Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-06
LAID IN THE GRAVE
q" Phocion" Towards Friends
Pay Their Last Tribute.
HIS BODY Buried ON HIS FARM.

Knoll He Had Himself Selected Becomes
HIS Palace of Rest" and His Mourners
Perform the Last Rites in a Pourinp
hain-Comrades of the G. A. r. Com
sign Him to the Earth-The Casket
Covered With Floral Tributes
DANVILLE, His, Feb. 6.-The funeral of
Phocian Howard took place yesterday
| AFTERNOON at 1 o'clock. During his life
| tlTne Phoclon often said he did not desire
| 10 De buried in cemetery and for his final
resting place selected a small knoll on the
east size OF his forty-acre farm, three miles
southeast of Danville in the valley of Stony
creek. The knoll is close to the highway
ana commands an excellent view of the
small estate and neighboring farms 1t was
at this place that he buried fayorite
daughter a few months ago. Lately
fhocion leased the farm and with his
family lived in rented property in the east
ern part of Danville.
Mourners Brave Bad Weather.
The ground was covered with ice. About
noon heavy rain set in, making it difficult
TO walk and drive. A large number of
people braved the inclemency of the
weather and went to Phocion's residence to
accompany the remains from the bouse To
the First Presbyterian church. Deceased
was member of Kenesaw post G. AR.
winch had charge of the funeral ceremonies
Inc members of Danville Typographical |
union, No. $50, attended in a BODY The |
palLbearers We're: w. R Jewell, r. C. |
Holton, w. c. Tuttle, James Bailey. J. O. |
Luddington and William f. Shedd. ali |
members of Kenesaw post.
Beautiful Floral Offerings.
The honorary pallbearers were CAPTAIN
L. W. Kidd, of the Springfield Mopi-
Tor; William A Connolly and t. B. Shoaff. |
OF the Danville Press; Z. A. Nye Danville
commercial; Frank Daulton, of the Dan
vie News, and William Beckwith. At
the church the casket was covered and sur
rounded by the most elegant and costly
Moral offerings ever seen in DanvilIe. The
legislative correspondents at Springfield
contributed pillow with the words
From the Press" Danyille Topographic
cal union gave printers composing stick:
the Danvllle newspaper writers, scroll
ana pen with the figures 49," Kenesaw
posi- a magnificent wreath; the family, a
pen and scissors with the word "Phocion. "
Rev. 5Ir. Cranes Remarks.
The services at the church were con.
1ucted by the pastor, Rev. Charles II. Lit
.ie' anu heN I. A Crane, of the First ,
church. In the course of his re-
marks Mr.. Crane said: "If were called
lpon to sculpture my ideal of a Journalist !
me marble would assume the face and !
orm OF Phocion Howard. and underneath
would lnscrlbe these words: He Comes :
the Herald of the Press OF the de- l
parted it could be said that he advertised S
as frallties more than the rest of MS do
he had soft heart and united the ability I
II the man with tenderness almost
L
Bnried in Torrent of Rain
After the services the remains were
AIKEN to Mr.. Towards farm. where he
vas buried with the ritual of the G. Ar
ne rain was pouring down in torrents. ac-
oInpanled by a cold wind, giving to the y
lace an unusually dismal appearance. o
'hoclOn had been married twice. By the d
rst marriage he had three children. ALI c.
roWn and living at Danville His second q
'lfe was Mary Atherton, of DanviIe By a
er he had five children, four of whom are II
wing. The eldest, Phocion Howard. Jr pl
} page in the legislature at Springfield |