The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-04-09
Ih Remains d Our Governor il shp
:s?isd a,!sai.
ESCORTED 81 A DISTINGUISHED
BODY.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR HOLT
ARRIVES AND Is SWORN IN
AS HIS SUCCESSOR.

Meets. Appoints Pail Bearer. and
Completes Arrangements for the
Funeral To-day.
Yesterday was day of sorrow at the
Capitol
AL! pubic olhc closed AID no
public business Was transacted.
Tle Cipth w;s drapei in heaviest
mourning, anil the heads of the people
bowed down il sorrow.
IL Was four O'clock in the morning
when q uetude returned TO tha Govern
or's mlhSion which had since midnight
been the scene of sad aud dreary ex-
element.
Until the first CLEAN of day broke on
the sleeping city no sounds of human
tread could oe heard in all that square
surrounding the late home of our dead
Governor. The mansion was returned
Go ITS seeming repoSe, yet there were
souls wltGln its walls wrapped up ia the
loved form OF dead father and freud.
The only visible signs OF action lay in
he constant iickeriug of the eIectrlc
lame without aud the seething OF the
large mellow light that hung from the
ceiling % the mansion.
About five o'clock the early dawn
awoke the hundreds of workingmen
who. STARTING to their daily tasks, were
stuuaed by the almost incredible tidings
These were the first hours Of dawn.
The llgs on the Capitol were lowered
to! hslt-mast and, ere day blazed in
her iallueSs, citizsus left their beds OF
~ ha 81 int tal
10 the morning papers.
The CHRONICLE, which contained the
fullest aud completest account of the
sad event, Vas eagerly sought after and
lsr4e extra edition disposed OF.
The tirsi fash Of the sad event seem;
10 have awakened every city and ham
let throughout he mourning State.
Before piue o'clock it seems that every
man woman and child in Raleigh had
been apprised of the death of the Govern
or, and around the Capitol fences, gates
and walls several hundred congregateC
TO learn fuller particulars and to mutual
la express their deep sorrow at the af
fiction which had come not only upol
the strickened family, but upon strlck
ened State.
Placing the Remains in the Casket.
At au early hour Mr.. Jno W. Brown
the undertaken, placed the body of tn
Governor ia hand some rosewood cas-
ket, upon whose cover was inscribed Ia
words:-
DANIEL GOULD FowLE,
Born March 1881,
Died April 7 1891
The remains were then placed in TIA
parlor OF the mansion to await their n
moval TO the Capitol at twelve O'CLOCK
Visiting the Mansion.
Before the hour had arrived for tt
removal many distinguished cltlzeI
visited the Mansion, consisting of Sta
and city officers and distinguished Wis
tors. The Governors staff, composed
Lieutenant Colonel E G.. Harrel
Coils. William Grimes, Fred.
Olds and Austin Grimes were presel
in their fall dress uniform, as were all
detachment OF the Governors Guar
who patrolled in front of the Mansio
Remains Conducted to the Capitol.
y AS II .s3 )'c.0ck when the Go
Jrno~,' Guart eS their armory in fl
dress for the Giansion. With mutll
drums aud steady tI ~ad they moved l
ceded by the drum corps, arriving
front Of the Governors nome at 1870
p n. There had gathered about thir
Of his close friends and acquaintance
accompany the remains. Ere
The frescoed walls looked doV
upon the solemn scene t
faces Of men who had done honor, WI
Governor Fowie to the high office
which our chieftain fell From d
tant entrance could be seen the faces
two old coored women, the Governo
servants, with tears flowing down tn
Care-worn cheeks. which incident, llll
trating the high regard in which ne "
held by the colored as we'll as the wh
citizens, added to sfes sorrowful oc'
sion.
The Guards had been at the ma
sion some ten minutes when Capt'
Bachelor detailed eight OF his men
temporary pallbearers to conduct
remains to the hearse MesSrs. j.
Whitehead, Thad. M. Jones, b. +. Jof
ston. Il. Il. Lumsden, o. d. Arthur,
STTfAA ~ Williams, Jr., aud q
Nlrs. The procession then left the m
Ian for the capitol Just following
.,rse were the Governors Guard, at
vsirh came Rev. John S. Watkins,
D, his pastor, on the arm OF Secfet
ii State Octavius Coke. Just beh
hem followed the other State {
ear, State Auditor Sanderlin, st
Treasnrer Balm, Attorney
Davidson. DR.. VIM. K. Wood, Super
tendont Of the N. q. Hospital; Super
tendent W. j. Young, D. ID. and 81
~ Asylum; Chief Justice Metll.hou' n"rd Aa
: ,sss-A % Superior Court Judge James W
G1irSEso. State Librarian }
snd &Snpreme Court Libral
muir a.Eb. Fl. Busbee, ESQ, Ma
eat ts.,pson, Josephus Danieis' 49,
lhT, Ernest K Bain; ~ .. Thox a, W
II. Gordon, H. w. jacks