Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-04
FRANK HATTON'S FUNERAL
The Last Tribute of Affection and Respect
to the Dead.
Large and Distinguished Concourse
Gathered Yesterday About the
Coffin of the Dead Editor.

The funeral Of the late Frank Hatton took
place yesterday afternoon from the fam
ily residences on HiIlyer street. There
was a large concourse Of mourners gath
cred around the comm. comprising the
most distinguished men of the country, who
had gathered to pay the sad final tribute to
one whose value to them as friend was
no less than 1t was to the community in
which he had lived and labored. The ser
vices at the house were brief and simple.
The quartet Of the Gridiron Club. consist
ing Of Messrs. Morsell. Hoover. Kaiser and
Mcsher, were Joined by Mrs. Morsell and
Miss Blanche Mattingly in singing Lead.
Kindly Light" Bishop Hurst Of the Metho-
dist Church read the burial service and Of
fered up a feeling prayer. He did not
eClogize Frank Hatton. He did not speak
Of the royal qualities Of heart and soul and
mind that made the dead man marked
among his fellows and the idol of his
friends.
To tell these things to the gathering
that crowded around the dead mans
comm would have been unnecessary, for
his epitaph was craven in the hearts Of
each in words more glowing than priestly
lips could utter. There were none in all
that great crowd whose presence was i'm
PEELED through motives of duty or conven-
tional respect.
Inc Ir1Dute OF Affection.
Cabinet officers Senators, congressman,
men distinguished in politics, statecraft and
letters. and the flower of the profession
which the dead man had done so much to
advance in its aspirations and accomplish
ments. were all attracted to the coffin side
by the love they had borne the deceased
and the unspeakable grief they felt at his
departure. 1t seemed impossible to them
that one who had been but a few short
days ago the personification Of bright hu-
NOR and full Of gay banter and gentle
playfuness should be lying cold and pulse
less among them. Nat Goodwin, the actor
perhaps voiced the feeling of the entire
the pallid face of the dead man and muir
INJURED. Goodbye. Frank: 1 can't believe
1t. And so through lines Of loving friends
his body was borne to the hearse by the
loved him most. for intimacy with Mr.. Hat
ton always increased the admiration felt
Tor him by those who enjoyed 1t.
The active pall-bearers were Managing
Editor Bone. City Editor Walker. Foreman
Hinton. Mr.. Frank Pearce, Mr. John d.
O'Connor and Mr.. Harry L. Merrick AS
the coffin was placed in the hearse the
Gridiron Club in body stood at the side of
the vehicle. while the street and sidewalk
were filled with an uncovered assembly that
stood with bowed heads as the mortal re-
mains of their friend were slowly borne
away to their last resting place In Rock
Creek cemetery. The floral offerings
which were sent to the house were nu-
merous and magnificent but the most
significant of them was, perhaps, the
tribute from the printers on the Post. 1t
was printers stick made of red and white
carnations. and on its center was 80"
the good night signal, so familiar to every
compositor and newspaper man throughout
the western hemisphere.