The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-19
HENRY l. YEsLER.
Born December 81, 1910.
Died December 10, 1892.

The pioneers turned out in force for the
occasion. and there was probably never such
a gathering of the early settlers in the his
tory of the city. Among them, besides the pail
bearers, were: DR.. G.. 4. Weed, Dr. j c. Grasse.
J. $. Houghton, Sir. and Mrs. James McNatt, Z.
C. Ferguson, OF snohomish; Mrs. Mary /. SIM
clair. OF Suohomish: e. A. Meigs, Miss Lille
Mcigs, A. r. Freeman, one of the
frst colored men TO come here: John
Collins, Capt :. NJ. Greenleaf, who
who carried lumber from the Yesler mill TO San
Francisco in the bark George Washington and
ship Helois thirty years ago, ana whom Mr..
Yesler always insisted on making his guest
rather than let him go TO hotel: 7. ". Prosch
z. c. Miles, Gardner Kellogg, Clarence Han
ford. Peter Moran, W. Z. Smith, OF Renton; o.
]. Carr, Edmond s Meany. How, the Chinsman
who was Mr. Yeslers servant for nine years; f.
McNatt. Rev. D. E Blaine, who preached in
the old white church in the early days; A.
Amunds, Hon. Eugene Semple, c. NJ Sheafe, J.
NJ. Frink T. C. Crawford, Isaac Dobson, J. W.
Swezea. ID. A. Briggs, Mrs f. c. Moore. Mrs. n.
r. Maddoeks, Rev. J. A. Cairns. Mr.. and Mrs. s.
J.. Crawford, Ned Ohm, who used to carry the
mail on horseback TO the lake; Frank Hanford,
WE. Boone. l. w. Foss, Capt. f. J. Burns, Mr..
and Mrs. D. b. Ward, Mrs. {. B. Bsgisy, Capt
Farnham, W. G. Iatimer, W. III. Gillian. Mrs. d.
+. Blaine. Miss Eugene McConaha, Dr. H. A.
Smith, II. G. Thornton. +. H. Winsiow, Walter
Graham, George W. Boardman. DR.. Henry ID.
Iongsker, samuel Jackson. d. r LORD, Amasa
z Miller. A. W. Piper. Robert Abrams, John ;.
Maggs. J. II. SandersoH, Mrs. Fl. +. Parkhurst,
Luke McRedmond. Mathew A. Kelly. J. j. Nc
Gilyra, John Spencer, Theodore o. Williams, l.
". Foss. Edgar Bryan, Lyman W. Bonney
Hiram Burnett. J. II. Lyon, I. ]. Carrie, Thomas
II. Cam. J. r. Williamson, Isaac w. Parker,
Henry Van ASSET, Mrs. John 4. Damon, X. II.
Denny, George F. Frye, J. NJ. Hayes. Frank Han
ford. Mrs. Orange Jacobs, ssmue! kenney, Mrs.
NJ. r Maddoeks, Hans Nelson. /. D. ". shelton.
F. A. Pondus, Mrs. Sarah A. Russell,
Smith, Mrs. Mary 4. Thorndyke and Dilis &.
Ward. Mayor Ronald. President kloeber. OF
the house of delegates and nearly all the mem
bcys OF the city council were present, and
among Others were Capt J. A. Hatfield Ii. +.
shields. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. NJ Carraher. J. II. Met.
calfe, John Schram, \. ". Hastie, James Both
well ana J. ". Wrestling.
The disagreed bic, misty weather kept many
away from the cemetery, yet fully coo people
were assembled at the grave when the process
sion arrived. The carriages containing the
mourners were arranged on the southwest and
east sides of the vault and the pallbearers about
the grave, the active ones three on either side,
aad the honorary members between them and
the carriages. Owing 10 the weather the mourn
ers remained in the Carriages and the crowd
parted in such manner as 20 give az unob-
ssructed view OF the grave. Mr.. Damon took
his place st the grave az exactly 4 O'Clock,
and stood with bowed head while the casked
was removed from the hea-se and placed over
the grave. The flowers which rested on the
casset were removed and, rs the psllbearers
lowered il TO the vault, M-. Damon delivered s.
brief prayer. cousiynlng the remains to mother
earth aud asking the Heavenly Fathe. 70 bless
the soul OF the departed. Tie services over, the
crowd quickly dispersed. leaving The sexton 10
place tas flowers over the vault Thus were
LAID away the remains Of che Of The foremost
figures IN ScatIles history,
The following communication gives i good
idea o: the devotion which Ange!iae .el. for Nj
YesleE:
To TIE EDITOR: Such Indians IS have seen
on Puget sof5ud hsve Tuads me doubt even more
than before whether anything appSoac bag the
type o. the abo-lgiDes IN IOOpeE's novels eves
had 81 existence; and even our own Princes
Angelina with her SCARED An1 WFlUklei Old
face. repulsiye IN the extreme, has Ueyes strEck
ma being very noble character. THIS morn
lag, however. i happened thss witnessed al
incident that has grestiy increased Ely respect
fuE her. l vas coming down lair1 street, " hen
somewhere above Madison, on ;ka other side OF
the street, recognized old ADsehUc- beat logEa
hoobling along. stat IN nsnd. among the {hrcaE
az church goers. she was dressed ~ her sun
day best, aaclud4lg some one 8 discarded bEigh