The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-15
BY HIS WIFE'S SIDE
BODY OF ALLEN G.. THURMAN AT
REST IN GBEENLAwN CEMETERY.
Brief, Impressive uneraI Services nj
and Only a Prayer at the Tomb.

COLUMBUS. O., Dec. H.-With simple,
yet most solemn and Impressive ceremonies,
all that is mortal OF Allen G.. Thurman,
jurist, statesman and beloved citizen. was
to-day consigned to mother earth. The en-
tire city felt the loss and all joined with
the bereaved family IN their grief. 1t was
the desire OF the deceased that there should
be but the simplest exercises when the end
came, and, in accordance with this desire,
were the arrangements for the ceremony
OF to-day made Two years ago when the
wife OF the venerable statesman was laid
to rest. Rev. j. L. Grover conducted the
services, and so impressed was Judge Thur
mar that he secured from the minister a
promise that. should fate permit. the same
services should be repeated over his re-
Mains.
The funeral was held at the Thurman
residence. at the corner Of Rich street and
Washington avenue, at 10 o'clock this
morning. and even before the appointed
hour the house was surrounded with sor-
rowing friends who were gathered to pay
the last tribute TO the memory Of the be-
loved dead. There, mingled together, were
the State official and the private citizen,
the substantial business man and the me-
chanic from the humber walks of life. all
CoAic " bCo(1y l. llciE- appreciation VI lEG
sterling qualities and high character of the
deceased. The Thurman Club, named for
the 'Old Roman" and in whose affairs the
dead Senator took the greatest interest
during his lifetime, met at the clubrooms
and marched in a body to the house. Gov.
Mckinley and the State officials met in ac-
ordance with a prearranged plan and to-
gether proceeded to the residence, as did
also the city officials, headed by Mayor AL
len. The postmaster. acting under special
permission from Washington. had closed
the office and all the employees as well as
the other government officials In the city
attended. And in addition to those were
numerous private citizens from every walk
Of life. The member of the family. the
Governor and party. and such Of the friends
as could be accommodated, were admitted
to the house previous to the beginning or
the services and then the doors were closed
until the brief exercises were concluded.
Rev. j. l.. Grover, who conducted the OBJ
sequies, was a lifelong friend OF the de-
ceased and is himself bowed under the
weight of years. having passed his eighty
ninth milestone in LIES journey, and his
white head shook and his voice trembled as
he proceeded. He began by reading the
ninetieth. Psalm and followed it by a brief
prayer. The services were the most SIM
pie in character. there being no music and
burial service found in | Corinthians. XIV,
20. Following this Rev. Mr.. Grover recited
the Lords prayer and then pronounced the
benediction. There was nothing whatever
In the nature of a sermon nor were there
any words spoken other than as here in
dicated. Simplicity had been the desire OF
the dead man regarding the funeral SER
vices, and his wishes were respected. the
remains were in a plain black caSket, which
rested in the archway between the parlor
and hall. The features were very life
like, the end having come without the raw
ages of disease, and there was a calm and
after the services had been concluded a
steady stream of people passed through the
residence viewing the remains. There were
but few floral designs on the caSket were
palm leaves, holly and floral designs, the
utmost simplicity being observed.
Having consented under pressure to share
their grief with the public, during the
their dead, after the remains had been
viewed. During the afternoon the immedi-
ate members OF the family of the deceased
accompanied the remains TO Greenlawn
Cemetery, west of the city, where the body
was consigned to the grave The services
here were even more simple than those at
the house, consisting only of prayer. as the
Rev. E. L. Rexford. of the First Universal
list Church., being the officiating minister.
The palIbearers were mostly grandsons and
near descendants of the Judges. as fol-
lows: Allen. jr., and Albert Lee Thurman,
grandsons: c.. Wynne T. Jordon. Of Ur-
man; McEldine Dun, OF B~ellefontaine, and
John G.. Dun, of Columbus. nephews, and
Joseph Matthews. the faithful colored body
servant, who had been with the Judge dur
ing all of his siege of illness. The deceased
now rests beside the body of his wife.