The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1892-12-10

body rcposed in a mahogany ice chest,
which in turn was heaped high y7sth
flowers.
BY 10 o'clock the prescEtatiye- Df
the city's wealth were moving down
town. Pedestrians stopped and gazcd
inquisitively at the dull ochre curtains
ows within. On the west side Of the
aven-c a dozen or more men stamped
their feet on the pavement in the effort
to keep warm, and it is notable iact that
OF this number at least one-third were
chips on the ocean OF life, men whose
unkempt boards and summer attire
were striklngly out of place in this cen
ter of wealth and fashion. Al lU'!3
| ndertaker Mains canopied wagon
came 10 q halt iii front Of the
main entrance, and the driver and
his assistant quickly carried with
in score of folding chairs.
Il was the first of many similar journeys.
II was about this time that several
yenturesome persons, on curiosity bent,
rang The tell of Edwin Gould's house
and requested permission to sec the re-
mains, but the nutler politely told them
that only intimate friends would be al
rnitted.
The first arrivals OF prominent out Of
town persons were al 80 this morning,
when the following gentlemen stepped
from their private ear, which was at
tached 10 the Western express OF the
New York Central road: W. Il. podd-
ridge, general manager Of the st. Louis
&. Smith, assistant general man
ager: {. q. Warner, general al
ditor: u. :. II. Smith, treasurer, and
Alexander G Cochrane, general solicit
or, all of the Missouri Pacific. They
went to the Windsor House, where they
registered from st. Lou-. Thy at
tended the funeral services this after
noon and will probably return to st.
Louis tonight.
The services began at 4 O'Clock. The
coffin rested III the center of the rarIor.
The family and intimate friends OF the
deceased tinancier were in this room
aud the ad loining dlning-room. The
music was at the loot oil the stairway IN
the hall. Rev. John Il. Paxton, the
pastor Of the West Presbyterian Church,
was the officiating clergyman. The pro
gramme Was as follows:
/. tftflliiS anthem - iJNSSCu IlS iat
Dead Whlcn Die in the Lord.
=. Invocation by Rev. DR.. Roderck Ter
~ of ttse South Reformed Church
:. The reading at Il portion Of the EpiS-
c0pat service Tor the dead, including the
40y!i Psalm.
(. Cardinal .Ncwman's hymn, lead,
Kindly Light"
). Conclusion of the burial service with
the reading of the 18th chapter of the Cor
inthianS.
i. PRAYER by Chancellor McCrackcn.
:. Nearer, My God, to Thee"
s. Bcn"AictiUn by Dr. Paxton.
After the benediction relatives and
friends viewed the remains.
The tiouii mausOleum IN Noodlawn
Cemetery ls the costlest and most beau
titul, yet the simplest, tomb in that
noted city OF the dead. The plot and
tomb cost SSN,00G. In its prop3rti ons
and many Of it- details it Is more like the
old temple OF Thescus at Athens than
any ancient buildlnynow eXtant. Three
r0H5 Of steps run up to the temple
on all sides and form its base. Be-
tween the columns and the walls of
the temple Is considerable space.
Columns and walls are bare, with
ont the faIntcst attempt at or
namentatiOn. In the center OF
the row of columns facing the south
ii looks as if . column has bcep removed
to make broad passageway. Facing
this opening Is the double door of the
tomb. Zach section of this door Is eight
feet high and two feet wide ,..and weighs
81 ton. The doors are Of heavy
bronze and the lower part is puneled
and Ornamented on the outside win two
dragons heads, a big iron ring swinging
in the mouth of each dragon. There
are twenty catacombs in the gorgeous
Interior. The light enters the crypt
through stained glass window in
the back. The window pictures
chorus of angels. The roof o. the
maus0.eam consists Of granite slabs so
placed together that they overlap. max
ing the root waterproof. The whole
temple weirhs about 300 tons and rests
on solid concrete foundation feet
thick.