Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-04-17

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words of the memory of his friend
and brother Mason and flashed his
remarks with;
abide with me fast falls the even
tide
The darkness deepeas Lord with me
abide
Heavens morning --hreaks and
earth vain shadows flee
Help for the helpless Lord abide
with me-
He was followed by Rev. Nash, Rev.
Wilson, Farther Garland. and Rev.
James Eddy.
w. 4. Hanford, the Governors
private secretary, read a tribute from
the Nevada Press Association and
upon its conclusion occurred the
most pathetic incident of the entire
ceremony. Mr.. Hanford dropped the
paper and grasped the coffin looked
in at the face of the dead man and
said Dear friend, honest and
true, farewell, at some time past when
we we're gathered at your death-be1,
in a voice as musical as a silver bell
and as clear IS a robbins you
said: Il an going to a summers
end''-Dear friend We shall meet you
there, good bye. forever, farewell!'
The mourners broke d. VA ana
tears rolled down the cheeks Of many
present.
Ala P. NJ. the Grand Master ar
nounced the ceremonies concluded
ami Immediately the muflad drums
and bugle calls called the soljiels into
line and the heAr7e and mOurner's
carriages drew up ontside the west
gate of the Capitol. Then all the
Masons liued the walk leading from
the building t. the gate and behind
them were soldiers with presented
arms.
The procession Was formed and
amid the solemn TO ming of minute
guns fired by d squad from Battery
A the tolling II bells and the strains
Of Ch"pen's funeral march played by
, the Battery Band the corlege moved
toward the cemttary where a grave
, had been PREPARED to receive the
hOnored remains. The order Of ma. Oh
was as follows
Artillery Bard.
Battalion OF Nevada University
l Cadets.
; Battery \.
e Company &.
C0mrany a.
C'mp1nY +
Company Is.
e Regimental Field tnd Staff.
= Governor +. Sadier and Staff.
Clergy.
I Masonic Order.
Hearse and P~ail-bearers.
K NJ uruers
q State Officers on foot.
V Orphans Home Children.
h Faculty of State University.
5 Federal, County and City Officials.
o DELEGATIONS, Societies and Citizens.
The entire procession was fully two
miles in length. On arriving at th,
grave the impressive Masonic cere
5. mOny was read, the casket lowered
and three s~alutes fired by the militia,
r The p~all-teaTers We're: Chief Jus
e tice Bigelow. Suprer.e Judge Belknap
VIM. McMillAn, Past Grand Master .
= Nevada Grand Lodge of Masons, ex
r Governor r. X. Colcord, h. NJ. Ry
d land, formerly Of Eureka, j. S. Bur
L. lingame, of Eureka, Phil A. Doyle
Ir Past Grand Master Of Nevada Crane
- r j. = --.- H. r., -
n NJ. A. Murphy, Past Grand Master O
10 Nevada Grand Lodge Of MasOns
he John Henderson of Elkn county, Sena
ar tor J. E. Gignoux, of Lyon county
he Charles E. Mack, of Lyon county anC
b. L. Fish Of Reno.
d And so now closed The manuscript Q
fy his life; not to lay it away upon tn
a dusty shelves of time, but to store
in our inmost hearts,
The moving tlnge. writes, and hay
a ing writ moves on;
he Nor all your piety nor all your W,
to can lure it back to cancel half
~ line;
is Nor all your tea rs WASH out a Wor
Of it,"
,r Death has written the word ''Finis
N across the closing page, and that da
t. We deposit the Sc tled and completed
Il volume of his existence in the libra
nv of the hereafter.
.,
e. Awarded
~ Highest Honors-World'S Fair
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