The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-30
COLON Ell BEES FUNERAL.
Impressive Services at the First
Unitarian Church.
Magnificent Floral offerings by the Chinese
Societies-Dr Stshbins' Eulogy on the De-
ceased Buried at Laurel HILL.

The funeral Of the late Colonel F. a. Bee
yesterday, though largely attended, was de-
void of any sensational glamOr The elite
only Of the Chinese population turned out
to do honor 10 the memory OF the dead Con-
sui. and their robes of rich material and
bright colors gave a touch Of Oriental spen-
dor 10 the simple Christian ceremony.
The plebeian class among the Chinese
were conspicuous By their absence. They
evidently had their orders from those who
rule the colony. The masses Of the Chinese
laborers remained in Chinatown, filled ever y
window and stood eight TO ten deep on the
curbs looking on. while hundred or more
hacks carried off the red-button nobility and
the merchant princes to the Unitarian
Church on Geary street.
THE FLORAL DISPLAY.
Nothing could have been prettier than the
floral display in the church. Five hundred
dollars had been expended on set pieces.
There was an array of them from the organ
to the font, and on the platform above
grove of graceful, bending palms. The
vacant chair, the gates ajar, the pillow, the
broken wheel, the open book, the anchor,
star, heart, cross and crown were all there
wrought in roses end lilies and marlgolds.
The legends revealed the sources whence
they came. One was inscribed, Our
Friend-Ning Yung Society" Another,
Hop Wo Association" Another, "Sam
Yup Association" Another, "hung Chow
Asylum" A pillow bore the name of Wing
Tuck q Co. The symbol of Faith, Hope
and Charity" had across it The words, "Yen
Wo Association" The Chinese Merchants
Exchange and the Christian Chinese Mis-
sion were also represented in the floral let
terng.
One Of the prettest devices was the con-
tributiOn Of the Chinese Consu-GeneraPs
office. 1t was heart bearing the words,
"Our Colonel" Below the heart was an
omen book with the sentence, Lilies Ledger
Closed across the two RACES.
THE oBsEQUIEs.
At 2 &C lock the pail bearers entered the
church. They were A. \. Towne. W. w.
Stow, Gustave Nebaum, a. X. Coney, John
ID. Fry. John NJ. Morton, Thomas ID. RiOr-
dan, Captain Taylor, William IL. Mills and
Colonel George W. Gray. The coffin was
covered with black broadeloth the handles
being Of oxidiZed silver. A mass Of sweet
peas and sheaf Of wheat had been paced
on the lid. a voluntary on the organ was
played while the mouners took their seats.
The seats on the right side OF the central
aisle we're filled with Chinese merchants.
whose brown, shining pates and black, pur-
pie, ed and green robes presented a singh
lar contrast TO the laces and gay pluEage on
the bOunets Of the wel-dressed Caucasian
ladies on the other side of the aisle.
EULoGY BY DIR, sTEBBNs.
Rev. DIR. Stebbins came forward to the
bier amidst the flowers and spoke impress
lively of the occasion. He paid high trb-
ute 10 the personal character o the deceased
gentleman. lie said he had occupied a
unique public position. He believed there
had been nothing like it in ChristendOm.
Addressing the Chinese present he said he
! welcomed them and met them on even
Il
| his fellow citizen and their Consul. DIR.
| Stebbins said be recognized them as an im-
| pOrtant part of the human race and destined
! to exercise q great influence in the futse
upon its destiny. He said Colonel Bees
! duty in many INSTANCES had been difficult
| one. He was a man OF straightforward
! Judgment and character. lie had displayed
| physical and moral courage. lie was man
! OF gentle manners. He locked you in the
! face when he spoke. He was a gentleman
| by nature, in whose blood flowed tie temper
| of good manners. He loved children. and
every child in his neighborhood knew him
| only 10 love him. He was not professor OF re-
| ligion, "and neither am /. i" added the Doctor
| Religion is not a profession. It's Oblga-
lions are on US ike the air. His religious
sentiment was natural development going
! forward in trust and hope. He was an up
! right man. lie was righteous man, and |
| take humble and devout satisfaction in
| having been chosen TO speak these words al
| his bier"
! The choir next sang Watts hymn "I.et
the Whole Race of Creatures Bow" Then
| DR.. Stebbns read from the Scriptures. The
| choir followed with Nearer, My God, TO
! Thee" The people then took last view
| of the face OF the dead, l.. Schmidt, the
! organist. meanwhile playing ChOpin's
| funeral march The choir consisted of Mrs.
| J. NJ. Pierce, soprano; Mrs. j. f. Brming-
ham, contralto; Alfred Wilkie, tenor, and
| Charles b. Stone, bass.
! DISPATCH FROM c. p. HUNTINGTON
| DR.. Stebbns in conclusion read the fol-
| lowing dispatch from C. Z. Huntington:
| WiIltana II. Bfitls Your dispatch that my old
| friend Colonel Bee has been gathered 10 his
I father is received. 1t grleYed me much. Please
give TO his sister and others near to him my
warmest sympathy for their iTeparabe loss
There were few like him. lie stood Tor the rights
| OF mau without regard 10 race or color. j am
sure those on the other side OF the river will re-
/ jOiee at bis coming. None better than lie ever
| crossed over. q. +. HUNTINGTON.
| The chief mourners were the son of the
! deceased and the widow of Alfred Bee. a
| brother of Colonel Bee. The remains were
taken to Laurel Hill Cemetery where they
were buried in the Bee plot near the en-
trance. Over 125 carriages followed the
| hearse. More than 100 of these were occu-
! pied by Cinnamon,