The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-01
LIES LABOR DONE.
Funeral of Richard p. Hammond
From Trinity Church.
Many Fitting Tributes Of Respect to the
Memory of a Brave Soldier and a
Distinguished Citizen.

The funeral OF Major Richard P. Ham
| mond took place yesterday forenoon from
| Trinity Episcopal Church and was attended
| by a very large number of prominent citi-
| zens.
During the morning hours the remains lay
in the mortuary chapel of old Trinity. re-
| posing in plain mahogany casket, raised
/ on a catafalque heavily draped in black.
| Around the bier squad of eight police Off
| GERS kept solemn watch, while hundreds
| drew near to take a farewell look at the
| features Of the dead Commissioner.
The church decorations and floral tributes
were handsome and profuse. Under the
| personal supervision Of Mrs. William Al
word the chancel had been attractively deco
| placed the floral tributes.
Near the center was large piece sent by
Mayor Sanderson. IL was composed of an
| arch of white roses, ferns and chrysanthe-
NUNS. rising over pillow Of white chrys-
anthemums, with a central square of DELI
cate white roses. A large sheaf of wheat
filled the space in the center OF the arch, on
| the face OF which. worked IN pale voets,
were the words, Forty Years of Friend
| Ship, while on the face OF the pillow was
the single word ''Sundered," also in yiolets
To the right of the chancel step was a
heart Of white and pink roses resting on all
easel of La France rosebuds. This was
sent by Chief Crowley. Joseph Austin and
| A. S. Baldwin both sent handsome tributes
| of very complicated design.
MORE FLORAL TRIBUTES.
A large wreath of white roses. white
| chrysanthemums and maidenhair fern
| came from William Alvord. and Mr.. ami
| Mrs. Bowen sent handsome pillow Of
white flowers tied with cluster of roses.
A bunch of roses was sent by Mrs. Peter
| and Mrs. Meryyn Donahue, and the Pacific
| Union and University clubs both sent large
| wreaths of Perle du Jardin roses.
| The floral pieces sent by the Police De-
| partment were many and beautiful. Com
! pany A sent broken pillar of ivy.
large floral Gates y jar" came from
the officers of the Seventeenth-st street Sta
| ton. and the harbor police sent handsome
| floral chair made OF La France roses and
| ChTysanthemums
| At II O'Clock the funeral procession was
| formed in the mortuary chapel, and, led by
| Bishop Nlngheld, the officiating clergyman,
| moved toward the chancel. As tho long
| line marched solemnly down the aisle. the
| Bishop chanted the beginning of the funeral
service of the Protestant Episcopal Church,
Il am the resurrection and the life" He
| was assisted by the following clergymen,
| who sat in the chancei in their robes: Rev.
| Dr.. Spalding Rev. DR.. Foute, Rev. DR.. La
throp. Rev. Z. b. Church, Rev. r. NJ. Ed
| wards. Rev. w. l.. Citizens, Rev. Mr.. Lion,
| Rev. w. W. Davis and Rev. John Gray.
| THE BEARERS.
| The casket was borne by eight police
| Officers-four from Captain Douglass CON-
| pany and four from Captain Shorts. Then
came the honorary Ial-bearers. who WERE
| Police Commissioners Tobin and William
| Alvurd, Chief OF Police ruwley Chief of
the Detective Police Lees. Captain OF Po-
| lice Short Judge W. T. Wallace; Robert
| Bright and Robert Vandercook from the
! Pioneers; Colonel Andrews and S. j. Loop
| Of the Mexican Veterans; C. F. Crocker,
| Lloyd Tevis, A n. TOwne, Mayor Sander
son, Brigader- General T. II. Ruger, U. S.
| A. !; General o. ID. Green. U. S. A; William
I. Coleman, Frank McCoppin, w. A.
Brown, Russell ). Wilson, George F.
| Hooper, W. Norris, Charles Webb How
ard, Evan J. Coleman, Captain of Police
Douglass, C. V. S. Gibbs.
! When the casket had found a resting
| place among the flowers at the chancel
| Trinity Choir, under the direction Of II. j.
| Stewart, sang Just as | AM" and then
| followed the impressive funeral seryice of
| the Episcopal Church.
AT the conclusion of the ceremonies at the
church the funeral cortege proceeded to
| Laurel Hill, where the remains were pri.
| vateiy inferred. Those who followed the
| deceased TO his last resting-place were l.. p
| Hammond Jr., William Hammond aud Mr.
and Mrs. Spring OF Alameda.
FRIENDS PRESENT.
| Among those present were the following:
Captain NJ Smith. T. b. Bishop. Supervisor d.
| B. Jackson, A. S. Haldie, c. Hardin. Justice
| Beatty, Charles Webb Howard. Henry D. Harri-
| son. Judge Ralph C. Harrison, Z. |. Ii hutchinson
| I. h. hyde Samuel l.. Wilson. Russell Wills on
| l. Cutie, W. G. Harrison, j. d. sullivan, G. B.
| GIen, James Ralph. Major Williams, G.
gomery, W. j. Swasey. e. w. Webster. Judge J.
| c: b. HebDard. a. Jackson, j. l.. Vreenan,
Henry Janin. c. Iosselyn, Judge Mcfarland
| II. A. Jerome, L. w. Townsend, Colonel
| II. l. kowalsky, General w. Il. L. Barnes
| Joseph Reddng, P. j. McGiynn, j. +. Burgin
| Horace q. Plat, 6. Powers. Robert Hayne, r.
| McMurray. DR.. Luke Robinson, Il. T. Scott, H.
| Scbmiedell. w. Reddington. NJ. Sheldon, Henry
| H. Neuye, L. L. Baker, Samuel c. Bgelow, Cor
| don Banding, George Hagar, Eugene r. CARRIER,
John ID. Fry Oliver Eldridge, w. A jackson, s.
| l.. Jones, Southland Hoffman, &. Holbrook, {.
| II. Haswell, Z. w. McKlnStry Dr. W. F. Me
| Mutt, f. +. Preston. j. NJ. Quay, Edward
J. PrlngIe, E. 5: it5Isbury, George H. Maxwell,
George LOOMS; W: S. Lyle. E.. B. Perrim,
| yld A. Bender, Z. f. DanforIh, William
| +. Goad, James d. Phelan. w. ID. English ex-
| Surveyor General Wiley, Ii. SOnntag, l. w.
| stump Dr. X. C. Meyer, E. w. Newhall, s. Pat.
| tee, George I. Marye Jr., Arthur Rodgers,
| William Meyer J.: V. Coleman. CAPTAIN Stone,
| Haswelf, William A. Aldrich, Harry Babcock,
| Andrew Baird. George Z. Ames, Jerome Lincoln,
| Z. Holiday. Reuben Ii. Lloyd, j. +. Merrill.
| General +. +. Walsh, F. W, Lawlor, DIR. c. 4.
| keeney, j. \. Knowles L. Lent, &. 4. Low, IL
\ X. Maun, l.. Parrott, Z. B. Perrin Police Judge
| A. L. I. Worley. Harold Wheeler. Joseph d.
Grant: William +. Russell, Alexander Badiam,