The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-06
BURIED IN CYPRESS LAWN
The Remains OF the Late Treas
urer j. II. Wild Der Laid
to Rest.
HANDSOME FLORAL TRIBUTES.
The Grave on the Hillside a Seri-
table Bed of Beautiful
Flowers.

All that was earthly Of the late City
Treasurer James II. Wilder was laid away
yesterday beneatha grassy slope II Cypress
Lawn Cemetery Only the mourners, the
immediate friends and the SOckty Of
Pioneers zccoIn panied the remains 20 the
grave. The services over the dead were
very simple, but the effect was rendered
more striking by the Surroundings, The
spot selected for the burial place Is on the
hill behind the Hobart msusoleum, and 8
more peaceful location for = final resting
place could not be imagined.
The funeral services proper were held
over the remains n Pioneer Hall. snd were
attended By an immense crowd The
Supervisors were present in body, snd
delegations from the various Offices in the
City Hall were there 70 testify 20 the es-
team n which tie dead Official vas heId.
The platform was simply covered with
floral tributes q every conceivable design.
and the air was heavy with their sweet
perfume. Seated II : ssnioIrcle lszr the
Platform were Ehe family and mourning
relatives, while II the rear vera the
pioneers. and scattered through the hall
were the friends who had known and re-
spected The deceased IN life
Rev. ". ". Case OF the Howard " Z
Church conducted the services and choir
Of female voices. consisting Ut Miss Aotie
White, Mrs. J. Earl Brown and Mss Hat
lie Fisher. rendered Nearer, Ny God, 70
Thee" and 'Roek OF Ages.
Mr.. Case spoke eulogisticaIIy OF the de-
parted, reviewing his life briefly and
touching partic1lzry On his political
positions IN ths gin OF the people and
filed them with satisfaction % FL and
credit 70 himself He served his genera
ton concluded the minister, according
70 the VII OF God and fell asleep"
AZ the conclusion OF the reverend gentle
mans remarks farewell look vas taken
81 the calm face Of tie beloved dad; then
the pzl-6sareEs bore the easker ID the
hearse. The psll-6s2rs-s were: l. J.
A0rreI. Christian Res. T. Z. Cheve-- Dr..
Washington Aver, John D. Sisbe. William
BrSde-zcE, H 7. CresEeI and + y.
Morse
i platoon Q. police preceded the hesrse
OF The way 70 the depot. where the funeral
czr vas waiting 10 carry The remains 70
Cypress Lawn Il was quite large funeral
% Third and Townsend STREETS. our only
feE went 10 the cemetery IL the AtEs-
place the casSe- vas removed from Ehe
train b eight uniformed p2l-oe2rsrs a1o
PLACED CT bier. Thel the soEroEfQI little
procession xsRde6 rs way Up the winding
mad % The cEElT dug grave, Rev Dr.. Case
leading the way. Stately monuments
reared r1eZ- heads OF The rad, and through
t1s trees eoald De seen the headstonss
most p4c.1rSs1Cely arranged Chairs had
b=sn provided about the grave for the
no-rne-S anC the earth thrown Up from
the o0elI1g vas completely hidden Eu1
v5sS bv u2-SEe-Ies- TIE plz1kS on which
tae czske- Vas rested before beng lowered
-
were the canvas strips Used N leEs1ns the
ce-1n down Every minute GsE7l had
ossa obSsrTsd with care, and shs perfection
@ The arrangements were commented Epol
o. every side
Marshal John T Pinkhzn read the
burial service Of the SoesesT Of Pioneers
which Is something similar 70 the Masonic
ritual Inc chair then sang Shall We
Meet BsEozd the River and Rev. Dr..
C2ss rselEe1 the p-syers fo- t1e dad The
grave w4S then filed I'D and t6s resting
PLACE q The remains Of tEe dead Treasurer
waS marked % forest O. most exquisite
flowers Among the handsome tributes
which attracted attention we're A Urn
covered with sEeet pas, NsFec6sl Mel
-cSeS ard Gzl1slhz1-. sent oy the Co1nty
Clerks oEce; magnificent broksa
wheel. Standing nearly tan feet high
from the Fire Department mortar and
psStI=, from the eDptoTsS O NI1o@Es
drug sEo-s; Al w cross, EEs4EEe5
VIII roses, from tie Supervisors; Al open
book With the inscription: Il Friend Ie0s-.
Res from the police courts AZ immense
stag rom the Police Department, an IN
from .6s Tax Collectors once. stand
With sheGf OF wheat iron County Clerk
Czr-y. Besides that there were 3 RaE5s<
OF beautiful CEe-ngs from IAe family.
william J. Bistszs- william J. Pls-ca
Jossph Wrsnn. AsI Wzrsehzusr snd Z J.
Eenev. Mr. ard Mrs Lauis Jzcoes Red
inEzo1 & Co. Langley & Aichzels. J.
Shzi1. NJ and Ms J. Back, H L Cres-
vel, NJ and Ms De Il Noztzayz Pierre
Jacobs NJ a-1 Mrs 9 G Hermann z1d
others o. tAe czskst ar Shsaf OF
Wheat. tie git q Eszle Wider Dc =
Ao7znvz Eho WAS called after TIE d.
ceased I-szsC-e-