Daily Republican., 1879-05-16
EARTH TO EARTH.
Funeral OF Doctor Joseph r. Chan.
dler.

UIcEs
Respected and loved through long
and useful life, the remains OF Doc
tor Joseph P. Chandler, of Centreville,
were no less honored il death, as was
fully demonstrated in the large con-
course Of people tn assembled to pay
their respects to one whose life was
blessing to the community. The fu-
neral was announced to leave the house
at 2 o'clock, P. NJ, but long before that
hour the main street of Centreville was
crowded with horses and carriages, the
country pc ,ple for miles around who
had been amongst the doctors patients,
sometime in his fifty years of practice,
all hocking in to take a last look at
the friend who had s-rved them so long
and faithfully and whose back was
never turned upon even the poorest of
the poor because they could not pay as
readily as their more wealthy neigh
bors.
If there is any one virtue OF DR.. Chan
dlers character that is more conspicuous
than another, it is that he was the spe
cial friend of the poor, and he was al
ways just as ready to get up in the
dead hour of night and ride through
hail and storm to visit the call Of the
poor without the hope Of receiving any
reward, as he was to visit the abodes Of
the wealthy where large reward await
ed him. Could it have been possible
for the dead physician to have but
opened his eyes for an instant yester-
day and to have seen the respect shown
to him by all classes Of society, he
might like one of old have exclaimed:
"Lord, now lettest thou thy servant
depart in peace for mine eyes have seen
thy salvation
1t is estimated that there were not
less than 375 carriages and thousand
people present at the time the funeral
left the village to proceed to Whining
ton. Owing to the vast number Of people
who were anxious to take last look at
the deceased the hour for the departure
was prolonged until half past 2 O'Clock.
The remains were dressed in black and
lay as if taking calm sleep, in wal
nut casket covered with black cloth,
and furnished with massive silver han
dies and mountings, the work OF Thomas
Mitchell, undertaken, OF this city. AT
the bead of the cask-t was placed a
floral pillow with the word rest in
the centre and amongst the ether floral
tributes were crown and cross.
Rev. Mr.. Graham, pastor OF Lower
Brandwine Presbyterian church, con-
Quoted the religious ceremonies, max
ing very impressive address. His
reference to long useful life Of the de
ceased and his great anxiety to do good
and to make people happy met with a
hearty response in the hearts OF all
who heard him The religious services
being over the remains were enclosed
ard tenderly borne from his old and
loved residence to the hearse in waiting
by, the following named pail bearers
Docter Swithin Chandler, Bauduv Sim
Minis, Il. James Belt, Johr Barney, Will
liam Armstrong, and Doctor Windle
Not less than two hundred carriages
Joined the funeral train ana when the
first carriage containing the ministers
reached Lower Brandywine Presbyter-
ian church, just mile distant, the real
end Of the procession had not yet lef
Centreville.
The funeral reached the Wilmington
and Brandvwine Cemetery about foul
o'clock, and was there joined by severa
hundred people from this city who hac
during Doctor Chandler's long life tim'
became acquainted with him ana learn
ed to respect him. The grave made fo
the reception of the deceased was yer.
handsomely walled and cemented b.
W. B. Wiley of this city. So complet
was the job finished that the sides Q
the grave resembled polished marhl
and Mr.. Wiley also had il appropriate
ly decorated with flowers, rehectin
great credit upon his ingenuity TO
such work.
The religious services being conclud
ed by Mr.. Graham large fat stones pre-
pared by Mr.. Wiley we're placed owe
the coffin vault and cemented, afte
which the grave was filled and the flor
al offerings already described, left upo
it as tokens of the love and esteem j.
which DR.. Joseph p. Chandler was he'll
by all who knew him.