The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-29
MIR. HOWE'S FUNERAL.
The Services at kenOsha.

KENosHA, Wis, March 28.-Man,
strangers arrived on the morning train
The town IS draped in mourning, and or
all sides there are evidences of deep sor-
row for the loss of the deceased Postmas
| ter General. A Chicago special, bearing
several hundred persons, and then the
Washington delegation, arrived at
o'clock Secretaries Lincoln, Teller
Chandler, Frelinghuysen, acting Post
master General Frank Hatton and dele
CATION from the postotfice department
composed the Washington party. They
brought number of magnificent flora
offerings 4 light snow storm prevailed
which gave the deeply draped town 8
picturesque appearance. The body was
at the residence of Col. J. II. Howe, two
miles from the town. The hour set for
the funeral services was o'clock, but be
fore that time the remains were borne by
citizens of Kenosha, organized as an es-
cort to the Unitarian church, where in
front of the altar they laid the remains.
The bust of the statesman was exposed to
view and was closely and tearfully scru-
tinized by vast concOurse of people,
representing 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 sim
pie and entirely floral in character. Upon
the front of the altar platform were ar
ranged number of beautiful designs of
fitting momentoes of the sad occasion.
The services opened with chant by
the Chicago ouartette under the leader
ship of Prof Phelps. This WAS followed
by Scriptural reading by Req. II NJ
Simmons The inyoeations, by Rev. Rob
ert Collier, of New York, was followed
by singing the hymn, Abide With Me.
Rev. Mr.. Simmons reviewed the eharac-
ter of the deceased, with whom he had
been closely associated for many years
The beautiful lines beginning 20, Spirit
Free From Earth, were rendered by the
auartette, and Rev. Mr.. Collier, spoke
freely on the hopes of immortality, and
the services were brought to a close with
selections by the quartette. and the bene-
diction. The congregation then viewed
the remains, 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 Lin
coin, Secretary Teller, Horace Rublec
Senator Sawyer, f. III. Hatton, and Senator
Hill-and taken TO the depot and placed
aboard the funeral train, which left for
exceedingly simple and appropriate, rela-
tives of the deceased having requested
that there be no attempt at display
of any kind. There was not uniformed
organized society in the procession. He
belonged to no secret organization or
society, but the people, and by and of
chem will he be mourned. At Green Bay
the body vii! lie in state at the late resi-
dence of Mr.. Howe from 10 to 10 O'Clock
tomorrow, and at noon the entertainment
will take place.
GREEN BAY, Wis. March 28.-At 1915
this morning the bells at Fort Howard
and this city tolied sixty -seven strokes,
the age of the deceased postmaster. gen
eral, The services to morrow will be
brief, Revs. Collier and Summers being in
attendance. The body will be followed
to grave at Woodlawn cemetery by his
old friends and the citizens of Green
Bay. The business houses will be closed.