Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-08-24
OUR FRIENDS WHO ERE DEAD.
Funerals Yesterday of Mr.. Fisher and Miss
Morrissette-Others To-Day.

The remains of Mr.. Edward II. Fisher
reached the city yesterday morning at q
| o'clock and were taken TO the Monumental
| church by a detail of the Fire Department,
| of which he was third-asslstant chief. The
| funeral took place from the church at 4.
| NJ. and the services were conducted Dy
| Rev. Mr. Burton. rector OF ST. Johns. In
the assemblage were nearly Oil the men,
| bers of the Fire Department who were oil
duty.
The pall-bearers were: Active-John f.
| MAYER, q. Watson James. b. T. August, Il.
| II. Meade, +. l.. c. Scott, and Z. Lee
| Moore. Honorary-C. McLeod, John +.
Knox, John Bell Bigger, A. w. Hartman,
| Colonel @. O'B. Cowardin, Colonel John
b. Purcell, j. A. Frlsehkorn, u. ID. Mon
| cure, and Major L. L. ID. Myers.
The floral tributes were proiuse and OF
exquisite design. The interment was at
| HOLLYWOOD ana as the procession passed
| the ong:ne-houses on the route the bells
we're tolled.
! MISS aoRRIssErTE's FUNERAL.
The funeral of Miss Nemmie Morrissette,
| whose sad and sudden death was reported
! in Yesterdays DISPATCH, took place from
| the Leigh-Street Baptist church yesterday
| afternoon at o'clock. Rev. DR.. II. ii. Pltt
! conducted the service and was assisted by
| Rev. Joel T. Tucker. DIR. Pitts short ser
| of Christ i'll the death-chamber," was OF a
very practical character and most comfort
| ing to the bereaved family. He closed
with q fitting tribute to the piety ana
| Christian life of the deceased, who, he
| said, in the words of Christ when called TO
| the home of the ruler of tue synagogue
whose daughter had just died, lis not
| dead, but sleepetb."
| The floral designs were humorous and
Tho infarmanf made AT
! Oakwood. These were the all-6earers:
james q. Harwood, Joseph nj. L. Childrey,
Bernard Walden. Walter Williams, George
| Winiree. Frank Butler. Charles WillrOy,
and Judson Taliaferro.
MRS. JOHN NJ. HIGGINS.
| The funeral of Mrs. John Nj. Higgins
| will take place from st. Peters Cathedral
at 10 O'clock this morning. and the follow
Inc gentlemen will serve as pall-bearers !:
Active-Dr. William II. Scott, Thomas
Potts, r. Il. English, A. Delaney; j. IL.
Chataigne, L. D.. Robertson, ana Captain
| G. r. Taylor. Honorary--Lawrence Lot
| tier, Jr.. Charles w. HARDWOOD. DR.. John
Mahoney, j. Fenton Taylor and b. T..
Johnson.
CAPTAIN JOHN II. WEST.
! The remains of Captain John Nj. west,
VINO died IN Petersburg YESTERDAY morn
| ing, will reach here at 2:l5 L. ~ to-day IN
| a special car. They will be met of the
Byrd-Street station by the Howltzer Vete-,
ran Association aud tho attaches OF the Ola
Dominion steamship Company aud escort.
| cd 20 Hollywood, where the intermenI
! will take place.
Captain West was practical printer,
and often took occasion to keep in mem
DRY "the art preseryatiye OF arts" At
the meeting of the international Union IN
tdis city, IN 1872, Captain West rendered a
train TO the typos in their excursion 10
Petersburg, aud aided in every way TO
make the trip to City Point and back q
pleasure. He always had an open hand
| Tor a printer with u card aud throughout
the country many will hear with regret
! the news OF his demise.