Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-03-06
THE HONORED DEAD.
Services over the RenhaAns
of c.. W. LambOrn-the Body
Sent to Lexington, Mis-.
souri,.

terday in the presence OF a large con-
course of people. Up to 3 O'Clock p. M.
the body Law in state in the hall OF the
knights of Pythias, corner of Main n
Third streets, and hundreds of people
visited to hall to view the remains for
the last time, The large room was
decked with habiliments OF mourning
and on the east wall the following in
scription was seen in large letters OF
evergreen: GIT
"IS MEMORY OF BROTHER c. w.
LAMBoRN."
The body was in a handsome casket,
placed in the center of b room ,and on
the casket were the dead knights sword
and helmet. A mass of white flowers
shed their beauty and fragrance on the
air and fringed the glass over the cold,
hfeless features; they peeped down on
the dead, and their white leaves droop-
ed as though in sorrow for the young
life that had been ended as suddenly as
they had been plucked from the parent
stem to shed fragrance o'er its coffin.
A brother knight, with solemn ronnd'
kept guard over the body.
In front of the coffin sat group OF nine
persons, upon whose faces were traces
Of deep sorrow; they were the com-
panions of the dead at the time the
terrible accident occurred, and the
sympathy of those who visited the
coffin fell also upon them, and number
less sympathetic thoughts were bestow-
ed on them by mourning friends. This
group followed the coffin to the church
and sat close by it's side during the SER
vices. Their countenances told palmer
than words could the anguish of their
hearts. No one dared to intrude upon
them intheir desOlation andmany words
went up in prayer for them as the con-
gregation stood with bowed heads in
the presence of the dead.
Shortly after 8 O'Clock the members
of the two lodges of Knights of Pythias,
the Queen City and Red Cross, had
formed in line in front of the building
and everything was in readiness Tor
the body to be escorted by them to the
Fourth Street Methodist church. The
lid was fastened down on the coffin
and the ~pallbearers, Messrs. S. NJ, Fry,
W. A. Logan, G, NJ. Often, Whit Dry
den, N. Wallerich and j. M. Hartsfield,
advanced and carried the remains to
the hearse. The four corners of the
streets were thronged with hundreds
of people who silently watched the
funeral cortege move slowly down
Third street, and the mufied notes OF
the drum fell upon q saddened multi
tude. Turning down Jones street the
funeral procession stopped in front OF
the church, and the pail bearers carried
the casket in front of the altar while
the church filled to overlooking with
friends and acquaintainces of the de-
ceased.
After the opening hymn was sung,
Rev. A. A. Allison, pastor of the
| church, and a Knight OF Pythias, spoke
briefly upon the resurrection, in which
he fittlngly alluded to the services as a
solemn warning to those present.
| Rev. j. M. Wells, of the Baptist church,
also q Knight, then made a few very
| eloquent remarks in which he spoke
| of Time IS the great agent which de-
| stroys all things human. There were
| few dry eyes in the congregation when
he finished, and the Knights, under his
| ministration, went through the beauti'
| full burial service OF their order. The
remains were then escorted to the
union depot, where agusrd was placed
over them to remain until they were
shipped to Lexington, Mo-, on the
North bound train last night. j. NJ
Hartsfield was delegated by the Queer
City lodge, of which the dead was 8
member, to escort the body of hi
brother Knight to his old home ant
his bereaved parents.
Thus closed the career of Cyrus w
Lamborn in Fort Worth, but his memo
.x ,,oraosoo opd pncfov6ovyto ooruIonc
over his body demonstrated that hi
had gained the confidence and esteem
of the entire city. He has gone bu
leaves behind him a host of friends wht
have hidden all that was mortal of hiu
a long last farewell,
After the services at the church ant
pursuant to a call of A. NJ. Britton
president, the directory of the Com
meroial club met at the club room
and q committee was appointed tt
draft suitable resolutions in commend
ration of the dead, who was vice-presi
dent of the organization. In the even
ing the committee reported the follow
ing resolutions, which were adopted b,
the directory as an expression of tn
entire club:
Whereas, the Commercial club, @
Fort Worth, Texas, desires to pay it
tribute of respect to the memory O
Cyrus w. Lainborn its deceased vice
president, who was killed by an accl
|. dent on the 22nd day OF February, 1885,
therefore be it
Resolved, that we recognize that on
, of the brightest ornaments OF our or
~ganization, as well as n of its mos
.--.cl an o1.o I'D ~o@uoho,n hnr hoo
suddenly taken from its membership
that with deep sorrow in II hearts W
/ pay this tribute to his. worth. N
!. member of this club had a deeper hol
upon our esteem and friendship than b
i, whose spirit has just "crossed over tn
river and rested under the shade of tn
trees" 10 each of us his characte
was like the leaves of a book, upo
whose open surface we saw the i'm
e print of a generous, kind and mob
manhood. Frankness and decisie
! were the traits that instinotively mad
e him a leader among his associates al
no man ever came in contact with hi
t who did not feel the influence of his II
dividuality. In every avenue of b
e life his strong personality asserte
itself and as we sOrrOwfully pay OF
Q last respect, as an organization, to h
It memory we feel that the vacant pla,
in our midst cannot be filled.
e Resolved, that though he has gol
from us in the bloom of yonng ma
: hood and on the threshold of a fptu
IF that promised the richest reward tn
can come to an honored and usef
% citizen-the ever-increasing friendsh
le and love of those who knew him
lie leaves a memory upon whose altar
ip now lay this token of our regard, a.
8, to which in after years we a tn
is with pride and say in silence to on
%, selves: "We are glad we knew hi
he we are glad he was II friend,
Dis there are few such as he was"
to Resolved, that we extend tG
d. griet-strlcken parents our heartt
sympathy In this, the hour of tn
ly d~esolatiOn, and assure them that tn
ed sons record in his new home is one
X which they may Justly be proud.
lis Resolved, that a resolution be
s. crossed and hung upon the walls of
I'M club-rOOms, to remain as q tribute
the memory of our first vice. preside
's- to whose untiring efforts is due, il
life large measure, the success of
Ike young and vigorous organization.
of Resolved, that a copy of these re
i'd buttons be placed upon the record
ed the club in a place set apart for t
MS purpose.
vo Raeoluod that q cony of fhaea ~