The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-01-09
AT REST.
BURIAL OF MAJOR WIN. WOLFE.

large coDcOurse of sad.faced and sadder.
hearted people gathered on the streets and
at the residence Of their late fellow citizen
and friend, Major William Wolfe, to pay
a tribute to his memory, the last on this
side ofthe grave. 1t needed but look at
the number who gathered at the house and
lined the streets along which the funeral
corlege was to pass, to understand in how
high an estimation the dead was held in
the community.
The family of the deceased and his
closest friends having all they could bear
under their load of grief, the details of the
sad occasion were carried out by friends.
These were under the direction of Judge
Bross, president OF the Alexander County
Bank, wherein Major Wolfe was director,
assisted by Mr.. P. W. Barclay,
THE PAIL BEARERS
numbered eighteen; six from the
Delta Fire company, six from
among the directors of the bank and six
of the employees of the New York store.
Those from the bank were Messrs Henry
Wells, Thos. j, Kerth, E, A. Buder, VIM.
kluge, G, M. Osterloh and Peter Nef
from the members of Delta Fire company,
Thos. W. Halliday, Chas. Lancaster, John
Hodges, Chas. f. Nellis, j. s. McGahey
and +. A. Burnett; from the New York
store employees, Elmer Comings, NJ. Cul-
Imam, NJ. F. Loftcovitch Ell. Cotter and
David O'Connel
The cssket was handsome metal
one with massive silver handles on
the sides and ends and silver or
nameuts on the Id on heavy
silver plate was engraved the name and age
of the deceased. At the house after the
beautiful ceremony of the Episcopal church
had been read by Rector Davenport of the
Church of the Redeemer, the bereaved re-
latves took their last heart breaking,
farewell look at all that remained of their
once warm hearted husband, brother and
friend, and the coffin was closed forever
THE PROCESSION
formed on the street with the Cornet Band
at the head, followed in order by the Delta
Fire Company; the New York Store En-.
ployes to the number of twenty five or
more; the pail, bearers; the hearse con-
tanning the caske'; the family in carriages
followed by hundreds of friends and &C
qualntances, aud to the slow time of the |
dirge played by the band whose mourniul |
notes found an echo in every heart, the
sad cortege marched to the railroad where
special train of seven coaches was in
waiting to convey it to the beautiful Beech
Grove Cemetery. The same order was
observed 10 the march from the train to |
the grave in the Cemetery.
Arrived at the grave the casket was low
cred, and while the band played softly, in
the minor chords, the clerks Of tho New
York Store gathered in circle around the
open grave. Mr. Ernest Pethtt, as their
leader, for them delivered the following
sorrowfuI, short farewell address to him
who during life had endeared himself to
them by his many acts Of kindness:
We your past employees sadly gather
around your grave to strew these evergreens
in comemoratlon Of our departed and loved
superior, Maj VIM Wolfe;
Green may be the turf above him,
Friend of our better days,
None knew him but loved him,
None named him but with praise;
May God bless him"
With these appropriate words each clerk
dropped a branch of evergreen upon the
coffin as an emblem that remembrance of
their employer and friend would ever re.
main green in their hearts.
There was probably no more pleasant or
unassumiug gentleman in our city than
Major Wolfe, and certainly none more
widely known or universally respected. as
was evidenced by the numbers at home
who desired to show their grief for the
dead and respect for the living by being
present at his burial, aud the numbers
abroad who sent memeutos of affection and |
words Of sympathy.
THE FUNERAL TRAIN
was the largest that ever left Cairo, aud
yet hundreds of friends were compelled to
remain at home for lack of room. The
floral decorations, notwithstanding this is
not the season for flowers, were profuse and
elegant, A large pillow of cameIias aud
tea roses, with the word Crest" in blue
torget-me .nots and miuionettes iu the cen
ire, was sent by Messrs. Crow, Hargadine
& Co., from st. Louis. A cross aud anchor,
emblems of hope, made Of camelias and
tube-roses was the gift Of the Bryan, Brown