St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-25
LAST EARTHLY TRIBUTE.
MANY STINGUIsHED MEN ATTEND
THE RUSK FUNERAL.
THREE SPECIAL TRAINS

From La Crosse, Madison Chicago
and Milwaukee Bring Together
Notable Assemblage-Costly
Floral Offerings and Impress
iveFuneraI Services-LoyaI Lee
gion and Masons in Attendance
VIRoQUA. Wis.,, Nov. PA great
gathering of people today barred their
heads to brisk, cold wind that blew
steadily from the west while the last
earthly tribute was paid to Jeremiah NJ,
Rusk, eX-governOr,eX -congreSSman and
late secretary of agriculture of Presi-
dent Harrison'S cabinet. The eX-presi-
dent, who was very fond of Gen. RuSk,
iourneyed all the way from Indianapo-
lis to this little village in Northwestern
Wisconsin, 800 miles northwest of Mil
waukee, and followed the remains to
their last resting place, walking with
the family as one of the chief mourn
ers. The obSequies were fitting finale
of the simple life of WiSconsin's com
moner, the most picturesque character
the state has ever produced. The bit
terly cold weather did not prevent the
people of the entire surrounding cOun
try from attending the funeral. and
many thousands of strangers were pres
ent,
LARGE DELEGATIONS
coming from the most distant parts of
the Northwest. Three heavy special
trains arrived during the day, the first
arriving from La Crosse. The second,
from Madison, brought Gov. Peck, the
most of the state officers, judges of the
supreme court and a large number of
other prominent people from Madison,
where Gen. Rusk spent seven years as
governor and great deal of his time
IN other capacities before and since.
The third and largest special came from
Chicago and Milwaukee, bringing 700
notable people, including eX-President
Harrison, ex-Attorney General Miller,
Capt. Meredith. eX-public printer: Ed
ward Willetts. assistant secretary of ag-
riculture; Senators Philetus Sawyer
and John G. Spooner. eX-Gov. W. d.
Hoard, Gen. Lucius Fairchild, Henry
c. Payne and large delegation OF the
LOYAL Legion and Masonic fraternities.
This special left Milwau kee at Z o'clock
in the morning, making a rapid and I'M
eventful run to VirOqua. As early as
yesterday morning people began coming
to town in every imaginable convey
ance, and long before noon the largest
concourse ever seen i'll this part of the
country had gathered. Immediately
upon the arrival of the presidential spe
cial Mr.. Harrison and party were driven
to the RuSk house, where they person
ally offered coincidence to the members
of the
STRICKEN HOUSEHOLD.
Then they visited the church, occupy
ing the seats reserved for the family
and distinguished strangers. An I'M
mense crowd gathered around the little
church. many of them standing in the
deep snow with barred heads during the
service, despite the intensely cold
| weather. The floral offerings were very
| numerous and beautiful, and came from
all parts of tine country, a number of
large designs from late official asso-
ciates at Washington; from eX-Presi-
dent Harrison's family, f1om fellow
members of the cabinet, the Loyal
| Legion and the Masons. The public
| services were of an eX-tempore charac-
ter. and were conducted by Rev. MIR.
| NuZum, of the Methodist church, and
Prof. d. Butler, a warm personal friend
of Gen. RuSk. The little church was
effectively draped. There was large
portrait of Gen. Rusk back of the altar
framed in crepe, and large silk FLAG
| draped the altar, the favorite "Ol(
Glory so affectionately referred to by
the general in one of his
RECENT PUBLIC ADDRESSES.
The honorary pail bearers were eX
| Attorney General Miller, Assistant Sec.
rotary of Agriculture Edward WilIetts
ex-Senators Angus Cameron, Philetu
Sawyer and John c. Spooner. eX-Gov
ernors Hoard and Fairchild, Justic,
John B. Casslday, Gen. Frederick Whit
Ter and Henry c. Payne. The actin.
pail bearers, all members of tn
Twenty-tifth Wisconsin, Gen. Rusk'
old regiment, were Maj. W. II. Joslin
Surgeon W. A. Gott, Nj. r. Gage. Capt
c. a. Hunt. Capt. r. j. Whittleton
Capt. j. R. Casson, Capt. j. B. Mccoy
E. j. Kidd. j. W. Degrotf and j. G
Burnell. Immediately following til
sion formed. 1t was headed by an es
cort of the Knights Tempars from tn
Robert Mccoy commandery, Madison
: of which the general was a member
Then came the honorary pail bearers
The active pail bearers came next, the
the funeral car with four black horses
Immediately following the carriage
containing the family was the carriag
occupied by ex-President Harrison an
Col. Henry Casson, the generals pri
} vate secretary; then Gov. Peck an
staff, the Masonic bodies, the militar
order of the Loyal Legion, the G. a. r.
the Odd Fellows, and the neighbors an
visiting friends. The procession wa
Masonic service was read by the officer
of Labelle Lodge No. 81, the home G
the lodge of which the general was
! member. A military salute was fire
; and the last scene in the eventful lif
CT Gen. Rusk was enacted.