The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-04-14
nc. EGBR9BR'S FUNERAL
The Largest Concourse Seen il
Wheeling for Many Years.
HONORS TO THE DEAD CITIZEN
ny Numerous Organizations OF which
lC was n A~icuiDcr-Thc COrtcrc
Delayed by tho Number OF
the Sorrowins Friends.

That which was mortal OF Hon. Alfred
G.. lIgerter was laid 10 rest in Green.
wood cemetery yesterday afternoon.
The corpse was followed to the tomb by
hundreds Of Mr.. Eyerter's business con.
temporaries, citizens who kcenly feel
liisl oss, and friends who will long have
cause to mourn him.
For an hour before the time announc.
cd for tho service to begin, Chaplinc
street from Tenth 10 Twelfth was pack.
cd full Of people and carriages, and at
the time the procession was ready 10
start, the police had to clear the way.
AT a few minutes past three o'clock,
tho beautiful cloth draped silver mount.
cd casket was carried 10 the sidewalk
and the covering removed, exposing the
familiar face Of tho dead to view. The
escort OF police which by resolution OF
the City Council headed tho procession.
marched past with helmets lifted, and
were followed by the Young Mems
Democratic Club, fifty stong, wearing
the clubs elaborate mourning badge.
Members OF the City Council, and city
officials followed, and the German
Pioneer Society pissed by, each member
hating 10 take a last fond look at the
face OF his friend md fellow member.
A line Of citizens OF all ages and con-
ditions filed past the coffin for more
than half an hour, causing a delayed the
forward part Of the PROCESSION, which
had gotten well down Market street.
The dead mans face, except for Il slight
discoloration, looked natural, and pre-.
sented the same characteristic features
which made 1t 30 well known in life.
When the hearse drawn by four fine
coal black horses, capasisoned IN black
harness and trimmings, started on its
sorrowful journey,a wagon load OF beau.
tiful floral offerings went direct 10 the
cemetery. 1t contained tributes from or.
CARNATIONS OF which Mr.. Eserter was a
member, and from considerable friends
who were closely attached to him.
Among the more elaborate OF these were
crosses, harps,. pillows, pedestals and
banks OF cut flowers arranged on wire
backgrounds. and sheaves OF wheat
resting on mssses OF flowers. The ser.
vices were conducted by Rev. L. II.
Dornblaser, Of the English Lutheran
church, Of which MIR. Egerter was a
member, and the singing at the house
was conducted by the choir Of that
church. At the grave, a delegation
from the Arion society sang several very
appropriate hymns. The pall-bearers
were selected from among Mr.. Egcrter's
business associates. They were, Mcssrs.
George ". Ecka.t, Fred Sch westfeger,
L. J. Bayha, +. Riester, John Bodley,'
William Ellingham, Joseph speidel and
Robert Simpson.
The procession was very large, and in
cluded more than eighty carriages. The
stockholders and directors OF the Ger.
man bank, Of which Mr.. Egertcr was
Vice President, and the directors OF the
German Fire Insurance Company, of
which he was a director, attended The
funeral in carriages.
A meeting Of the Young Mems Demo-
cratic Club was held Saturday night, at
which q committee OF five, consisting of
Messrs. viii Fee, I. S. Riley, 0. S. Phil
pot, James Reagan and Edward Robert
son, was appointed on resolutions. with
instructions to report at the meeting to
be held yesterday, when the reso-
buttons were adopted. Out OF respect
to Mr.. Egerter the usual bi-weckly re-
hearsal Of the Opera llouas Orchestra
was omitted last evening. Mr.. Eserter
was a member OF the Association.