Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-29
DUST TO DUST.

| raj Tributes-Impressive Services-The
Remains to be Taken 10 Green Bay.
| Especial Telegram to the Globe.
| KENosHA, Wis, March 2S.-The obse-
quies of the late postmaster general, Hon.
L. o. Howe, was attended here this after
noon by large concourse of distinguished
people from all parts of the country,
special trains having arrived during the
the day from Chicago, Madison and Mil
waukee. The remains of the deceased
| statesman, which had been lying at the
residence of his nephew, Col. j. H. Howe,
| about two miles from the city, where the
| scene of death had occurred, were conveyed
to the little Uniterian church about 2:3O
| O'Clock. The edifice has scant accommo-
dation for 400 people, and was soon
overfowing. Thousands of people were
| standing around outside during the SER
vices. The coffin was placed upon raised
| dais in front of the platform, and was par
TALLY surrounded By 2 magnificent par
terre of beautiful flowers, whose
fragrance pervaded the entire auditory
| The floral offerings were numerous and
1
blems of white carnations, immortelles and
| tuberoses sent by friends of the deceased
from Chicago, Washington, Milwaukee,
Madison and many other points. The
children of the deceased, Frank Howe and
| Mrs. Totten, together with Col. J. II. Howe,
his nephew, and Col. Totten, of Washing
ton, were seated Immediately in front,
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Lincoln and Teller, Assistant Postmaster
| General Hatton, Solicitor General Free
man, Col. Jameson, of the pestofice de-
partment, Washington, Senator n. P. Hill,
Mayor Sabely and others from the national
capital. There were also in attendance
| Gov. Rusk and the other state officers of
Wisconsin, a delegation consisting of
nearly the entire legislature and many
other distinguished people from all parts
of the country.
| KENosHA, March 2S.-A special train
bearing the Milwaukee and Madison dele
| cations made the run to this city in one
hour and ten minutes. Many strangers
arrived on the morning train. The town
is draped in mourning, and on all sides
there are evidences of deep sorrow for the
loss of the deceased postmaster general.
a Chicago special bearing several hun
dred persons, and among them the Wash
ington delegation, arrived about 3 O'clock
| Secretaries Lincoln, Teller, Chandler,
Frelinghuysen and Acting Postmaster
General Frank Hatton, and delegation
from the postofice department, composed
the Washington party. They brought with
them number of magnificent floral Of
ferings.
| A light snow storm prevailed which gave
the deeply ped town rather picturesque
| appearance.
The body was at the residence of Col.
jas. Il. Howe, about a mile from town.
The hour SGT for the funeral services was 3
| O'Clock, bat before that time the remains
were born by citizens of Kenosha, organ
lied as an escort, to the Unitarian church.
where, in front of the altar, they lay in
state
| A bust of the statesman was exposed to
view and was closely and tearfully scruti-
nized by the vast concourse of people, rep-
resentative citizens of this and other states,
and the masses, whom in life he loved SO
we'll and served SO faithfully.
| The decorations at the church were
| simple and entirely floral in character.
Upon the casket lay a bunch of Gala
lilies and another of lilies of the valley.
Upon the front of the altar platform were
arranged number of beautiful designs,
| fitting mementoes of the sad occasion.
The services were opened with a chant
by Chicago quartet under the leader
ship of Prof. Philips of that city. This
was followed by scriptural reading by Rev.
II. M. Simmons. The invocation by Rev.
Robert Collyer, of New York, was
followed by the singing of the hymn,
abide with me-" Rev. Mr.. Simmons
reviewed the character of the deceased,
with whom he had been closely associated
for many years. After the beautiful lines
beginning,''O, spirit freed from earth," by
the quartet, the Rev. Mr.. Collyer spoke
freely on the hopes of Immortality, and
the services were brought to close With
selection by the quartet and the benedic-
tion.
The congregation then viewed the re-
mains, after which the cover was placed in
position and the casket given into the
hands of the pail bearers, Chief Justice
Cole, Gov. Rusk, Secretary Lincoln, Secre-
tary Teller, Horace Rublee, Senator Saw
yer, f. II. Hatton and Senator Hill, and
taken to the depot and placed aboard the
fuRsral train, which left for Green Bay at
about P. N.
The services were exceedingly simple
and appropriate, the relatives of the de-
ceased having requested that there be no
attempt at display of any kind. There
was neither a uniformed or organized So
ciety in the procession. He belonged to
no secret organization of society, but to
the people, and by and of them will be re-
nembered.
At Green Bay the body will be in state
in the late residence of Mr.. Howe, from 10
to II o'clock tomorrow, and at noon the
interment will take place.
At lO:15 this morniug the bells at Fort
Howard and IN the city tolled sixty
strokes, the age Of the deceased postmaster
general.
The services tomorrow will be brief,
Revs. Collyer and Simmons being in at
tendance. The body will be followed to
the grave at Woodlawn cemetery by old
friends and citizens of Green Bay. The
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