Morning journal and courier., 1891-10-15
TO HIS LAST REposR.

The Funeral Of Ex-Governor Bigelow At noon yesterday the earthly remains of ex-Governor Bigelow was taken from Redeemer in charge of his former staff. They were General George M. Harmon, l General Alexander Harbison, General J. G. Gregory, General G. H. Ford, General W. B. Rudd, Colonel Charles A. Russell, Colonel Rutherford Trowbridge, Colonel g.. J. Fox, ColonelL. L. Morgan, Colonel A. H. Kellam and Morris Tyler, executive secretary. These gentlemen acted as bear CTS and guard of honor.
 In the vestibule they placed the casket there with a calm and peaceful look of death and with his lips parted in a smile, as so often in life, he lay in that dreamless sleep whence there is no waking. From 12 to 2:30 in an unceasing tide the people gathered and when they had viewed the remains passed in and filled the church.
 The casket was closed at 2:30 o'clock and at 2:45 the family arrived at the church. Then the casket was borne to the chancel rails by the guard of honor, who were pre- ceded by the honorary bearers and the Rev. Dr. Phillips. It was solemn, inn pressive procession. While passing up the aisle Dr. Phillips read the funeral services and MT. Shepard, the organist, played @ softly modulated adagio from Mendels- sohn's third symphony.
 The church was filled to overfowing. Included in the large assembly were, be- l sides many ladies, and the men of national | and state renown, who constituted the | bearers, were representatives of the com ! mon council, board of aldermen and other city officials and men prominent in our banking, manufacturing, mercantile and other business circles, also men of note among our clergy or in the college, in our schools and in the social organizations of I which the deceased was 8 member, while also men were there representing the humber walks of life and by whom the memory of the deceased is also cherished. A wealth of exotic plants adorned the chancel platform. On the walks in front of the church, on either side, were assem- blages of people awaiting the close of the exercises.
 | A simple service with deeply impressive prayer and scripture lesson and beautiful singing by the quartet and without any remarks from the pastor, followed then; the benediction and the procession re- forming, slowly proceeded down the aisle to the sound of a funeral march from | green cemetery.
 General s. E. Merwin was master of ceremonies and the ushers were General E. S. Greeley, Hon. N. D. Sperry, Presi- dent c. 8. Mersick of the Merchants bank, and Frank H. Hooker of the Henry Hooker company. The honorary bearers were Governor Morgan G. Bulke- ley and the following ex-governors: Joseph R. Hawley, 0. R. Ingersoll, Charles B. Andrews, Henry B. Harrison and P. C. Lounsbury.
 Every ex-governor of the state was pres ent, excepting ex-Governor Waller, who if in Chicago.
 The Bigelow & Co.'S factory at Grapevine Point was closed yesterday. General George H. Ford's store and some of the other large Chapel street stores were also closed from o'clock until as token o1 respect for the dead.
 ! Among the hundreds who viewed the re mains were the 250 employees of the Big } elow company. The men filed sorrowfull. past the casket, each taking last look a , their late employer. About one hundred , members of the Republican league marched from the club house to the church.