Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-12-18
ASLEEP IN FOREST HILL.
Funeral of the Late Gen. David Atwood,
at NJ adison. on the Nth.

pathy on the part of friends could lessen
| the grief of household from which the
head has been removed by the relentless
hand of death, then surely the sorrow il,
the home of the late Gen. David Atwood
| on this sad burial day must have sunk
| to the lowest point. Not only. have
] the Old-time acquaintance here OF the At
| wood family shown the tenderest sOlic1-
! tude in this time of sorrew, but the kind
lest messages naye come from all parts OF
the state and nation. @~
| 1t was not three hours after the veteran
| journalist had sank back upon his
pillow and, peacefully breathed5 his
| last, before a touching message
! of coincidence was received from Gov.
Hoard. then, as now, III New Y DIRK State;
and from that time UP to the present tele-
grams have come to the house by the doZ-
ems. Secretary Rusk, particularly warm
friend OF the dead, wired from W ashlng-
/ ton to Mrs. Atwood: Il join in the deep
| grief and sorrow that is now upon
old and trusted friend. You have our
deepest sympathy Congressman La
] Toilette sent his condolences, and, among
numerous others, messages were received
from ex-senator Angus Cameron, La
Crosse: ex-InSurance Commissioner p. l..
Spooner. now OF Ohio: Judge and Mrs.
! Macarthur, of Washington; w. Ill. wy
man, of Cincinnati; Gen. A. c. Parkinson,
of Columbus; Judge Putney, of Wauke.
/ sha; Horace Rublee, of Milwaukee; E. X.
WadS worth, and d. r. Cameron, OF Chlca-
go. There was touching outpourlng to-
day of neighbors and friends to pay. a last
tribute to one of whom it may truthfully
be said The had not an enemy"
The funeral services were held at the
home of the deceased on Monona Avenue,
within only few furlongs OF the capitol,
from the dome Of which stars and stripes
/ mOurnfully waved at half-Staff. The flag
! on the city hall was also at half-staff. The
Etate-houSe, in which Gen. Atwood had so
long been such familiar figure, was prac-
tically deserted, while business and pro-
fessional men dropped all for the time be-
ing to do homage to the Jamented dead.
i At 10 O'Clock this forenoon the employees
ip the State journal establishment, edi-
tors, printers, preSSmen, DoOk-blnderS,
stereotypers and others, proceeded in a
body to the house and reverentially and
alone took a long farewell look on their
dead chief, beloved by them all, and at Ill
$, o'clock the general public was admitted.
! From that hour till |, persons were passing
in and out to view the kindly, familiar fea-
lures. All classes came, from the rich to
the poor woman who revered the dead for
his many acts of quiet charity. Members
of all denominations were there, of all par
ties and of all nationalities. Lifelong
Democrats mingled their tears with those
of partisans over the bier of this editor,
now gone. who in life had known
only one just political cause, that
of the Republican, and who
was the soul itself of uprightness.
even in political matters. All the state
| officers now in the city, except Treasurer
| Harshaw, WHO'S Ill, every member of the
supreme court, the circuit and county
/ judges, the federal officials, the mayor and
aldermen, and various distinguished per-
sons from abroad. were present. Among
the relatives of the family we're Geo. Hip
pee. of DeS MONIES, a cousin of Mrs. At
wood: Mrs. Atwood, a niece of the dead,
! from Michigan, and MeSsrs. John r. Good
| rich, W. I'll. Osborn. and others, relatives
and otherwise, of Milwaukee and else
where The floral offerings were both
numerous and beautiful. among them be-
ing an emblem representing broken pen.
The services were conducted by Rev.
DR.. j. D. Butler, of this city. an early pro-
fessor in the State University, and
Gen. Atwood. Prof Butler would
fain have been silent mourner at those
| obsequieS. Only owing to the unavoidable
| absence of the local Congregational pastor,
Rev. DR.. G.. III. Richards. had he consented
to stand in his place. He alluded to the
funeral two days before OF Prof. VIM. +.
| Allen, whose sun had gone down at noon,
in contrast with Gen. Atwood going to his
grave in full age as a shock of corn
| cOmeth in in It's season. lie held sudden
death to be euthanaSia rather than that
one, like Judge NJ. NJ. Jackson, at whose
| funeral he had so recently spoken. should
cling to his couch and sicllen years away.
| 1t was we'll for flags to float at half-maSt
/ over the city nall. where the deceased had
| been mayor, and over the capitol where he
| had sat as a laW-maker, and had reported
the proceedings of the constitutional con-
| vention-which laid the foundation for all
our laws. He rejoiced to see partisans of
every name joining in the mourning. 1t
| argued their conviction that when the AL
mighty lays His hand on an adver-
Sary it is time for lis to take ours off.
He thanked God for the bringing home
/ with bell and burial in which all de-
nominations united. They were all striv-
| ing to climb the same mountain; the
| higher they mounted. though they re-
manned on different sides, the nearer they
came TO each other and to heaven as we'll
| He glanced back to the early surroundings
of him they were burying-his birthplace
among the granite hillS-the Puritan cate
echisnl. Sabbath school, old school tunes. He
| traced their influences through more than
| half century, and showed how in the
last year they eliminated in tribute to
| the memory of the favorlte preacher of his
| bOyhOOd. In his last days he looked back
most yearnlngly to his first, as the sun,
| when ready to SET flashes over the dark
| valley to illuminate the eastern hills where
| it rose. AlluSiOnS were not wanting to
| GcI. AGWOOu DIS JHc patriarch Oh w lScOU-
| sin editors, and to other aspects of his
character in the family, in society and in
public life.
| Some beautiful musical selections were
| tenderly sung by the Episcopal Church
| choir. The casket was gently carried to
| the hearse from the house and afterward
| lowered into the grave by six young men,
| long employees in the State Journal estab-
| lishment. The honorary pall-bearers, how
ever, were E. w. Reyes, Robert Wootton,
ex-Secretary VIM. F. Villas, Chief Justice
| Orsamus Cole, Editor George Raymer, of
the Madison Democrat; Senator S. Main,
Levi Alden ard o. ID. Brandenburg, the
| last Two the editorial associates OF the
dead. One of the largest professions ever
seen at a funeral in the capital city fol-
| lowed the remains to their last resting
place beside those of a beloved son, who
passed away just eleven years ago, and now
| Sleeps at Forest Hill. If the funeral had
| been delayed till tomorrow it would have
taken place on the 74th birthday ami
versary of the dead
Queer Provisions of Will
| HAGERsTowN, Nd, Dec. 1.-THE will
of the late Capt. FL. Smith, of this CITY,