The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-21
MEMORIAL MEETING.

Tributes to Knoxviils's Dead Volunteers
Fund for the Benefit of Givens's Family.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Aug. 20.-In the big
public hall of the county courthouse was
held, beginning at noon to-day, and lasting
two hours. a meeting of citizens. which
shows clearly the feeling of the people in
this city and the surrounding country re-
gaIding the acts of lswlessness in the min
Ing regions. Many business houses were
closed promptly at 12 o'clock. In the win
dow eff each house that closed q placard
was posted. bearing the following an
p0uncement: CLOSED In respect TO our
brave dead soldiers"
The mass-meeting was called to order by
Mi. ID. A. Carpenter. the hero of the Wal
Gen's ridge fight. He moved that the Rev.
ID. ID. Sutherland. pastor of the Second
Presbyterian Church. be called 90 the char
and also to open the meeting with pray er
IL was announced that the meeting was to
be held in respect TO the memory of Bruce
Owens and j. l.. Walthall, the victims of
the tight at Walden's ridge. Colonel Led
gerwood suggested that on behalf of the
people of Knoxville they appoint commit
tee of five on resolutions To draw up suit
o BILE memorials of the high appreciation in
which the deceased were held. The CON-
mittee was appointed.
:. q. Heiskel said that Glvens left fam
ily in destitute circumstances. He thought
Glvens the most daring man on the ground
of the battle. He saw him ten feet from
the miners. who were firing. unmoved. He
thought tho people owed him a debt. and
he asked for authority To act as agent for
the collection of contributions for the ben
eht of his family. resolution of thanks
was passed 10 all who went out.
Some of the volunteers were boys. but
they were as gallant In their behavior as
veterans Colonel LedRerwood said:
what greater love can q man show for his
country than 10 lay down his life in It's
cause. Whcn the sheriff summoned the
people of this county to come TO the succor
Of law and order these two men, though
knowing the danger, went. They lost their
lives, and their spirits went to God who
gave them. When. the order came 70 take
the top of the mountain tie young men
Bprang forward with the courage of tigers
and these young men of Knox county were
ouch as the men of this county should rear
their sons to be-"
While the meeting was In progress the
body of the dead lay In state in the private
parlors of undertaking establishment
Two blocks away. Thousands passed
through the parlors and looked upon the
silent forms ana paliid faces of the dead
heroes WalthalPs body was attired In the
Uniform of the Knights of Pythias. The
bodies were in magnificent caskets and
banked with fowers At $50 the body of
Walthall WAS taken to the railway station
30 be shipped to his relatives in Virginia.
The hearse was preceded by the local Uni
Formed Rank Knights OF Pythians Fol-
lowing the hearse were the volunteers W no
survived the battle. All business houses
pn the line of march closed their doors.
The funeral of Givens will. he held to-
morrow morning at Mount Olive. SIX miles
from the city. on the Knoxville & Augusta
railroad. Arrangements have been made
b. run special trains. The funeral will be-
under the direction OF the military, and
hundreds of people will attend. The fund
started at noon for the benefit of Givens's
family had reached 600 by p. VI. Contri-
buttons are being sent from Nashville and
Chattanooga by wire to swell the amount.