Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-10
MARTINS FUNERAL.
Private and Public Services Held Over the
Remains of the Ex-Governor.

Private and Public Services Held Over the
Remains of the Ex-Governor.
ATcHIsoN, Kan, Oct 5-There was q
private funeral service a. the residence Of
the late John A. Martin yesterday morn
ing in advances of the public service. This
occurred at $3.50, and no one was admitted
to the parlors except the family and other
relatives. Rev. D. D. Proper, pastor OF
the Baptist Church, conducted the SER
vices.
At nine o'clock the body was borne to
the church with an escort of G. A. r post
No 9S, where it lay in state until twelve
O'Clock and was viewed by thousands,
including many distinguished men from
other places. .-.. .--..-..
At eleven O'Clock the schools Of the city
were dismissed, and teachers and chill
dren marched to the church to view the
body.
About ten O'Clock a special train arrived
from Topeka bearing the State officers,
G. A. R and Others and a few minutes
/ later a train arrived from Leavenworth.
bringing delegations from the Soldiers
Home and the Fort The visitors were
escorted to the church at once to view the
remains.
1t was part of the programme Of the cit
| izens that Senator ingalls, should deliver
a eulogy at the grave. but Mrs. Martin did
not approve of it but requested instead
that a memorial service be held in the
I near future when she would like the Sem
ator to pronounce a eulogy. Mrs Martin
] also asked that there should be no floral
| contributions on the occasion, desiring g
| nothing but the American flag should be
| placed on the casket.
! At noon the exercises at the church be-
! gan. The Rev. Mr.. Proper preached the
sermon, which was brief. Many hundreds
could not get into the church, but stood
waiting in the street.
Mrs. Martin and her mother, Mrs. W. l..
! Challis, did not attend the public services
| After the sermon the body was sealed
in the casket and conveyed by the pail
bearers to military caisson drawn by
four splendid hors es. 1t was placed upon
this vehicle and reverently covered with
the flag of the Eighth Kansas regiment,
which the deceased commanded as Col
onel during the war.
Behind the caisson followed magnii-
cent charger, led by two men, to represent
the Coloneps horse. This horse and the
caisson and its four horses were loaned
for the occasion by Governor Smith, oi
the Leavenworth Soldiers Home.
The proce ssion then formed in the fol-
lowing order: City marshal and squad o
police; officiating minister; drum corps
from Leavenworth soldiers home; funera
escort of ten men; G. A. R. posts and ole
soldiers generally; caisson bearing
body, and guard of honor from
the Eighth Kansas; Colone's horse
led by two men with sword anC
boots lashed to the saddle; loyal legion
family in carriages; officers and members
from Soldiers Home; State officers; mem
bers of Supreme Court; members OF Sen
ate and House; ex-State officers; mayo
and City Council; Board of Education
other city officials; civic societies.
The order of march was from the Bap
tist Church on Kansas avenue to Fourth
to Commercial, to Tenth, to Mt Vernon
cemetery.
The acting pall-bearers were all resi-
dents of Atchison as follows: W. e. Nc
Pike, David Aud, D. c. N-wcomb, Franl
Howard E K. Blair, S. K. Washer, j. W
Parker and John NJ Price.