The San Francisco call., 1896-06-25

mense shield of vari-colored pinks. George
81. Thomas Post, G. A. R., sent a broken
wheel of lilies and roses. The private
offerings required three wagons to convey
them to the grave.
The weighty metallic casket, draped
with the American flag, was carried into
church by six stalwart sergeants of the
Third Brigade. Preceding it were Rev.
DR.. Mckenzie and Rev. E. 81. jerks, as
sistant pastor of the church.
The honorary palIbearers, representing
military, social civic and other organ iza-
tions in which deceased was most promi-
nent, were as follows: Major-G General Wal
ter Turnbull, retired officers of n. G.. G.. !;
Brigadier- General NJ. w. Muller, COM
manding division; Colonel F. S. Chad
bourne, Governors staff; Colonel A. E.
Castle, division staff; Lieutenant Colonel
B. II. Poppy, division staff; Major Han
man, G. A. R.; G. E. Wilson, Colonel w.
Edwards, Golden Gate Commandery
Knights Templar; A. Cheeseborough,
United States Judge Morrow, H. G. Platt,
w. F. Good; Acting Mayor G. L. Taylor,
II. T. Scott, Chamber of Commerce; E. w.
Hopkins, F. W. Zeile G. R. Bishop, Ignatz
Steinhart, W. w. Montague, Board of
Trade; Colonel A. D; Cutter, George H.
Thomas Post, 6. A. R.. E. f. DeIger, Oc-
cidental Lodge, #. and A. NJ, and j. D..
Nield, A. o. U. w.
The immediate mourners, Mrs. Jarboe
and Mrs. ]. Tobin, both daughters of the
deceased, his two sons, Harry and Edward,
and his son-in-law, Joseph Tobin, followed
the casket.
After prayers by Rev. DR.. Mckenzie,
who oficiated, and the regular services
that reverend gentleman said:
Words of eulogy could be fittingly
spoken on an occasion like this, but a re-
quest is made that they be not prolonged,
but rather that they be short and few
While we all know that on an occasion
like this there is a certain right of the pub
lie community to invade the privacy of
the domestic home, / will accede to the
request in so much as brief eulogy is
concerned.
ut is not always words that express the
most. There is more than words can ex-
press as eulogy over the remains of our
departed friend in the presence here to-
day OF the business men and leaders in
every honorable path of life. This body
of citizens, leaving their places of business
at midday to pay their respects to the de-
ceased, by their silence and sorrow eulo-
gize the dead more than they could in
words"
At the conclusion of the church SER
vices the funeral cortege left the church
and was preceded down Van Ness avenue
to the cemetery by the Third Brigade
Band playing Chopin's Marche Funebre.
The entire brigade followed. Then came
Colonel Burns at the head of the Veteran
Guards, g. A. K. A corps of muffied
drums slowly rolled their sorrowful music
at the head of the Naval Battalion. Cap
tain Douglass headed the Veteran Fire
men.
The casket, draped with the American
flag, rested on the truck of gun-carriage
hauled by six black horses.
General Dimond's unmounted steed,
draped in black, followed the remains of
his late master. Further back came pri
vate carriages reaching far in the rear.
At the end of Bush street General War
field ordered the military to form in line.
Captain j.. Cunningham's Company X,
the special escort, fired three volleys as the
casket was lowered into the grave.
During the obsequies the soldiers at