The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-10-29
!AST FAREWELL.
Impressive Funeral OF Be-
loved Senator Cranston.

loved Senator Cranston.
south County has never held such con-
oourso OF people ss assembled yesterday
& rs participate In the obsequies OF tho
1efe Senator George L. Crsnston. Never
but once before In the history OF the State
Was there such a funeral.
The air was soft and balmy, and every-
body, high and low, rich and poor, came
90 lay last tribute OF affection and re-
h arrest, and many were the tears that fell
Tor the just and kind Trend who was
gone.
Special trains from Providence and
Il Newport brought hosts OF civic authori-
tics. Grand Army veterans and citizens,
who formed on the old Ten-rod road by
The Wexford Junction station and
narch he'd with solcsn mien TO the house
OF death, just over the line in North
+ Kingstown.
Among them were Governor Brown,
z Speaker Allen, Senators j. Z. Church,
Nilliam Orrell, Martin ;. Smith and son
Howard, Ira III. Parks, ;. h. Merrill,
Charles M. Tyler, Il. l.. Freeman, General
IA q. A. Wilson, Colonel Hunter {. White;
B Representatives e. A. Kenyon, George ".
& Barstow, j. M. Fourier, William IL.
| Covell, George Batchelor. Phillip Boucher,
Frederick Duiude, George +. Narey,
John l.. Reminger, John M. Rounds,
john Stanton, ID. w. Bullock, Wheaton
\ Cole, L. A. Perrin, T.. Il. Thayer, Samuel
T. Peck, j. V. Is. Watson, Joseph IL.
Monroe, George w. Simmons,
Eastwood Eastwood, Judge Thomas
z; L'e,w ,ds.sea Executive u.,oI Secretary Fr.ay
>irr lev Il
Y w. J. Nichols, Judge =. T.. Tlllingh ghast,
ex- Governor Royal +. Taft, Hon. Eugene
Warner, Hon. George Peabody Wctmore,
Hon. Melville Bull, state Auditor
A. Q. Lsaders, General Treasurer
Samuel Clark, Attorney General Il. G.
Francis Colweli, Medical Examiner Pal
mer, General John NJ. Brennan, ex-speaker
F. +. Owen, Secretary OF State Q. =. Ben
nett, Assistant Secretary J. II. Parker,
Chief Of Police James Howard OF Bristol,
Judge Ambrose Choquet, Tewn Collector
i. ". Tillinghast Of John,ton. Town
Clerk Herbert y. Bennett OF Bristol City
y Weigher Charles ID. Cobb ex-Represcnta-
tive George Il. Hazard, S.illman White,
Captain Hobart l.. Gates, ex-Senators
Waiter W. Whipple, Moses Fitield, Jr.,
Byren A. Andrews, Deputy sheriis o. Z.
ment Commander c. III. Baker,
4 Editor Charles A. Lee. General
Passenger Agent O. II. Briggs,
Councils man William Milken, ex-Door-
keeper Joseph Provencher, Clerk OF
the General Iressery Charles c.
Joyce, Pres ssidcnt T.. s. Arnold Of Cranston
Council, James Fl. Rickard, II. l.. Johnston,
Z Chaplain Hopkins b. Cadv, Richard Mar
tin, B. s. Getchcll, It. A. Buell., ex- Chaplain
J. j. Wooley, n. Z. Luther, David $. Ray, j.
.. Hudson, h..B. Buffington, l.. AZ. Law
Turls.. -
, Rockwell, A. q. Sheldon, j. Frank Daley,
3 w. c. Davis. q. IL. Mason. j. Marlor,
Charles w. Peirce, Walter l.. Phillips, G..
w. Paine, NJ. y. Caasc, a. III. Darmitio,
Charles w. Peirce, James A. Abbott,
William Douglas, r. IA. Festh-rstone,
James Il. Read, William Gregory, David
3. Baker, Jf., Captain william F.. Stone.
There were no services nj the house; the
cortese proceeded TO the prettv little Ad-
vent Christian Church al Lafayette, the
lie being IN charge OF Y. 8. V. ID. Com
mardsr Turner, and was made up as fol-
lows:
Cleves c. Tracy. officer OF he day.
Tower Post Veteran Fife and Drum
Corps. Bartholomew Sextos, leader; eight
4 pieces.
Escort: Charles r. Baker Post 10. A. W,
Tefi, commander, 40 O. en-: Camp 7, $. of
", James Rumble, captain, i6 men.
y Inmates OF SoldleYs' Home, Bristol. 76
~.
4. Knowles, sdjutant; Mccarthy, Mullen
and Bonterns, sergeants.
Bcnrse With caskct drapcd with the
American flag: pail bearers, Hon. Mel
Vile Bull, General Charles II.
Brayton, Colonel Charles VIII
Money, Henry &. Luther, Philips. Chace.
Edward #. Prent.ss, Gideon Spence :,
Colonel Daniel r. Baliou; guard OF honor,
from Charles {. Baker Post f6, Alien
Bullock, Thomas w. Artist, William o.
Lswton, Samuel Ostiey, John III. jenkins,
Stephen n. Willis.
His Excslle2cy Governor ID. Russell
Brown and public officials and friends OF
the deceased, Speaker Alton leading.
Depari mcnt of r. L., G. a. r., staff off,
GERS: ChnSler III. Baker, department
commas sder; w. f. stone, j. V. C.; Liv-
ingston Scott, judge advocate; q. F.
Woodley, department inspector; John H.
Drinan and +. +. Dexter, council of ad-
ministration; George B. Peck, medical
examiner Henry Olney, quartermaster;
staff OF 80 men.
Commander i'm chiefs staff: George
Edward Allen, assistant inspector general;
Dr. Q. 0. Rsllou, X. B. Little, Thomas II.
Ray.
Past department commanders Fred
erfck A. Ameld, A. h. McMelIon, T. A.
Bartop, Is. f: Davis, q. III. Child, B. L.
Hall, David s. Ray.
Department OF Sons OF Veterans staff
officers: I. N. Smestland, past colonel,
7. A. Barton, s. V. c.; II. n. Dexter. $. V,
ID. g.; T.. h. Sphinx. j. V. ID. c.; Has.
Thompson, deputy inspector
Lincoln Post %, j. Ray Hopkins com
mander, 20 men.
Prescott Post /, Charles Morgan com
maDder, rs men.
Bsbbitt Post 10, Henry = Card com
mauder, 20 men.
siocum Post 10, Duty johnson COM
mandor, 30 men.
Sodgwick Post z, T. II. Holland COM
mendcr, 30 men.
Burnside Post 2, Edwin Northup COM
mander, 20 men.
hcGregor Post Is, Patrick Fitzpatrick
commander, 25 men.