The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-05-13
Funeral of Charles DeYoung.

"Ihe funeral services began at the
family residence, No. 81 Eddy street,
and terminated at the door of the re.
ceiving house of the dead. The occa-
sion demonstrated the depth and extent
Of the public esteem in which the de-
ceased was held. One o'clock was the
time announced for the services By
10 o'clock there were many people on
the street, waiting for an opportunity
to pay their last tribute of respect to the
deceased. They were very quiet and
patient, showing by their demeanor their
respect for the dead and their sympathy
for the afflicted family. Soon carriages
began to arrive containing friends of
the deceased and of the family. These
arrivals continued to increase rapidly,
and soon the street for the whole length
of the block was thronged with vehicles.
The body was received at the house in
the latter part of the afternoon of the
preceding day, and was laid in state on a
catafalque in the front parlor of the res
idence, on the main floor. On the lid
was silver plate bearing this inscrip-
ton
CHARLES DE YOUNG.
DIED APRIL %, 1880.
AGED Sc YEARS.
The floral offerings from the friends
of the deceased were profuse in the ex-
IRENE. The casket, where the white,
immobile face Of the dead lay in its
rigid semhlance of sleep, was covered
with the fresh, white tributes of SYM
patty and friendship; a table at the
foot was likewise burdened with flower
pieces; while upon the mantel, the win
dow stand and about the crape-hung
room were disposed bouquets and wreaths
so numerous that places could not be
found for them. Many of them were
inscribed with the names of friends of
Mr.. DeYoung. Many more, however,
came unlettered, the evident tributes Of
those who did not allow their MONACO
guardianship to act as a bar to the ex-
preston of their sympathy. In the
forenoon, before the services, two ladies'
came with large bouquets, and asked
to place them on the casket. They said
that they did not know Mr.. DeYoung,
but they had sons, and they desired to
express mothers sympathy.
MOTHERS TRIBUTE.
4 somewhat similar and very affect
ing occurrence took place shortly before
the services began. An old lady trudged
feebly up the steps and entered the hall
and asked to be shown the casket. She
had in her hand bouquet Of flowers,
and wished to place them on it. A gen.
tleman offered to take them for her, but
she said no, and from her voice and
eyes the gentleman saw that she was
weeping. ....
81 want to put them there myself, if
may" she said, timidly. 81 picked
them myself because loved him."
"Did you know him p asked friend
of the family.
"No; but know what he did for his
mother, and 1 love him, and I'm sorry,
so sorry" said she, as she gently laid
her offering beside the Others
IL was lcSS pIctcutlOuS YUAN ooAuO Va
them. 1t was a lot of miscellaneous
flowers, the evident product Of some
humble flower garden, carelessly joined
by the feeble hands that brought them,
but there was breath of kindness
and wealth of loving pity adorning it.
with which no florists art could endow
it, and which made more than one share
the sorrow of the old lady, who, all I'M
known, wept beside the form of the dead
son and brother.
f., VARIOUS FLORAL GIFTS.
Among the most prominent pieces
was a large pillow of snow white bios
SONS, with tube roses and camellias in
terspersed, and border Of maiden's
hair, fern and cypress leaves. The in
scription, which IN dark blue violets was
arranged across the pillow, was
FOR HIS
MOTHER.
Beside it stood tall broken column,
four feet in height, of heliotrope, white
rosebuds, camillas and smilax, with q
garland of violets twined around it.
Attached was a white ribbon, on which
was inscribed in small gold letters: "Our
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