Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-18
Remains of Dr. Will R. Luckie
 TenderIy Laid Away
TO AWAIT THE REVEILLE
On the Judgment Morn-Pythian and Military Honors at the GrayeAn Immense
 Cortege.

| daylight was waning yesterday after | noon, and thousands were present to witness the last sad rites and pay their | last tribute of love and respect to one | of Jefferson county's most brilliant | young men. There were Pythians mill | tary men, physicians and civilians in the vast throng, and never before in the his- | tory of the city of Birmingham was there | such a gathering to do honor to the mem-
 ory of young man.
 1 The services at the First Presbyterian | church, and at the grave, were of a most | imposing nature and fitting to the occa- | sion. Five companies of the Second reg | iment Alabama state troops, two com | panies of Alabama Uniform Rank, | Knights of Pythias, and one Pythlan | lodge, Col. Louis V. Clark Of the Sec l ond regiment and staff, and Col. ErWlh | Schillinger and staff of the Uniform 1 Rank, Knights of Pythias, the Second regiment band, Jefferson county Medical association members, and citizens in car l riages, were in the procession. | The eulogies by Revs A. B. Curry ana | o. P. Fitzsmons were able, eloquent, | filled with words of consolation ana the | choral service was of a high order. 1 The military formed on First avenue l in front of the armory at o'clock, and | lined up as follows:
 l Second Regiment band | Col Louis V. Clark and staff. | Active and honorary pail bearers. | Birmingham Rifles, Capt. c. A. Jones. | Jefferson Volunteers, Capt. J. K. War l ren.
 | Woodlawn Light Infantry, Capt. J. M. l Collins
 l Huey Guards. Lieutenant Brown. Warrior Guards, Capt. w w. Brandon. i Col. Erwin Schillinger and staff, Uni | form Rank. Knights of Pythias Birmingham Division No. and Jeffer- l son Valley Division No z, Uniform Rank, | Knights of Pythias, Capt. Frank Morse. Phenix Lodge No. 25, Knights of Pyth- | ias, John Antwine, chancellor comman- l der. ~ At 4:9o o'clock the line of march wf'as l taken up and proceeded as folI~oWs; | Down First avenue to Nineteenth Street, l up Nineteenth street to Fourth,e avenue | out Fourth avenue to the faylfnily resi- | dence. corner of Fourth avef-aue and Sev- | enteenth street. ,r Arriving at the housssdf the band played Nearer My God tea5 Thee as the corpse
 was transferre9A from the house to the hearse. ... o,,o,,.o. l master Sc hgeant Ed Ullmann, Second regimen if; Ordinance Sergeant J. B | Ws496ldls, Second regiment; Sergeant Class hI Company K; Sergeant Carroll, Company l l.; Sergeant Downey, company u; ser
 geant Blondheim. Company r.
 The honorary military pail bearers ;, were: Col. l.. V. Clark Second regiment e | Col. A. H, Stevens, governors stair; Capt = Paul Gilardoni, eX-commiSsary captain e Chaplain O. P Fitzsimons, Second regl - ment; Captains Demere, T. O. Smitf j. | and DeFuniak, Colonel Clark's staff; Dr r. L. C. Morris, assistant surgeon Seconc j. | regiment.
 a The honorary pail bearers of the Jef : 1 ferson County Medical association were t Drs B. l.. Wyman, s. l.. Ledbetter G. C. e Chapman. M. N. Due, R. V. Mobley and
 w. H. Wilder.
 As the procession left the family resi- = dence on the march to the church the J band played that beautiful symbolic ar ; "Fallen Heroes"
 T Arriving at the church the band agair e played 'Nearer My God to Thee" as the | casket was transferred to the church n After the casket had been deposited ir ; | front of the altar the choir, comprising ' Miss Belle Mccoy, organist; Mesdames 10. G. Chandler and T. O. Smith, SO pranos; Misses Gena Alexander and , | Austin. alto; MT Calder, tenor, and ! | Messrs. Rosser and Seymour. bass ren- | dered Rock of Ages
 A fervent prayer was then offered by Rev. pr. A. E. Curry, after which Ros- | sini's He Giveth His Beloved Sleep i, was rendered After this came the fu- neral sermon by the pastor of the church
 | Dr. A B. Curry. As dismissal Nearel | My God to Thee" was rendered by the IT.. , | the outside took up the refrain and held , if until the oasket was again deposited | in the hearse. The line of march was , | then taken up to the hill, where hun dreds now sleep awaiting the final | judgment day
 The cortege went down Fourth avenue r to Nineteenth street, out Nineteenth ; | street to Eighth avenue. down Eighth | avenue to Eighteenth street, thence to | the cemetery.
 l +1 t1,ao ba ho pd
 played "Fallen Heroes" and as the ceme-
 terv was reached the Dead March of l. Saul was rendered in beautifully sad and impressive style
 At the grave the band played "Home,
 Sweet Home" after which Chancellor-
 Commander Antwine of Phenx lodge,
 Knights of Pythias. acting as prelate,
 led in offering the Pythian rites to the deceased.
 Chaplain Fitzsimons then, on behalf
 of the Second regiment, paid beautiful , tribute to the beloved dead. pr. Curry
 followed with the burial service.
 The entire battalion then fired three
 yolleys as a salute, the bugler sounded
 "taps" and the ceremony in honor of the dead was at an end.
 sThe floral tributes were gorgeous and
 many. noticeable among them being a
 massive shield of azaleas and maiden
 hair ferns from the Second regiment.
 The floral emblems were from loving
 friends and were a silent. though beau
 tjful testimonial of love for the dead
 The faculty of the Birmingham Medical
 college met in special session and passed
 the following:
 Memorial to Dr. w. R. Luckie.
 At a call meeting of the faculty of the
 Birmingham Medical college, called for
 the purpose of taking some action in re-
 gard to the death of Dr. w. R. Luckie,
 late chief demonstrator of anatomy in
 the said college, the following preamble and resolutions were adopted: Whereas. In the providence of All
 mighty God death has again come in
 our midst and indeed, in our body, and
 removed from us pr. w. R. Luckie, there-
 fore, be it
 Resolved That in his death this col