The Red Cloud chief., 1889-10-11
MARTINS FUNERAL.
Private and Public Services Held Ovcr the
Remains of the Ex-(:overnor.

Private and Public Services Held Ovcr the
Remains Of the Ex-t;overnor.
ATcHISoY, Kan, Oct 5-rhere was a
private funeral services at the residence Of
the late John A. Martin yesterlay mora
ingi In advance of the public service This
occurred at $50, and no one was admitted
to the parlors except the family and other
relatives. Rev. ID. ID Pfoprr. pastor. ot
the Baptist Church. conducted the SER
vices
AT nine o'clock the body was borne to
the church with an escort of q. A.. r. post
No. ~, where 10 lay in state until twelve
O'Clock and was viewed by thousands.
including many iii tlnguished nen fro:a
other places.
AT eleven o'clock the sctoo 5 o. tine city
were dismissed. and teachers and chill
dren marched TO the church To view the
body.
About ten O'Clock a special tran arrived
from Topeka bearing the state officers,
&. A. X and others. ami n few minutes
later a train arr ived from L~eavenwor,h.
br ringing delegations from the Soltiers'
HOME ami The Fort The visitors were
escorted to the church at once to view the
remains.
Ii was part Of the programme OK the cit
liens that Senator lnsalis should deliver
a eulOgy at the grave. but irs. Martin DID
not approve Of il. but requested instead
that a memorial service he held in the
near future. when she would like the Sem
afOr to prOncunce a eulogy. Mrs Martin
also aske.i that there should Re no floral
contributions on the occasion, desiring
nothing but the American flag should be
placed on the casket.
- Ar -L.,~b ha-
gan. The Rev. Mr. Proper preached the
sermon, which was brief. Many hundreds
could nOt get into the church, but stool
waiting in the street.
Mrs. Martin and her mother. Mrs. w. L.
Cha!lis did not attend the public services
After the sermon the body was sealed
in the casket and conveyed by the pail
bearers to q military caissOn drawn by
tour splendid horses 1t wa placed upon
this vehicle and re%verently covered with
the nag of the Eighth Kansas regiment,
which the deceased commanded as COL
onel during the war.
Behind the caisson followed a magnifi-
cent charger, lei by two men. to represent
the Colonel's horse. This horse and the
caisson and its four horses were loaned
for the occasion by Governor Smith, OF
SAsC A%7o . chh
The proce ssiOn then formed in the fol-
lowing order: City marshal and quad OF
police; officiating minister; drum corps
from Leavenworth soldiers home; funeral
escort Of ten men; G. A. T. posts and old
soldiers generally; caisson bearing
body, and guard Of honor from
the Eighth Kansas; Colonei'S bors..
led by two men with sword and
boots dashed to the saddle; loyal IoGion;
family in carriages: officers and members
from Soldiers Home; State ~oficers; m M
bers Of Supreme Court; members o; Sen
ate and House.; ex-Stats officers; mayor
and City Councils; Board OF f lucation;
other city officials; civic societies.
The order Of march was from tn" Bsp-
fist Church on Kansas avenue to Fourth
TO Commercial, 10 Tenth, to Nj. Vernon
cemetery.
The acting p~a,l-bearers were all resi-
dents of Atchison a. follows: W. 4. Nc
Pike, David Aud. d. q. N -wcomb, Frank
Howard, E. X. Blair, s. X. Washer, j. W.
Parker and John NJ. Price.