The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-27
MOURNED BY ALL.
Funeral of P. L. Gable.
The Simple Service at the House and
ut the Grave-Attendance and
Floral Tokens.
FUNERAL OF MR.. CABLE.

The last tender service that the living
can pay to the dead was performed by
the relatives and friends of Mr.. P. l.. Ca
BILE this afternoon. 1t has been a day of
mourning in this city since early this
morning. Everywhere emblems of sorrow
and grief were manifest. The water
works building, Mr. Cables gift to the
city, was tastefully decorated with mourn
ing colors, as was the case at Augustana
college, where the buildings bore tokens
of mourning, and flags were hung at half
mast. This is another institution which |
Mr. Cable aided greatly by his contribus
ton to the magnificent new building now |
nearly completed, and within which his
memory will be fondly cherished as long
as the structure stands. The flags upon
the Harper house and court house were |
at half mast. and this afternoon business |
was suspended all over town in respect
to the esteemed departed citizen
In accordance with the preferences of
the family who believed they were acting in
Difference to what would have been the
wishes of Mr.. Cable, the Il
FUNERAL SERVICES
were as simple as possible Rev. r F.
Sweet, pastor of Trinity church conduc-
ted them. which were according to the
beautiful and impressive rites of the
Episcopal church and commenced at 8
O'Clock with the familiar passage, 4 am
tae resurrection and the life saith tile
Lord, he that believeth in Me, though he
were dead, vet shall he live, and whoso>
ever liveth and believeth in Me shall new
er die"
There was no sermon, and the services
opening with the hymn "Jesus Lover of
my Soul, by the choir of Trinity church.
and after the service the Augustans Col
lege 9uartette sang in the Swedish
ton que, a selection, the translation of
which is Ever Approaching the Grave. "
The casket rested in the parlor of the
mansion. and was covered by pail on
which were green leaves of palm. The
FLORAL TOKENS
| were magnificent, wealth of beautiful
| tributes such as has never been paid TO
the memory of the dead in Rock Island
before. Principal among these was a
large cross of ivy. with wreath of pure
white roses, from Mr. and Mrs X. r.
Gable. and large pillow of white
flowers, with the inscription on an ac-
companying white ribbon, TO the Mem
DRY of p. L. Cable. from Augustana Col
lege" There was a floral pillow, with
the word Uncle" in letters of purple
| flowers, number of handsome wreaths.
an anchor, cross surmounted by a
crown, and other beautiful designs.
The house was crowded until those
having the arrangements in charge
were obliged to deny admittance
to the throng which crowded up
to the doors. Mr.. A. C. Dart had charge
of the arrangement assisted by Messrs.
H. D. Lowry, E. H. Guyer and E. W.
Hurst. Upon the lawns surrounding the
mansion was
AN IMMENSE CoNCOURsE OF PEOPLE.
The faculty and students of Augustana
college were present in body, and
| the representatives of the Business
Mems Association, city council,
county bar and every society
N town was represented. though
not in body. Every avenue of ap-
preached to the premises was packed with
carriages and vehicles, and it was with
great difficulty that the police were able
to keep the thoroughfares from being
blocked. The funeral
CoRTEGE TO THE CEMETERY
| was the largest ever witnessed IN this
section. Every carriage in the three
cities was in line and the remains of the
beloved citizen were followed to their
final resting place by what appeared to be
an endless line of vehicles. Among the
family mourners, in the order of carriages
10 the procession were, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ben T. Gable, Miss Lucie Cable and Mr..
r. r. Cable, Mr.. and Mrs Hiram Cable
Miss johnson, Mr.. Barrett, Mr.. Mango
and Mr.. Peak Mr.. and Mrs. Valiant, MIR.
and Mrs johnson, Mr. Glass, Mr.
Sudlow, Mr.. and Mrs. Wylie and MIR.
George W. Cable Mrs. Cable was so
Frustrated with grief that she WAS una,
BILE to go the cemetery. The pail bearers
were as given in yesterdays ARGUS, all
employees of Mr.. Gable for the past twen>
ty years: Robert Lee, William Lee, Hen
ry Harrison, Robert Haddick, William
Haddick, John Keely, James Reno, Geo.
Wilson. John O'Ncil, Peter Brown.
AT THE GRAVE
in Chippiannock, the brief Episcopal
services were read, and the college quar-
tette sang in Latin. Lord, Have Mercy
| Upon U.s. and as the words, dust to
dust-earth to earth-ashes to ashes, y
were read in solemn tones. the body of
P. L. Gable was given back to Its mother
earth
The grave was walled with brick and
lined with evergreen.
ACTION OF THE COURT.
| This afternoon Maj J. M. Beardsley
made statement in the court room that
Mr. Philander L. Cable, was one of
the Oldest members of the Rock Island
county bar, and a promin ent citizen of
the county in public and financial af-
fairs, and that the city council and Bust
ness Mems Association, on the recon