The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-07-03
5 s.mon CAMERON BURIED
Many Prominent People Attended
The Funeral.

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The CT -emonies incident TO the intermeni
Of the re, Mains Of General Cameron were
marked b rigid simplicity. in accordance
with the " islles Of the dead man. The alb
senec Of pa mp was everywhere noticeable
His body lay in the large Iarlnr opposite his
popular. but quaini-Iooking library As be
was excee,iir gly fond of flowers, lbs friends
- mark Of L. cir esteem contributed a num-
her of handsome and appropriate Eorai de-
signs One Of .hese was from the Harris
In rr Press Cluh. of which General Gamer
on was the president A representation oi
the printers stick was among The characters
worked in flowers. A design with the word
statesman" massive urn and a cross con-
stituted the other floral testimonials His
right hand held large red rose. which was
his favorite flower. Hundreds Of people
took a last look at the General, whose face
had greatly contracted under the strain of
his fatal illness
THE FUNERAL SERMON.
Rev. George d. Chambers, Of the Pine
Street Presbyterian Church, delivered the
mineral sermon. He said il was in accord
with the character and wishes Of the Gener-
/ al that the services should be simple.
..No man was less fond of display than he
said the preacher, ''or more impatient with
any attempt to thrust him before the public
gaze. From such perversion of any occa-
/ sion like this when his lips are sealed in
death our knowledge Of his disposition
should of itself be sufficient 10 keep US. We
are here as his neighbors and friends, among
whom he lived for more than half centu-
/ ~ to testify by our presence the sorrow
which fills our hearts at his departure. The
eventful character of his life which has clos
ed on earth has impressed all our minds. It
was life not only contemporary with but
contributing to the life Of the nation.
HIS STAMP UPON HISTORY.
Apart from personal friendship we have
felt respect for such life on the ground Of
its intimacies. The men who were makers
ofhistory. and who have stamped their in
auence for ali time upon the country, were
his associates. We have begun to realize
since his removal from US how near we were
10 the great men and the great events of the
generati ons passed through by this venera-
bic neighbor who knew 50 intimately these
men and who took part in these events.
But be, TOO, has been called from the scenes
of such intimacy and activity.
AFAR SEEING MAN.
at was no small tribute to the intellectual
mower of our departed friend when he was
described as a far-seeing man" In the ap-
preciative language of sincere and lifelong
friend Next to the moral qualities, the
generous nature and the fertile mind of 81
mon Cameron was the sureness of his judge
ment This was instructive rather than
elaborate. 1t was not wrought out through
a toilsome process of premises and reasoning,
but II was almost never wrong. The gentle
ness of the departure of our friend was fit
ting to the gentle closing years of his life.
THE CONCLUDING SERVICES.
Rev. DIR. c. A. Hay, of Getty sburg, a for
mer pastor OF the First Lutheran Church, OF
this city, delivered lervent prayer at the
conclusion of the sermon.
The pall-bearers were all personal friends
of General Cameron. They were J. Mont
gomery Forster Insurance Commissioner
Colonel W W Jennings President of the
First National Bank Major Lane S. Hart
Ex-Statc printer John II. Weiss, chair.
man of the Republican county committee !;
William J. Calder, president of the East
Harrisburg Street Railway Company Ma
ior L. S. Bent, manager Of the Pennsylva
MIA Steel Works Colonel James Young
of Middletown, and Arthur Brock, the iron
master Of Lebanon.