Evening journal., 1893-03-08
AN IMPRESSIVE SERVICE
Funeral of Captain Franklin
B. Cotton.
PROMINENT MEN IN ATTENDANCE.

! nOMlNANl MuN 1N n AAA0ANSAi
High Tribute Paid BY DR.. Keigwin in
His Discourse at the House-City
CounciImen, Ex-Councilmen. and Pub
lie ohicials Attend In Body-Buried
with Masonic HonOrs.
Captain Franklin B. Cotton, the we'll
known business man and City Council
man, who died last Sunday of heart dis
ease. was buried this afternoon. Tie
funeral services, beginning with those
at his ihome, No. 1919 West Eighth
street, were very impressive. Scores Of
prominent business and professional
men and men from nearly every walk of
life gathered to pay their respects to
warm hearted and beloved personal
friend. The bright and beautiful morn
ing seemed to make the Obsequies all the
more touching.
City Councilmen Attend.
At 10 o'clock this morning City Coun-
Gil and dozen city officials and ex-
Councilmen met in the clerks Office in
the City Hall and at 1915 boarded a
special Eighth street railway car which
had been provided by the Wilmington
City Railway Company. When the car
reached the Cotton residence, which is
opposite Eighth street park, a crowd
Of mourning friends had surrounded
the home to pay their last respects to
the head Among those noticed outside
were Postmaster Daniel +. Stewart,
Major Edmund Mitchell, ex-Registrar
William a. Lee, United States Marshal
Mahaffy, Attorney j. II Hoffecker w w.
I Da.,.,..1
Samuel H. Baynard, William Lawton.
Clerk of Council Solomon Hersey, Henry
w. Morrow, A. G. Robinson. Deputy
Marshal G.. M d. Watson, William +
Kurtz Building Inspector Daniel Dohl,
w. II. Churchman, ex Representative
; George w. Gray, John d. Thompson,
James Sawdon, j. Parke Postles, L.
Harry Johnson.
Elk President Of Council John G Farra
and Acting President Charles f. Thomas,
who succeeded Captain Cotton in that
q body, headed the Councilmanic process.
sion as it moved to where the remains
i, lay in state.
Handsome Floral Tributes.
e The remains bore a life like appear
D ance. The body lay in a handsome
- black satin coffin with oxidized silver
/ anu lAAot "A aAAfNA HAoAN AeAt
e the inscriptions
Y FRANKLIN B. COTTON,
4 "Dled March 8, 1898,
q aged 80 years.
i Two beautiful floral pillows were
{ placed at the head of the casket. Al
. inscription in blue immortelles on ont
pillow was Father" aud on the pillow
J, at the opposite side of the casket was in
e scribed Brother" Upon the lid ant
D just below the silver plate was cross o
o white carnations.
High Tribute to the Dead.
: At 1O.40 Rev A. n. Keigwin, pastor o
West PresbyterianChurch, standing at tbl
head of the front stairway, began al
impressive service. He began his dis.
. course by reading several lessons from the
. Bible upon sudden Affections such as this
It would be impossible, he said, to be
devout reader of Gods word and not fee
I that we were citizens of two cities. II
{ we believe that Jesus died and rose again
y we also believe that he has gone to pre-
. pare place for US.
Y ''Jesus, Lover OF My Soul"
: Dr. Keigwin stated that Mr.. Coltoi
e was a great lover of singing and es
d pecially loved to hear sung Jesus, Love
o of my Soul The minister asked Gen
Q eral Secretary King of the Y. M. G. A
g and Mrs King to lead in singing tina
y hymn. Many in the house were move,
n to tears by the pathetic strains.
e 1T is always puzzle 70 our minds,
u said the minister, "when sorrow like
e this befalls a community and especially
l. when a happy household has beeI
C. afflicted as this one has.
"There is something irrepressibly sac
in these funeral services Of our beloved
friend. Captain Cotton. think that
st there will be monument in electric
k railrosding in this city for this man, VIII
n seemed to be the leader in supplying o
bringing about for the people this grea
u home developing enterprise.
T. ga man who could live for others &
~ the community, without an eye single (
- his own prosperity and self benefit. hi
10 death is no common loss in this commit
= nifty
'e There are things that make a ma
se perhaps more than those things whic
y; come before the public. His home wa
81 always a brighter and happier hon
~ when he was in it. His smiling face an
% ringing voice were looked for as soon {
he crossed the threshold. With b
great frankness it was remarkable
- conceive how he passed through the 81
- OF troubles and distractions that are
10 the road of every successful businei
st man"
ID, "Mr. Cotton, so far as | know. new
on made any confession of religion but new
a knew a more religious man or stronge
I'd advocate of the word of God outside u
ISL church am certain that a continuo'
sir profession of faith is as strong as Al
re periodical public confessions in mai
de instances. Faults he may have had, bu
or. thank God, l have never seen any
in them A friend Of mine here tod
who knew Captain Cotton for twent
Eve years said TO me to-day that he nev
knew more thorough gentleman.
A "These things make US Il
ra- that we have lost great man. n
,sv noted for great learning or high aceoi
''S plshments in professional or busine
life. but great man as citizen, a.
ha ! md fancfa al finland ~