Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-04-29

PATRICK NElRY,
MBRRIs TAYLOR,
JOSEPH W HART,

Committee.
The association further resolved to at
tend the funeral services and the funera
escort 10 the depot in body. Frank p
Kane, John p. Donahoe, Armand ID
Ohaytor, II. j. Orippen and David W
Hughes were appointed marshals, and il
was decided TO assemble at the associa
tion rooms at 8 O'Clock Monday morning
KENT's TRIBUTE.
The Kent County Bar Association met last
Saturday night, Chief Justice Comegys pre-
siding, aud adopted the following resolu'
tlons:
| WHEREAS, The aad Intelligence has beer
received Of the death OF the Honorable William
! q. Whlteley, associate 1u ige Of the Stae oi
Delaware resident In Nav Castle county;
Resolved, That this mOurnfui dlspensation OF
/ divine providence has AFFLICTED us, he members
| OF the bar Of Kent c1unty, with the most pro-
| found grle and that ws sincerely cOndole
| with the bereaved family Of the dece sei and
| tendon to hem and 10 the members OF the ba-
| and his brethren Of the Judi, ny throughout
the It .te our most heartfelt sy mpaihy
RESOLVED, That he whose loss we now mourn
was enineDtly qualified by long years OF pro-
fessional experience TO tdorn the bench to
which he had been recently appointed; and we
most deeply deplore the untlmely eud ( a
career whi'h promised to add so much to the
fame already acquired in the several honorable
positions TO whlc he had been called by the
confdtn and Bf1eetiouOf his felow-aliizena (;
VIII le we are made TO feel more ecutel his loss
by the remembrance OF that ndness Of heart,
that cheerfulnpss OF disposition, that courfee ils
sincere AMI affectionate rordallty of manner,
thar uniformly distinguished him and his In
lercourse With his fellow-nen and won II hearts
TO himself
ResOiued, That we will wear The usual Ia 'ga
OF mourning 30 days and attend his funeral In q
body.
ResOlDed, That the honorable Nathaniel b.
Smithers be requested to present these resoll-
tlons to the superlor court an the court OF
errors and appeals at their nest sess on and
that copy Of them be transmitted TO the
family of the deceased.
THE FUNERAL.
The funeral of took place Monday morn
Ing at 8 O'Clock. The service were
held at his late residence, No. 615
West street, and were attended by con-
course that embraced nearly every promi-
nent man in the State. The Rev. J. Howard
Nixon, ID. D., delivered q measured and i'm
pressive funeral address, and during its
progress there was continual stream OF
people passing In and taking last look at
the face of the deceased. The body lay In
a plain cedar coffin covered with black
cloth. 1t was dressed in black clothes.
There was not a wreath or a flower, and the
entire observance was one of the greatest
simplicity. On the coffin lid was silver
plate bearing the plain inscription:
WILLIAM Il. WHITELEY,
AGED 66 YEARS.
Immediately upon the close OF DR.. Nixon's
address the lid was put on the coffin and IT
was removed to the hearse. Carriages were
provided only for the family, and all Of the
large gathering OF mourning outside of the
family circle, including the pall-bearers, re-
spectfully followed the remains to the depot
on foot.
The funeral procession was headed by the
entire police force In full uniform, with
Chief Of Police Dougherty at their head.
They were followed by the City Democratic
Association, City Council, the pail l-bearers,
the bar, public officials and citizens. The
route to the depot was along Seventh street
to French and down the latter street to the
depot. During this solemn march the city
hall bell was tolled continually. At the
depot the coffin was placed upon the 1905
train north and the mourners were provided
with special car. In this car were Henry,
William G. and Charles Whlteley, sons Of
the deceased, his widow, and Mrs Lewis p.
Bush, Jr., his daughter.
The pall-b were Secretary OF State
Bayard, Chief Justice Comegys, Senator
Salisbury, United States District Judge
Wales, Senator Gray, Victor dupont, Will
liam O. Spruance and Benjamin Nields.
Governor Slockley, the committee OF 10
representing the bar, and the committee OF
six representing City Council accompanied
the remains on the special car to attend the
interment at Bridgeton, N. j.. where 1t is
expected the funeral will arrive at o'clock.
Among those present at the funeral beside
the family and pall-bearers, were Governor
Stockley, Judge Wootten, ex-Congressmen
Benjamin II. Biggs, james Williams and
Edward L. Martin, ex-Mayors Slmms,
Almond and Wales, James l.. Wolcott
George V. Massey, John A. Nicholson and
John II. Nicholson of the Kent county bar,
and members OF the State Senate and House
of Representatives.