River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-12-03
SALVATION OIL,

protect it from intrusion. just before
the head of the column came up. the
crowd was pushed back still further to
give ample room 10 the friends, who
were assigned to the side of the grave
whence the column approached. This
order was cheerfully Obeyed. When
the hearse was halted near the lot the
casket was borne to the grave. The
venerable Bishop Knickerbocker pre-
coded and read the prayer for the dead,
and after the lowering of the caSket
Rev. DIR. Jenckcs read the committal
services, the bishop closing with pray
or and the benediction. When Mrs.
Hendricks. leaning upon the
arm of Mr.. Morgan. stepped upon the
mating placed alongside the grave and
before the casket was removed from
the hearse, she paused to look down in
to the last resting place OF her dead,
only to see picture of loneliness in its
lining of green leaves and flowers. Then
She turned to the grave of her child,
which had been made glorious with a
covering of smilaX and flowers and
read in letters of white his baby name.
''Morgie, and on the top of tle grave
on field of white in purple letters the
sentence: And three-fold cord shall
not be broken" The tender love which
she iiScerncd in this treatment OF
seemed to give her courage for the last
ordeal. Her glance then caught the
monument with It's drapery of the
national flag, enyeloping life-like
portrait of her husband facing the
grave, and She turned with the bravery
of heroism to witness the last rites.
There had been no rainfall for a brief
period, but the sky was lowering.
just as the coffin was placed beside the
grave there was slight sprink-
ling of rain, causing many 10 re-
call the old saying: blessed
are the dead whom the rain falls on.
While the service was read the con-
gressional committee. the members of
the cabinet and other distinguished Wis
itOrs stood upon the other side of the
grave The words of the clergyman
were now and then drowned by the
sound of the minute guns, which kept
firing until after the interment was
over. When the coffin had been low
cred into the vault by the four colored
0SSlStuIiS Va 4lC tttItiNl lGlhCl anu AIitlC
was nothing remaining to be done,
for the placing Of the stone
and the filing Of the grave was
to be attended to by the cemetery force,
there was a moments pause, and the
silence was broken only by the min
ute gun. Then Mrs. Hendricks and
he friends OF the family passed by the
still open but repellant grave and took
their carriages. The people who had
waited so respectfully, then flocked to
the grave to get a nearer view. The
military order, Forward march.
started the soldiers h0meward. the
carriages rapidly rolled away, and the
distinguished dead was left alone
The pail bearers at the funeral.
selected with Mrs. Hendricks APP
proval, were Gov. Isaac p. GRAY, ex-
Gov. Albert G. Porter, Hon. William
A. Woods, judge OF the United States
court Hon. l.. McMaster, mGyOr OF In
dianapolis; Acquilla Jones, David Macy
and Judge Frederick Randall of Indian
apoIis
The order Of the funeral procession
viii be as follows:
Mounted and unmounted police.
MAlItaf1 baud from columbus DaFfacks'
Gen. Fred kneffer, marshal Of the day, and
staff.
Adjutant General Kuuntz and staff.
Military companies.
The hearSe and guard of honor.
Mrs. Hendricks and the family.
The President of the United States and
members of the cabinet.
FIX President HAYES.
Judge OF ube United States court.
United States senators.
Members of the house of representatives.
Governors Of states, with their stats.
Civic organizations
Mayors of cities and officers.
City councils and other municipal bodies
Citizens ia carriages
The procession was in three divisions,
each under a grand marshal AID aids.