The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-11-30
LAID TO PEST.
Greatest Corccursc F,.- Gathered mt vir-
cfua. to Witness TIC fuHcral OJsequies
of Ex-SecTctary OF rr,,iitnrc Euak.

Greatest Corccursc F':- Gathered nj vir-
cTua. to Witness TIC fnnnral Ojsequies
of Ex-SecTctary OF Agriculture Eusk.
NIRoQrA, Wis. Nov a5-A great
gathering Of pcopl, Friday barred their
heads to 4 brisk cold wind that blew
steadily from thc west while the last
earthly tribute vas paid to jeremiah
VI. Rnak, ex-governor, cx-concressinan
and late secretary OF agriculture Of
President llarrison's cabinet. Tie cx-
president, VINO was very fond Of Gen.
EUsk, j0urneycd all the way from In
cianapolis to this little village in North
western Wisconsin, 600 mics north
west OF Milwaukee, and followed the
remains to their last resting place,
walking with the family as one Of the
chief ncurners.
Three heav: special trains arrived
during the day. tho first arriving from
La Crosse The second. from Madison,
brought Gov. Peck. the Judges OF The
supreme court ard large number of
other prominent people from Madison,
where Gen. Kusk spent seven years as
governor and great deal Of time in
other capacities before and since. The
third and largest special came from
Chic2g 20 and Milwaukee. bringing sew
eral hundred notnble people, including
Ex-Ircsilcnt Harrison, I;x-httorney
General Miller. Capt. Meredith. ex-pub
lie printer: E.,j*crd Willets, assistant
secretary O: agriculture: Senator's
Philotus Sawyer and John c. :>pooncr,
Ex-;;ov. ". y. Hoard, Gen. Lucius Fair
child, Henry c. Payne and largo dele
CATION ofthc Loyal Legion and Masonic
fraternities.
The public services were Of an extcn-
pore character ;.ad were conducted by
Roy. Mr.. Nrzum. OF the Methodist
personal friend Of Gen. Rusk. Prof.
Butler. was for many years with the
Wisconsin university and was previous
ly a Congregational minister lie was
eighty years old Friday and made 4
feeling and beautiful address, q last
sad tribute to his lifelong friend.
Shortly before his death Gen. Rusl1
asked his wifc to send for Prof. Butler
to help bury him. a choir rendered a
number Of favorite selections and there
were one or two solos
The religious services were followed
by the reading Of the beautiful burial
service of the Masonic Blue lodge by
i. H. Benzcnher2, commander Of Wis
consin consistory. The masons all
wore mourning.
Immediately after the impressive SER
vice the funeral procession formed 1t
was headed 10y an escort Of knights
1emplars from the Robert Nc.
Coy comlnandcry, Madison, of
which the general was q member.
Then came the honorary pallbearers.
The active pallbearcrs came next, then
the funeral oar with four black horses.
immediately following were carriages
containing the family, the carriage oc-
cupicd by cx-Prcsidcnt Harrison and
Col Henry Casson, tho generals pri-
yatc secretary; ;han Gov. Peck and
staff the Masonic bodies, the military
order OF the Loyal Legion, the G. a. t..
The Odd Fellows and tho neighbors and
visiting friends.
At the grave the Masonic service was
read by the officer OF LnI'elle lodge No.
81 the home lodge Of which the gen.
cral was 4 mcmber. Then military
salute was fired and the last scene in
the evcntful career OF Gen. Rusk WIS
1T IN end