The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-06
MAJOR GAINFS' FUNERAL.
Action Taken by His Fellow ortcer'-"ho
Will be the Successor"

The funeral of Major william Il.
Gaines the late Register or inc Ldhu
once. and Superintendent OF fuonc
Grounds and Buildings, took place yes
terdav afternoon at o'clock. me ser
vices were held in Grace-Street ltespS
terrain church. and were simple ouI Nei
impressive. Rev. James Y ar leH
several passages from the Scrlptul .,
and the church choir rendered seVerai
bvmns During the singing of ASLEEP IN
IIesrs, the remains were slowly oorhe
away by the pall-bearers TO be laid AT
rest I'm beautiful Hollywood.
The pall-bearers were Governor Cnarles
r.. O'FerralI. Judge John w. Rely, At-
torney-General r. Taylor Scott MIR. D.
Walter Parkips. Captain Z. I. Mcthdh'
Captain Alexander Coke.
At noon Yesterday all the state Offices
were closed out of respect to the memory
OF the deceased.
The officers Of the State Government
I'm the Capitol building met at 2:0 L. NJ
in the office of the clerk of the House
of Delegates. Colonel John Bell Bigger
offered the following preamble ana reso-
Iution which were unanimously agreed
to:
Whereas it has pleased an all-Wlse
Providence to take from us Major w. H.
Gaines, Register of the Land once, VINO
died on Friday last of pneumonia; ana
whereas it is appropriate that his broth-
or officers of the State Government IN the
Capitol building shall pay such tribute
of respect TO his official merit and per-
sonal worth as his uniformity of pleas-
ing department and his natural amiabih|y
so much entities him to; and, recognizing
as we do the integrity of his character
as a. citizen and appreciating the self
il. ,.f,N
in the Confederate army, he evidenced;
his gallantry on fields of battle, on one
OF which he lost portion of his manly
form by bullets from an invading Zoe,
whose numbers, greatly in excess or our
brave defenders. sometimes overpowered
the heroes of the Lost Cause,
Resolved, That we, his brother officers,
now assembled in this old historic Capitol
building, will proceed in a body to the
house of our deceased cOmrade, and like
wise from there to Grace-Street Presby-
terrain church, where the funeral services
Will be held, and by our presence there
IN "A body evidence the high estimate in
which he was held in our hearts, cherish
ing in pleasing remembrance the memory
Of our friend.
Nothing has as yet been learned as to
who the successor Of Major Gaines Will
be. The vacancy will be filled by APP
pointment from the Governor for the I'M
expired term ending December 81. 1893.
when the General Assembly will elect a
successor for a full term. MIR. Robert
l.. Gaines, a brother OF the late Major
Gaines, has been holding the first clerk
ship under him. and Il petition will be
submitted by those connected with the
department requesting the Governor TO
appoint the surviving brother for the UNI
expired term.
Mr.. Paul G. Cabell is also mentioned as
a candidate. MIR. Cabel represented the
county Of Amherst in the House OF Dele
gates in lSS9-'90, and gained note in the
House through the bill which changed
the board of trustees Of the colored Nor
NAL Institute at Petersburg from coored
to white members, as well as other leg
islation. He was a cavalryman during
the war, and has been prominent IN poll
tics in his county since. He was an ar
dent supporter of Governor OFerrall In
the contest for the GoVcrnorship. sir.
Cabeli has recently become a resident OF
Richmond.