took
place at his residence this afternoon. The
ceremonies were extremely simple, con.
sisting merely OF viewing the remains by
the relatives and friends, and funeral
grafton by Col. Robert G. Iagersoll, broth.
er OF the deceased. A large number Of
distinguished gentlemen were present, in.
Guiding Secretary Sherman, Assistant Sec.
retary Hawley, Senators Blaine, Voorhees,,
Paddock, Allison, Logan, Hon. B. Hen.
derson, Gov. Pound, Hon. VIM. Morrison,
Gen. Jetfries, Gen. Williamson, Col. Jas.
Fishback and others.
The pail bearers were Senators Blaine,
Voorhees,, David Davis, Paddock and Al.
lison, Col. Ward II. Lamon, Hon. Jere.
miah Wilson, of Indiana, and Hon. Thos
A. Boyd, OF Illinois.
The following is the oration OF Colonel
Ingersoll, which was received by all pres.
ent with marks Of deep and sincere feel.
ing and sympathy. sI0
Ny FRIENDS I am going to do that
which the dead oft promised he would do
for me. The loved and loving brother,
husband, father, friend, died where man
hoods morning almost touches noon, and
while shadows still were falling towards
the west. He had not passed on life's high
way the stone that marks the highest
point, but being weary for moment he
laid down by the wayside, and using his
burden for pillow, fell into that dream
less sleep that kisses down his eyelids
still. While yet in love with life and rap.
tured with the world he passed to silence
and pathetic dust Yet after all it may be
best just in the happiest, sunniest hour Of
all the voyage, while eager winds are
kissing every sail to dash against the
unseen rock, and in an instant hear the
pillows roar above a sunken ship for
whether in midsea or 'moung the breakers
OF the iarthers hore, wreck must mark
at last the end Of each and all and every
life. No matter il its every hour is rich
with love andevery moment jewelled with
Joy, will at It's close become tragedy
as sad and deep and dark as can be woven
of the wrap and woe Of mystery and
death. This bereaved tender man in
every storm OF life was oak and rock, but
in the sunshine he was vine and flowers.
He was the friend OF all heroic souls. He
climbed the heights and left all supersti.
tiOns far below, while on his forehead fell
the golden dawning OF grander
day. He loved the beautiful, and
was with color, form and music
touched to tears. He sided with tho
weak, and with willing hand gave aims
with loyal heart and with the purest
hand. He faithfully discharged all public
trusts. Ho was a wolshippeT of liberty, a
friend Of the oppressed, A thousand
times ] have heard him quote these words:
"For Justice, all places temple and all
seasons summer" He believed happiness
was the ouly good, reason the only torch,
Justice the only worshipper, humanity
the only religion, and love the only
priest. He added to the sum OF human
Joy, and were every ono for whom
he did some loving service to bring
q blossom to his grave he would sleep TO.
night beneath wilderness OF flowers.
Life is q marrow vale between the cold and
barren peaks OF two extremities. We
strive in vain to look beyond the heights
We cry aloud, and the only answer is the
echo OF our waillng cry from the voiceless
lips OF the unreplying dead. There comes
no word, butin tho night Of death hope
sees star, and listening love can hear the
rustic OF wing. He who sleeps here
when dying, mistaking the approach OF
death for q return Of health, whispered
with his latest breath, ~ am better
now." Let US believe, in spite
of doubts and dogmas and tears and
fears that these dear words are true Of ali
1.-THE countless dead. And now to you who
have been chosen from among the many
men he loved to do the last sad office iol
the dead we give his sacred dust, Speech
cannot contain our love. There was
there is, no gentler, stronger, manlieI
man.
There were no ceremonies whatever al
the grave, but pathetic scene occurred
when tho Misses Lawlcr, daughters OF thC
late General Lawler, and the adopted
children Of Ebon G. Ingersoll, to whom
they were devotedly attached, took thei
last leave Of their dead foster fatlier. One
of them tainted IN being taken to hel
carriage and the other fingered at the
grave until almost forcibly led away b.
her friends,
4. Vice Admiral Seymour, OF the British
Navy, in letter to the Morning PoSt, says
Facts concerning the recent naval engage
!. ment off the Peruvian coast are that tn
Peruvian ironClad turretship "HuasOarl
Isank the Chilian wooden shipaEsmenlda,
, and that the armor plated ship "Indepen
Clencta," in pursuing the Chiffan wo6deI