Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-11-26
DOUBLE
MASONIC
FUNERAL.
The First Ever Held
in Fort Worth.
A LONG, SOLEMN PROCESSION
Very Impressive Services at
Church and Grave.
j. o. Lewis Was Popular hocomo-
tive Engineer and II. NJ. wng-
CONAN Was an ola aud Highly
Respected citizen.
Very Impressive Services at
Church and Grave.

Yesterday morning the first double
Masonic funeral was held Ia Fort
Worth. when Mr. H. Il. Wnggoman' an
Oh aud highly esteemed citizen, ana Mt;
j q. Lewis, popular engineer hnn
member of the Brotherhood Of Loco
motive Engineers No 49, were bullci
In the City cemetery.
The Musous had assembled at the
Temple about - O'Clock and appointed NE
officers for the funeral. An ante-bnrlhl
snryioe was 20 have been held, according
10 custom. but WIS postponed ON he-
count Of lack Of time
Preceded by the tyler q. A. Daniels.
with drawn sword. the stewards. WIN
white FOis. who were a., j. stewart ana |
i. 4. Woods, then the Master Musuns, |
with white aprons and gloves, the junior
and senior dcnrpus. with blue rods. who |
were r. w prpsslv and ls1nc NJ. Dean, |
Secretary w. II. Field and Treasurer |
H. T.. IennoN. the senior and junior |
Ngnrdens, q. q. Abbey aud G.. q. Leon |
nui the chaplain, Rev. Harry t,nssils, |
aud the Worshipful Grand Master |
George w Burroughs, 0nd j. w, Rob |
iins, bearing the holy writings, came |
about 40 Mns0ns, In fWl rcgnlih.
The lodge formed Ia procession and |
with Is. r. Elliott MS marshal |
marched to the First Presbyterian
A. $50 o'clock the friends aud relatives
Of the Waggpmnn family aesemhled ~
Magnolia and Mcclellan streets.
Besides Mrs. Wapgomnn, there were
present al the Louise, daughters ana sons
Of deceased Charles lWage0mnn aud
wife u this city Mr.. Il, q. Weggoman
and wife of Amarillo, Mrs. j. NJ. Lyle
and Mr.. Ben Waggoman.
There were many beautiful horil otter
Tugs, sent by the iUCnd9 OF the family,
aud thesp tokens Of memory aud respect
covered the coffin entirely.
No Il
She remains were bOrnc 10 thc hcnsc by
the following pail bearers, members of De
First Presbyterian church, Which Mr..
Wugg,fnnu had attended: Il. r. Keith,
j. q. Riley, Major Tom slack sam Fry,
Herbert Post nhd NJ. g. Billings
The funeral procession then proceeded
so the Fhst Presbyterian church, where
For. Worth Lodge No. rs Free aud Ne
ccptcd Alnsons received and took charge
OF the remains. TIC lodge had selected
pail bcnrera from its membership. who
Artcd with sonr OF those selected by the
members Of the church. ana wl,cn the
cortegc arrived the following pail hcargrs
bore the rrmaine from The heotsc TO the
building: $. NJ. Fry, Il. u, Keith II,
Mntldn. II, g, Andrews, A. Il. Frazer aud
George Edclman. Tie coffin was placed
upon bier at the entrance aud wheeled
up 10 the altar when Rev William
George u, D., conducted short service,
aud q prayer was delivered for the MAJ
sons by Rev, Harry tnsslls, chaplain OF
Fort Worth lodge The bier and colin
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