Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 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.
ArcHIsoy. Kan, Oct a-There was .
private funeral service at the residence OF
the late John A. Martin yesterday morn
ing in advance Of the public service This
occurred at $3.50, and no one was admitted
to the parlors except the family aud other
relatives. Rev. Did. 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 20. where it lay in state until twelve
O'CLOCK and was viewed by thousands,
inciuolng many distinguished men from
other places
At eleven O'Clock the schools OF the city
were dismissed, and teachers and chill
aren marcneo 10 the church to view the
body.
Aboutten O'Clock a special train arrived
from Topeka bearing the State officers.
G.. A. r and others. and a few minutes
later q train arrived from Leayenwortb
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
liens that Senator ingalls, should deliver
eulogy at the grave. but Mrs Martin did
not approve of it but requested instead
that memorial service be held in the
near future when she would like the Sem
ator to pronounce q eulogy. MrA Martin
also asked that there should be no floral
contributions on the occasion, desiring
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.
Chaiiis, did not attend the public services
After the sermon the body was sealed
in the casket and conveyed by the pail
bearers to a military caisson drawn by
four splendid horses 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 magnifi-
cent charger, led by two men, to represent
the Colonefs horse. This horse and the
caisson and its four horses Were loaned
for the occasion by Governor Smith, of
the Leavenworth Soldiers Home.
The proce ssion then formed in the fol-
lowing order: City marshal and squad of
police; officiating minister; drum corps
from Leavenworth soldiers home; funeral
escort of ten men; G. A. r posts and old
soldiers generally; caisson bearing
body, and guard of honor from
the Eighth Kansas; Colonei's horse.
led by two men with sword and
boots dashed to the saddle; loyal legion;
family in carriages: officers and members
from Soldiers Home; State officers; MEM
bers OF Supreme Court; members of Sem
ate and House; ex-State officers; mayor
and City Council; Board of E iucatiou;
other city officials; civic societies.
The order of march was from the Bap-
fist Church on Kansas avenue to Fourth
to Commercial, to Tenth, to Mt Vernon
cemetery. -'rt-.
The acting pail bearers were all resi-
dents of Atchison as follows: W. c. Nc
Pike, David Auld, d. c. Newcomb, Frank
Howard, E K Blair, s. K Washer, ]. w.
Parker and John NJ Price.