Daily Republican., 1888-05-17
Laid 20 Rsss.

Yesterday afternoon all that vAs|
m ,rlal Of Victor DUPONT, Hsq., wac
q nsigued TO mother earth. amid the
deep regrets Of large number of sor.
rowing friends and relatives. The re-
mAius olad in suit OF black, re
posed In q metallic lined oAsket, which
sss surmounted With six silver han
lies. On the lid there was q silver
plate bearing the simple name Of the
deceased. At the hour announced for
the funeral, 8 O'Clock, there was large
sssern blage present, representing all
the industries Of the city, law, oom
meroe, mechanics and lAboters. Those
present stood in mournful silence
9around and In the house of he who was
lying In the cold embrace Of death.
The religious services Of the funeral
were those prssoribes by the Protestant ;
Episcopa, Church. The beautiful and
solemn service vas read By the Rev. II.
Ashton Henry, rector OF Trinity
Church.
As the court House clock was strik
ing the honr Of four, the cAsket bearing
the remains was borne TO the heArse by
the following carriers: Harry Lowe,
Harry Fisher, Frank Hall, John IL.
MAgill, William Mitchell, Harry VII.
liams.
Preceding the casket were the follow.
Ing honorary pAll-beArers; Hon Thos.
If Bavard, Judge Wales, Judge
Grubb, United States District Attorney
Cooper, Willard Saulsbufy, Jr., ESQ
and John Il. Dandy.
The casket was followed by the fol.
lowing members OF the family: Victor
dupont, Jr., Charles I. DUPONT, 8. Il,
DUPONT, william DUPONT, Henry r,
DuPoDt, ESQ, Edgar Hounsfeld, Henry
DUPONT. Eugene DuPont, Colonel w.
LaMotte, T. O. Dupont, A. " Dupont
Colonel Fl. A. Dupont, Francis G. Du
Pont, Alexis 1. Dupont, Maurice Du
Pont
After the coaches had been filled th,
solemn procession proceeded on lite way
: to the burial grounds OF the family. A
} the burial ground the services ver,
, who came with the family from tn,
city and numbers Of friends, residen
4, on ihs Brandy wine, gathered about tn,
Iopen grave, which was q simple un
walled one. The sides Of Is were GOV
' cred BY vines. The body was lowerel
into the grave In silence. The Rsv. ii
: Ashton Henry impressively read tn
, brief funeral service, and when tn
Q Lords prayer was reached SeeTetAr,
r Bsyard and . number OF others joinel
4 their voices with that Of the preacher
With the last words OF ths prayer, tn
|. lbenediction pronounced and the simpl
rite was completed. With Q look,
sigh Of regret, o murmured farewell th
+ friends of the deceased left the ope
, grave. At the head Of the grave la
!, the only floral offering-A pillow O
}, white carnations aud roses, on the whit
10 surface OF which the Arms and motto G
n the Dupont family had been worked 4
"a vio,ets.
,s Among those who were present o
the cad occasion were Hon. Thomas 4
y BAyard, seuAtor Gray, Ohief JustiC
70 OJmegys, judges Grubb, Psynter an
"a Houston, of the State courts; jude
ID Wales, OF the United States Court; N
Ill ward Belts, +. N. Buck, DR.. OharlC
Of Buck, James Bradford, Thomas \
bt BellAh, Milo W. Locke, Thomas \
Ogle, II. 4. BrinRhurst, DR.. 4.
johnson, ex Sheriff Clark, John ClAl
otlot St. Georges Hundred, Johu
" MoLear, ex Mayor John P. Vale
~. Mr.. BArsels, from New York; Theo. ]
on Crawford, Job jackson, Philip Plu
kett, John Pyle, Thos. Holoemb, Joh
ms Il. Rodney, Esq; Theo. Chandler,
th hPhlladelphis; washington Hastings,
I'm o Conrad, Esq, Austin HArriDRto
lis ESQ DR.. r P. GreenieAf, Willis
%. Luke, A. Given, john Jones. Z
oh Bradford, Esq., A. d. Warner, Cii
m Solicitor Ball, Sewell O. Biggs, Ho
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30 Almond, Geo. q Lobdell, J d R-Poll
~ E,q Thos. r. LAlIy, Jsmes Moro,
IN JuOgs Oummins, George d Armstron
ee Jacob Pusey, ex Sheriff Ford, Il.
Id Hoffecker, Esq, Superintendent Of q
bt P, W. & B. R 4. Garter, IuAAo Tale
io IC. p. JohAeon, James L. DeVou, OloU
n. Elliott. DR.. Draper, Samuel Banoro
Al. 3 minot Curtis, Preston Lea, DR.. Bur
AZ. Victor Sterling, Gen. ]. II. Wilson 81
William Baxter.