The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-05
BRIDE LAID TO REST.
Beautiful Funeral Service of
Miss Marie Jaeger.
SERMON BY REV. ). DAMON.
The Bridal Dress Becomes the Burial
shroud-obsequ ies Of Otto Schmidt,
sr.-Other Funerals.

The funeral services Of Mas Marie II. Jaeger,
the betrcshed OF Rsuko Pegkcvitss were he'd
Yesterday afternoon az 10 O'Clock irou the
residence OF the parents On Spring street, near
Madison The services we're very impress
i've, and attended BIZ large number Of friends,
who desired 20 show their lore end respect Tor
the young life 50 Unexpectedly cut or
At the appointed h01r TIE house Was filed
and many stood On the front steps and piazza
TIE sorrov-strfeken groom, the weeping parents,
tie mourning brother and sister, and tas many
ryrnpsfhizing friends gathered around 20 listen
20 the vord.. OF comfort from the Rev. J. r,
Damon. In the center Of The room stood the
casket containing the form wnieh death
sz7asched from the altar. The I'd bsd BEEN
removed and the space about the BODY blsed
with flowers, whose fragrance filed the
room. The beautiful CORPSE was clad IN that
which was 70 have been the wedding gown AID
within the clasp OF her fingers were tie bridal
f0Ters- About the head was UTsss2 OF
snniiax and tuberosss while one hand was
placed upon the breast and rested upon Stow
white heart Of the Sssne flowers, "a emblem 81
purity. Both OF these designs were presents
from the groom Scattered over tie form were
flowers cut IRON the fay0rite plants Of ia SIS
ter, Teda Jaeger, and mixed in with many
beautiful flowers from the deeease1s school
mate, Hrs Won Tobei. large cross frozn TIE
employees Of Nr. Pefkoyits was one OF the most
touching frib1:ss. The room was fairly hllec
with ffDFsl offerings, among ynieb we're star
Of sniIax, FROM NJ. ard krz Criyelii; q cross,
from Ar. snd Ms. J. G0sewish; Ereaths frozn
Mss Clara Catch. MeEs-s. Es-ll1gBsuser ard
SctsossmseheT. Msss Nora Hughes. R.ss Ellen
J. Thomas Miss 5zlpais sELn, aEd Ars. u.
Cox, Of ssdro
EeT. John =. Damon introduced BIS discourss
a. tic residence wlth,6 picture puffy, lOyeli-
nets and oDeaienss 70 parental direction, about
70 charge relations IN lie - Ear 70 enter upon
Of -
bes;owea wifshood lie continued:
The domestic lie Offered 50 much and the
moments were 50 few before her head should
rest IN p1doIbting faith uFon the breast o. >
The bridal dsess enclosing the form. but the
fern was pglEesess. the floral tributes were
beautiful and fragrant, 5ss she needed them
not The eye 10 Longer could reflect back LEs
seutiEaent 81 sympathy os rne gisnee q afisc-
ten. A great and iaeonGroyerfibls fac. ses BE-
fore Us IN the presence Of which all doubt
vanished. IN the enforcement Of national
creeds or in the eDunciasiou Of some tncoTn-
prehensfble dogma under Ire name Of religion.
IyFanfs might 50 lar autsgousZs tbs sense OF
right in their subjects IS 70 lead them 20 re-
r,fiaiatg al claims CT religion: for themselves
there might he no God. and no iEtg.e state 81
existencg; but for those w5ose lives haze been
proFiaenfially interviewer win the tendrils OF
their hearts, there vas always Being oInnipo-
tent, osauiseieBt ard oIulspDese1t, VINO, when
human strength and skIl no longer ava1led %
avert the dread shaft. could and would take
them 10 His oWn tender keeping, AMI beneath
HIS kindly care they should dwell ia bliss for
eTefmore. The elements CT character which
commended TO US those we loved, II worthy OF \
share Ia the realms OF memory when they had
gone hence, must live on aud on, and should De
clothed with the spo.iess garments in
which cur FatEer-Hho suggests His love 70 us
by the emotions OF our own better natuTes-wiii
eiothe their immortal souis. Let Us be just 70
ourselves By being just 70 others, and the only
religion that can avail Us hereafter viii be
found III our possession
When the coEtcge arrived at the cemetery the
funeral party was received by vast number Of
friends who gathered with respectful sympathy
~ the foot Of the grave
When the beautiful casket had been lowered,
Mr.. Damon held up single blossom OF tube
rose which had fallen from wreath, and call
ing attention TO It's detachment from the parent
stem, described its form of symmetry. its purity
of color, its delicious fragrance, which, as the
only part not so far material a. 70 find its per
mansnt abiding place among the grosser ele-
ments, difused its aroma. imparting pleasure 70
all around, il SCARED toward a higher and
purer atmosphere. So with the immortal soul
worthy of immortal bliss. Its journey through
the world. whether brief or pro;racted, should
invoke memories 10 remain fresh and fragrant
when It's kindred dust had claimed iis own.
The remains OF Otto Smith, ST., were laid at
rest yesterday afternoon at the Masonic GENE
terry. amid large concourse of friends A
ouartette composed OF Aessrs. Craig, Nicholas,
Leck and Harms sang beautiful hymn The
pailbearers were Judge Eben Smith, Jesse r.
Cochrane, Colonel III. r. GgrrefsOn. of Tacoma:
4. Tieceman, John Leek and d. Harms. Colonel
Garretson made q few pathetic remarks at the
grave OF the deceased, who was an old time
friend OF twenty years
Clarence Beecham, aged y months, died yes
terday morning at the residence of his parents
on wilfred street. The funeral services viii oe
held this afternoon at 2 O'Clock from the resi-
cence. The remains viii be buried in Calvary
cemetery.
The funeral services Of Mrs. Sarah Randall
were held yesterday morning at IL O'Clock from
her former residence, corner Of Prospect stree,
and Broadway. The remains were buried al
Lake View cemetery