Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-05-28

at the capitol. hut made all nature the
fresher after. The park and street
were throngel with people, and .nou-
sands lined the ttorCughtareS from the
capitol TO the cemetery. The funeral
cortege was most imposing and VAS
nearly a mile in length, Never wlS
there such fuueral in the Wisconsin
capital before, never probably was II
duplicated IN impressive character and
dignity in the states history.
At the House
The services NJ tine house began at
80 y. IN. The spacious parlors were
filed with friends Of the family and
white-hAired veterans Of the immortal
Iron brigade he latter marched to
the house in a holy anG formed Il circle
about the casket white the funeral ser
vice OF the F'pis OPAL church was being
pronounced The remains rested III
the front pavlor. The focal tributes
we're as handsome az tney we're pro
fuse Rev. Fayettr Durlin. reCtot CT
Grace church, read the services Tlr
vested choir OF Grace church, stationed
on the voranda sang the hymu, tIark,
Hark My Soul. Angelic Songs Are
swelling. Dr. Durlin followed with the
commitment services. Another hymn,
Jesus Lives, VAS sung and the brief
ceremonies at the house were over,
Just before they were begun the mem
hers of the family came down stairs
and remained in the library whila the
rites were il progress.
March to the Park.
After the last sounds of the second
HMM had died away the members ot
the Iron brigade and pallhcarers hle,l
cut of the house The hody-b2arors
then carried OUT the Caskct and placed
it in the funeral car, The body ocaN-
ers. ought sorgean,s ono from ca2l of
the eighl companies Of infantry, we're:
William NJ. Klein. Co G, c. SpracklnG.
Co c first regiment: Mic. Thrill, co. f,
James Chadek, co. II, second; y :
Kerr. Co +, Ethan Allen Co u, third,
L. u. w. Schattcr, Co y, Frank j..
Dunn. Co f, fourth
The honorary pail bearers Were:
Horace Ruhlee Milwaukee, eX-Nnisel
States minister to Switzerland; Edward
S. Bragg. Fond du Lac, eX-Unitea
States minister to Mexico; John iiiclis
Oshkosh, eX United States minister 20
Peru; Rasmus b. Anderson. Madison
eN-lnited States minister to Denmark
Gen. A. G. Welssert Milwaukee, en-
commanderi n-chief G. A. r.; u. Lloyd
Jones, stevens Point, department com
nandcr G. A. r.; Major c. H. Ross,
Milwaukee, state commander military
order Loyal Legion eX-Mayor John c,
Koch. Milwaukee, chairman executive
committee, semi-Ccntennial commit
tee; eX -CongressmaE Gilbert NJ. NoOl-
ward La Crosse; Gen. Cornelius
Wheeler, governor of soldiers nome
Milwaukee,: Robert Scott, La Crosse
William H. Mcintosh, Lodi, survivors
OF the second Wisconsin infantry Gen.
Fairchild's regiment
The active pail bearers were
Major +. w. Oakley, Madison, Capt. II
W
Judge Romance Bum, Gen f. L. Bry-
ant, Madison Dr. Dudley, Chicago
DR.. Philip FoN, Madison; Capt A
Ross Houston, J. r. Brigham, Milwlu-
koe Judge f. W. Reyes. Charles y,
Gregory. t. J. Stevens, Madison.
Escorted by militia, veterans. state
officials, city officials and friends the
remains were then conveyed 20 the
east entrance OF the capitol whete a
platform had been erected for the oc-
casion, The ,asket rested on cata-
ialQuC immediat aly in front and below
the speakers stand, vast ooncourSe
ST people, probably 5000. crowded.
about, On the raised platform were
speakers Rev. joseph SluOderson. o.
Augusta, H., material chaplain Of the
Loyal Legion; President Charles Ken,
dali Adams AMI Rev. pr J. D. Butler.
Of Madison The state officers. members
Of the Iron brigade Loyal Legion AMI
&. \. r., university faculty, honorary
and active pallhcdrers, supreme court
judges, cXScnatorS Philetus Sawyer
aud John c. SpoOEcr and others. Thu
color bearers, Maj f. l.. Phillips and
Capt w. ". ,'onos, both with right
sleeves empty. st rod at the side of tho
bier during the services The colors
we're the two flags carried by the "a
Wisconsin, Goa FaircEild's regiment.
during the war, One Is tatterei AMI
torn; the other tailed to see so mucn