Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-02-02
By TELEGRAPH.
THE LATE JAMES T. FURBER.
A Large Attendance ut Funeral. Monday,
at Lawrence. Mass.

LAWRENCE, Mass., Feb. The funeral
ssrslees over the remains OF Jsmes I. Fur
bsr. late general manager Of the Boston &
Msirs - load, we're held this moraing n
the Uti-AEisa church IN this city. Thsre
was presen, s. the exercises tie lars
est sssemSlsse Of railrosd men evei
gathered ia his section Of the eountry.
.pseiSl train from Boston brought the
eff Gals Of the road and employees numbsi-
irx over 1000
After sssyice in church the rersins we're
taken ~ GrssI Falls, y. y. for isisrment.
o '-r GOO persons accomplished the remain.
II th-r. The psil bearers we're the SIX
supe'lnis1fents IF the rnsf, VIM. herfi I
of the ssstern division, d W. Stubborn Of
the sou hern Division, W. T. Perkins ri
tie eastern ilvi.ion, G W HuIburt Of the
Worcester division, Fl K. Folsom Of the
P,sumpsie division, II. E. Chamberlain Of
The northern division All the directors OF
the road ineludipg Psesiaen; Jones acted
IS honorary pail bearers.
At Great Falls.
GREAT Fails N. H, Feb. 1.-The
funeral trsin bearing the remains Of tie
late General Manager james 7. Furber,
Scts In 81 v VIVA hhI Nctc eAnuet
two hours reaching their destination All
along The line expressions Of profound re
greet AMI tender tokens If tribute we're fou I'D
for the dad manager. Az HAverhill, rail
road squsre vas literally packed with peo'
pie. iullS 5000 bsio2 ass mbled there The
train slowed up rs iE passed the ststlo1,
While the 'hroug stood silently. The EN-
ployes OF the road occupied the platform
and stood with uncovered h-sis during the
pstss gs of the trsia.
Al Exeter ard Newmrke', n. r.. like
exPtessi ins of sorrow were fouod. At the
latter place tho train stopped - minutes
while Iuleh was provided 10. all on board.
AT Dover, n. II the station and sdjoining
streets were crowded with people
Upon arrival At Grsa. Fall., shortly be-
fore o'clock, the tEsin <ss met by almost
the entire town Fulls 5000 people were
coogre gated about the dep0i aud patiently
awaited the removal Of the cssket from the
train. The entire town WAS 10 mourning
The mills and shops ceased operations for
the day, tie stores were closed, and the
utmost ,e-p.ct for the former fellow
towrsusn WAS found ca all sides
The remains were taken from the train by
the regular bearers and carried to the wsif
ing room, where they were turned over t.
The local ausrd Of honor consisting Of
Joseph A. Eagerly, Esq, Samuel Walsh,
Elwsrd K Bartlett and Ejwsrd Folsom.
Tna cssket RI sied for short time in The
waiting rom, where the former friends
and as oclstes were allowed to gsza Ga The
we'll known features for the last ume. As
toe trsin was late in arriving. the time id
net permit of the public viewing the re-
msins.
The funeral cor;ege was made up aud
slowly wendeh is ~sy to the Forest Glade
cemetery, where the f1sl services were
held. These were Of y simple nature snd
consisted OF paying their last triouses BY
the chief mourDers and final look ut ttt
open cssket by al present.
Then while the visiting railroad men and
hupdtsds Of Great Fails people s.ood
siieatly BY vi h uncovered heads, the r
mains of New EnQlsnd's great railroad mar
were placed IN the receiving tomb, where
they y i'll rest until 8 change in the family
lot will permi, the placing Of the remains
beside those OF his family.