The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-05-14
LAID TO REST.
The Remains of John n. Ed.
wards Laid Away i'm the
Dover Cemetery.


cemetery, just at the outskirts of the little
town of Dover, ten mikes from here, the
body Of John n. Edwards was buried this
morning. 1t is a quiet, secluded spot,
where The rumble OF wagon wheels in the
road near by are the only sounds, save the
singing of birds, heard from one years
end TO another-just the place where one
with Major Edwards love of nature and
the beautiful would desire TO lie in his
last long sleep. Aud il was his wish, ire
quently expressed, that lac should be
buried there. Ii is within easy view from
the old Patienberg homestead, where his
wife spent her girlhood and he wooed and
won her, aud from which his body was
carried To lis last resting place this morn
ing. From the window the tombstones
which mark the graves of the former resi-
dents of Dover are plainly visible. The
whole scene is pretty rural one, the scat
tering houses of Doves living il just enough
OF an urban aspect to soften It's out Inc
without destroying It's primitive beauty.
Ii was no wonder that Que with the poetic
temperament and chivalrous ideals of
NJ 4jor Edwards should choose the old Do
Yer cemetery as his burial place, even if
his early DAYS had not endeared 1t to him.
The special train, which -"s Kindly
furnished by the Missouri ] aci6c, bes ing
the bUdy, the wife and lIt le daught OF
Major Edwards, the pa bearers and
friends, arrived at Dover rom JEFF son
City Sunday night at 6: o. The pail
bearers were Major John L. 1 lifting. of
81. Joseph, DIR. Morrison Mui ord, Ion.
J. +. Merryman, Rev. Peter Iron, of lin
ton, Col. T. Hoy and Secretary q, state
A. A. Lesueur. Miss Ella McCarty Of
Jefferson City, Messrs. George and Walter
Plattenberg of Kansas City. brothers of
Mrs. Edwards, and Mr.. Thomas Crsnmer,
sheriff of Saline county, were among the
party that came from Jefferson City.
Mr.. John +. Heinrichs, the Jefferson
City undertaken, had charge of the casket.
The body was At once taken from the
station to the residence of Mrs. l.. {. Plat
tenberg, Mrs. Edwards mother.
THE LAST SAD LOOK.
At $50 yesterday morning the casket
was opened, and the citizens of Dover and
people from the country for miles around
filed In to take a last look st the face
which was loved throughout tlre length and
breadth OF Lafayette county, where he
passed his early life ard from which he
went 10 make 4 name that was honored
and loved wherever il was known. Moist
eyes of strong men gave evidence OF the
sincere affection with which the dead sol.
der and journalist had been regarded.
Many of the men who passed had seen
him 60 out 10 battle in the pride OF his
youthful strength, and they said that after
many years the face was not changed as |
mucn as might have been expected. The |
features were lifeiike and the expression |
peaceful. ale looks as If he were sleep |
ing" many remarked.
The greater part of the FIVE or six hun
bred people who viewed the corpse came
from Lexington, Higginsville, Corder and
the neighboring towns. There had been
misunderstanding as to the time the funer-
al would take place and many people
from Higsinsyille, Gorder and many other
places had driven over Sunday. This and
the comparative insccessibility of Dover
kept many persons away who had desired
to be present. NeyerleSs the little town
could not haye accommodated many more
strangers.
There were no services at the house. Al
10 o'clock the casket was closed. In addi-
lion TO the pail bearers who had accompsn-
cu Tue DOuJ lIOu SltFY SOhh
Allen Harwood, 4. :. Van Anglen, r.. X.
Meng, r. |. Koonts, James +. Winn and
George b. Gordon OF Dover had been selec-
ed. They carried the casket TO the hearse
which had been S. nj from Lexington. Be
tides Mrs. Edwards and her Two
ons and daughter, the members OF
he family who were present were
J. Q. Plattenberg, III. w. Plstten-
berg, Il. Y. Plattenberg, George PlatteH-
,erg and w. L. Plattenberg, brothers OF
Mrs Edwards; Mrs. l.. &. Plattenberg, her
Mother, and Miss Erla Plattenherg, her
lister. Mrs. Thomas VERIFY, with whom
dajor Edwards lived when he was a boy
earning to Set type, also followed the body
o the grave. Mr.. Wiley D. Cox, of Kan
,ity, was in one of the carriages. The
was long one, but the distance
rom the house 10 the cemetery was short.