Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1885-07-17
Business Suspended, the Populace
Turning Out to Pay Tribute
to the Dead.
A Collision Between the MOrmOns
and Gentiles Expected in the
Near Future. so
The Situation Between England and
Russia Assuming a More Seri-
.. GUS Aspect.
The Last Sad Rites.

MINNEAPOLIS, July 16-This has been
the saddest day Minneapolis ever saw.
Her banks and business houses were
all closed, her marts Of trade empty and
citizens suspended labor to show respect for
the memory of the victims of last Sundays
disaster on lake Mlnnetonka and to do what
laid in human power toward Tightening
the burden of heart rending sorrow which
has fallen on the survivors of the family of
ex-Mayor Alonzo G. Rand. Flags have
been flying at half mast buildings draped
with emblems of mourning and citizens
have walked along the streets with
sorrowing hearts and tear dimmed eyes as
solemnly were being performed the last
rites over the remains of the unfortunate
eight who perished so suddenly. Arrange
ments had been carefully made and the OBJ
sequles were conducted without jar. The
cortege was the largest in the history Of the
residence and at the cemetery, were of the
most impressive character. The procession
formed on Sixth avenue, passed down to
Eighth street, thence to Hennepin avenue
where il, was joined by the civic bodies.
The order was as follows: Funeral di-
rectors in one carriage, officiating clergy
middle Of the street, next came four car ar
riages containing the pail bearers Of MI.
and Mrs. Rand, arranged in pairs in two
lines. on each side of the street, following
were two hearses on either side Of the street,
the one bearing the remains Of Mr.. Rand
keeping to the right side and that bearing
the the remains of Mrs. Rand to the left. In
similar arrangement followed the next
pail bearers carriages and the hearses
bearing the remains Of Mary and Harvey
Rand, then those of Mr. and Mrs Coyken-
dali, then Katie Coykendall and Frank
Rand; following these were carriages of
mourners and near friends. The process
sion was one mile and one half in length.
1t was after o'clock when the procession
reached the cemetery. The exercises at the
graves opened with singing by Miss Stod-
dard, Miss Dennis, Prof. Patten and A. w.
Krech. After prayer, Whittier's hymn, II
long for household voices grand, for van
lshed smiles, | long,. was then sung, and
Rev. Dr. Tuttle. While the services
were, in progress at the residence,
the streets were packed with people for
several blocks in each direction. At the
same time all the central avenues leading
westward We're lined with people en- route
to the cemetry and First avenue south, in
the business portion, was crowded with
Each train was packed to the utmost limit
and tlye or six extras were run. 1t is esti-
mated that 5000 people went by this
road. Hennepin avenue was also
packed. It is probable that 10000
people were on the streets in the neighbor-
hood Of the residence and where the pro-
cession was forming. It was four hours
before the funeral procession left the city.
Each Motor train was crowded, and people
went to Lakewood cemetery in carriages by
the score. The waters Of lake Calhoun
were lashing. furiously. and moaned and
groaned as if singing a requiem for the
dead. Within the Enclosures hundreds
gathered to gain some point from which to
be able to join the last sad rites of respect
1t is estimated that fully 5000 people were
present when the head of the procession
arrived. The bodies of the eight
victims were buried in two graves. The
larger grave is rectangle, and therein are
laid the remains Of five members Of the
Rand family. The other within its square
space contains the remains of Mr.. and Mrs
Coykendall, and on its irregular side the
body Of their little daughter Katie The
graves extend longitudinally east and west,
and are close to the lake side entrance.
They were lined with evergreens, and a
mound Of earth excayated therefrom was
'bedecked likewise. Upon the mound an
odoriferous shaft was erected, made up of
numerous floral tributes to the departed.