The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-24
LAID TO REST.
FUNERAL OF THE LATE MAJ.
JOHN COX WlNDER.

utes--Impressive Service at the Grave
THE Deep Sorrow at the Death of
Maj. Winder.
Seldom has Raleigh seen so large a
crowd at any funeral as that which
gathered yesterday afternoon to pay
the last tribute of love and respect to
the late Mai. John G. Winder Christ
church was more than filled by the
congregation that heard the solemn
service for the dead read by the veneer
able rector, Rev. DIR. Nj. Nj. Marshall.
Men of all grades and conditions were
there, their heads bowed together IN
common sorrow.
Eight coIored citizens bore the cot
fin. The pall-bearers were: Governor
Elias Carr, General r. T. Hoke, DR.. 1.
ID. Hogg, Col. Thomas S. Kenan, Mr..
C. b. Root, Mr.. Pulaski Cowper, Maj.
A. NJ McPheeters, DIR. d. e. Everett,
Capt. S. A. Ashe, Maj. w. w. Vass, Mr..
w. G. Stronach, General j.. I'll. Cameron,
Mr.. William Moncure, DR.. r. II. Lewis,
Mr.. James Iredell Johnson, Judge
George " Strong, Capt. It. w. Whis-
nant, Mr.. III. W. b. Glover, Mr.. t. j.
Anderson, Mr.. w. j. Crosswell.
During the service the choir sang,
Lord, forever at thy side, Let my
place and portion be"
As the coffin was borne from the
church the choir sang very sweetly and
softly, Lead, Kindly Light"
The long procession of carriages fol
lowed the hearse to beautiful lakewood,
where he was laid to rest among his
own.
The services at the grave were very
impressive, and the Bishop of North
Carolina, with his own hand, dropped
on the coffin the elods that committed
''dust to dust, ashes to ashes, earth to
earth
And when the earth was heaping up
tomb the choir sang with feeling and
pathos, "Hark! Hank, My SOUL"
And then, after pause, abide with
me, fast falls the eventide, The darkness
deepens, Lord with me abide"
The floral offerings completely cover
ed the grave, and in their lovely profu
sion paid afragrant tribute TO the dead.
And there, in earth, they left him to
await the resurrection.
CAME TO THE FUNERAL.
All yesterday kilograms of sympa-
thy, and regret at the death of Maj.
Winder came from all sections of the
country. The floral tributes were
beautiful and elaborate. One hand
some piece, "The Gates Aiar," was sent
by the employees in the general offices
at Portmouth A beautiful pillow
rests at the head Of the grave, and
above it hoYers a pure white dove Of
peace.
The room in which the body lay was
almost filled with the loyeliest flowers.
Among those who came from other
cities to attend the funeral were: Gen
eral Traffic Manager, III. w. r. Glover,
General Passenger Agent, IT. j. Ander-
son, General Claim Agent, J. w. VIII
son, superintendent II. w. Whisnant,
Master of Trains L. WI. Rem, all of
Portsmouth; Gen. W. r. Cox, of Wash
ington, ID. c.; Mr.. w. j. Crosswell, of
Wilmington, superintendent Southern
Express Co.; DR. W. r. Cheatham, Mr.
John ID. Cooper, Mr.. Henry Macy, Mr..
James Massenburg, and Mr.. j. T. FL
more, Of Henderson; and many others.
The shops Of the Seaboard Airline
here were closed by order of Vice-Pres-
ident st. John, and all the employees,
nearly every one OF whom served under
Mai. Winder. attended the funeral.
MAI. WINDER'S WAR RECORD.
Mai. Winder was born at Smithyille,
N. C., near what is now the town Of
Southport His father, General John
f. Winder, was at the time stationed
there. experimenting the building OF
the Notifications at Fort Fisher.
When Fort Sumter fell, Maj. Vim
der was at work in Missouri, one Of the
engineers engaged in building the
Missouri Pacific. When he saw the
inevitable conflict approaching, he re-
turned to North Carolina and offered
his services to Governor Ellis. He was
sent to Wilmington to look after the
fortiGcations on the coast, strengthen
ed Fort Caswell aud built new fortifi
cations. After building a number OF
new batteries he was put in command
OF a crops sappers and miners.
Capt. Ashe writes in the Press-Visi-
tor, this account of Maj. Winder's ser
vice to the Confederacy:
1.-THE State turned over all her troops
to the Confederacy on August goth and
all officers not in command of troops
were dropped on that day. Thus Cap
tain Winder, who had been devctedly
n
found himself deprived of his commits
sion, of his rank and authority But
it so happened that the officer IN COM
mand Of the Wilmington district was
in the same situation. Col. S. i. Free
mont was in command, but held no
commission. But that made no differ
ence with these patriotic gentlemen.
They continued on in their duties, pay
ing their own expenses and Capt. Win
der undergoing unusual hardships. it
nae mary months lefore he was COM
missioned in the Confederate Engineer
ing Corps of the service and assigned
to other duties. Ills plan for the de
fences of Confederate points was a
stone fort where Fort Fisher was built:
a redoubt near the head Of tie sound
and another between the two, and he
built batteries at each of these points.
But his plan further provided for "a
high breastwork from Fort Fisher,
near the beach, to the head of the
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