The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-12-12
BURIED With HONORS.
The Dead Chief Of the Late
coufe deracy Laid to Rest,
MILITARY PoMP AND SERVICE,
Thousands of southerneFs In New
orleans.,An Imposing Procession,
Eloquent Tribute by bishop
? Galleher-The Procession,

military OluCeFi IN huulIon 10 WulCn
numerous civic and other organizations
combined to render the cortege to-day in
all respects most imposing, not only with
reference to numbers, but In the pomp
and circumstances Of It's elaborate Cere'
monial, There are participating In the
obsequies Of the father Of the Oonfeder'
acy to-day, besides the veterans Of the
lost cause, who have only again been
called upon to close up their decimated
ranks, many gallant soldiers whose un
finching valor displayed on numerous
hotly contested fields resulted not un.
frequently In both glory and victory to
the stars and stripes,
Eeven.thirty was the hour at which
the funeral ceremonies were to be con.
menced, but long previous to that time
the great square Immediately fronting
the city hall had become an unwieldy
mass Of eager, sympathetic humanity,
According to tue programme proper u was
to be reserved exclusively for, the mill
thI1t Az Vi tkllH
tion, however, the large, but by no nleans
adequate police force on duty expert.
enced innumerable obstacles, and II was
with the greatest difficulty that the
swsying multitude was kept beyond the
prescribed environments. The streets
aud every available place from which
either an unObstructed or partial view
could be had OF the portiCo OF the mu.
nicipal building, were crowded almost
TO sutIucation, During this tune the air
was laden with funeral dirges, the sol.
enn requiem Of the bells was heard on
every hand, and louder aud deeper were
the sounds OF minute guns that at in.
terYals numbered forth their deep.
mouthed tribute to the illustriuus dead.
IN RAPTuRoUs REPosE.
The body, notwithstanding the very
warm aud exceptionally oppressive
weather of the past week was remark.
ably we'll preserved. The countenauce
presented an expression Of "rapturOus
repose" and In no wise had decays ei.
facing fingers" yet blotted out, much less
tarnishtd, in the remOttst degree the
noble lines Of face estrikingly attractive
when lighted by the fire Of genius as il
was wont to be. Indeed the COnieder.
acy's beloved chieitain as he reposed In
bis coffin this morning presented Just
such a picture as those who knew and
loved him in life would like best to
cherish In their memory.
AT 1910 the casket was conveyed from
the memorial room to IN improvised
cataialque in the centre OF the trout pOr.
ticU, whose massive pillars were en-
twined with prOiusion OF crepe. Over
the Casket was thrown the soft folds OF
Asilken flag Ofthe lost cause, as also the
glittering sabre with which the dead SOL
der had carved fame anG honor for
himself and glory and victory for his
country on the crimson fields OF Cha.
putepeC and Monterey. Immediately
surrounding the coffin were tho clergy
and armed sentries, they being the only
persons admitted TO place on the pOr.
tico during ihe service. The relatives Of
deceased were assigned t0 seats In the
parlOr, flom the window Of which they
were enabled to witness the service.
The 0bseqntes were according to the
ritual OF the Episcopal church, and were
conducted by Bishop Galleher, assisted
by five officiating Clergynen OF various
denominations us follows: Father Hu.
bert, Rev. Mr.. Thompson, Mr. Davis
rector at Biloxi, Miss. Rev. DR.. Mark
ham, Rev. Mr. II. BAkewell aud Rev.
Mr. Martin Thnrp ware Ol,nwut hur
iullytwenty surpIiCed ministers besides
the attcndance OF numerous clergymen
oil different denominations from the
choir of thirty.six Voices Voices accom- ~ Su, nsnSeG ie
BY the organ, led in the anthem
"rhropgh the Valley Of the Shadow OF
Death, alter i Wnlcn blshop Galleher
lnaue an Suuress'
THE BISHOPS ADDRESS.
He said: "When we utter our pray.
ara to.dov for ,hovo vho oro d,o,.os..d
'' 'T'u' ~ '"N'O w. "uV "'0 u.e.'e''eu
In mlnd' when we lllt our petitions to
the Most Merciiul and ask a benediCtion
on the desOlate, we remember that one
household above others is bitterly
bereaved and hearts closely knitted tc
our own are deeply distressed, for the
master Of Beauvior lies dead under the
dropping flag OF the saddened city; the
light Of his dwelling has gone out and
left II lonely iorall days to come. Surely
we grieve with those who wept tender
tears OF honely palL and tfoable, and
there Is not sigh Of the gulf breeze thai
swings the swinging moss on the cypress
trees sheltering their home, but tilds au
answer in our own burdened breathing
SORROW FOR THE DEAD.
am. .oo.Ii .,,,L .,.a.,, s...-.,.,... a,
We leO"'i WIN sweet sympathy Tue
witeIy woe that can be measured only
by the sacred depths Of wiiely devotion
and onr hearts % ,ravelino ac,o.. N.
haSvinv Atlantic ssaS IN mae. 'O SrJ S,',,,. vM'
fort. II We mivht. Inc child WIN co,n
Ing home, shall for once not DO able L
bring AL the sweet splendCfS Of sun
ns ,n Win Sosaioid mes hes ana " oSha WIN tht
Of our tears. And I then 2 SSknorIadoint nov ,t
the stress and surge Of our peoples sof
row, say that the stately tree Of on,
southern wood, silent in power, noutish
ed In kindly dews, branching 10 gray,
aud luxurianCe and Scared by man,
storms, lies uprooted.
THE end ot a long and lofty lie haI