Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-12-31

TOPEKA. Kan, Dec. 24-Long before
IN o.c,ock Yesterday morning. the hour
A. which Senator Plumb's funeral train
was expected to arrive in this city. the
streets along the line of march OF the
funeral cortege were lined with men,
women a nd children, eager TO ootain
view of the solemn procession BUSH
mesa houses on Kansas avenue were
dr.ned in mourning and many of them
wera closed out of respect for the hon.
ored dead.
r. Vas 1 o'clock when the first gun
uae fred in the state house square an
rouncine the arrival of the train, and
at intervals of every thirty seconds
from that time until the procession had
made its slow journey from the depot
TO the state house the cannon doomed
forth.
After the arrival of the train the pro-
cession was formed with little delay
and the march to the capitol was
taken up.
Col. j. w. F. Hughes, chief marshal,
and Chief of Police John Gardiner led
the procession as it started from the
station. Following them was platoon
of twelve Topeka policemen, command
ed bv Sergeant O'Rourke. and eighteen
policemen from Kansas City, Kan.
led by Capt Porter. Marshall's mill
itary band playing the Dead March
in Saul" followed. and next to them
were the Knights Templar, sixty strong
and in full uniform. Each knight wore
a white buttonhole bouquet. The next
in line were eighteen veterans, the little
remnant of Col Plumbs old regiment,
the Eleventh Kansas. Following them
the Royal Arch Masons marched Com
pany c, of the K. n. G., followed, with
arms reversed.
The honorary pallbearers, Hon. F. P.
Baker, Judge +. q. Adams, ex-Gov. T..
A. Osborne, Col c. K. Holiday, Hon.
George r. Peck. Judge J. r. johnson,
Dr. S. E. Sheldon and DIR. M. OBrien,
were next in line.
The burial car, drawn by four black
horses heavily draped followed. Each
horse was escorted by colored man
in livery. The acting pail bearers,
eight in number, marched on either
side. They were: Hon. j. K. Hudson,
Mai William Sims, Col. Joel Huntoon,
Judge John Martin. Judge John Guth-
RE, Capt C. NJ. Foulks, Frank P. Mac
Lehman and S. p Wade.
The guard of honor from the national
congress followed in six carriages.
They were Senator w. A. PETER of
Kansas, Senator Joseph w. Dolph Of
Oregon, Senator A. S. Paddock of Ne
braska, and Senator John NJ Palmer Of
Illinois; Congressman E. H. Funston
and Case Broderick of Kansas; w. H.
Cate and S. w. Peel, both Of Arkansas,
and II. M. Youmans of Michigan.
The procession was one of the long
est ever seen in Topeka
Thousands gathered about the state
house rs the procession neared the end
of its journey and a deep silence fell
over the vast crowd as the pallbearers
with gentle hands bore the casket up
the steps of the capitol building into
the senate chamber. Topeka COM
mandery Knights Tempiar had pre-
coded them and as the pail bearers
appeared with their burden the king is
were drawn up in two columns on
either side of the catafa!qu upon
which the casket was deposited.
The pailbearerS took parting view of
the dead and passed out the near exit.
The committees of senators and con-
gressmcn passed through the cham Der
and after short rest were driven to
the Copeland The public was then adj.
mitted and it is estimated that fully Is,
900 people cast q parting glance at the
dead senator's face during the three
hours 1t remained in the senate cham
Der
When the time arrived to continue
the mOurnful journey to Mr.. Plumbs
old home there were thousands more
massed about the entrances to the sen.
ate chamber and in the grounds sur.
rounding the capitol. AT o'clock the
casSet was returned to the special
Santa Fe train, accompanied by the
procession, which reformed in it's origin.
al order and marched solemnly back to
the railway station. The casket hav-
ing been repla ed in the funeral car the
train resumed its journey.
ARRIVAL AT EAIPORIA.
E,iPoRIA. Kau., Dec. 24-At $50
last evening the funeral train convey
ing the remains of the late Senator
Plumb arrived at the Santa Fe depot,
where an immense concOurse was c il
lected to receive them.
Two posts of the q. A. R. were in
waiting and in an extremely short time
a detail under command of Col j. M.
Steele stepped forward and received
from the escort the casket containing
tne remains. men the u. "A. h. formed
in open order, clearing a passage way
TO the hearse, and the caslxet was at
once carried out and placed in it. The
accompanying delegation followed in
the rear and took the carriages pro-
vided for them.
In but a few minutes after the ar
rival of the train the column was in
motion. the late senator's G.. A. r. post,
No. So. taking the advance, immediate.
" followed by the hearse with the sur
viving mem bers of the Eleventh Kan
sas. Col. Plumb's old regiment, acting
as guard of honor. Then came post
No 464, followed by company E, Kan
sas national guard, and citizens on foot
and in carriages.
At the family residence the casket
was carried into the south parlor and
after few formalities was left in care
of detail from the guard of honor, in
command of Lieut.. w. V. Phillips of
company c. Eleventh Kansas
A Woman to Fear.
LINCOLN, Neb, Dec. "a Mrs. Benia-
min koehler, of Denver, held possession
OF Pullman car on the eastbound Bur-
hngton flyer yesterday from Hastings
until Lincoln was reached. She was in