Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-28
RAMBUSCH IS BURIED.
Bier Erected on the Lawn of His
Late Home and Hundreds
View the Remains.

Juneau, Wis, Oct 26.-The body OF
w. t. Rambusch, absconder and suicide
was buried here yesterday. All doubts
as to the identity Of the body were dis
PEELED by public inspection of the
corpse.
The body was brought here on d
freight train because there was no reg
ular passenger train yesterday. The
corpse came unexpectedly, but the news
of its arrival spread rapidly, and in a
short time 500 people were clamoring for
a sight of it,
The body was taken to the lawn of the
Rambusch residence. The sheriff swore
in jury, which reviewed the remains.
While these operations were going on
within the yard, and those surrounding
the coffin had all rested their eyes upon
the remains, the crowd outside had CON
stantly grown larger. 1t had now
massed itself along the fence from end
to end, and back beyond the edges of the
sidewalk. They were anXiously waiting
for their turn to view the body and the
opportunity was soon afforded. The cof-
fin was transferred to a position just in
side the fence, parallel with it, and the
people were asked to pass along on the
outside quickly and rest their eyes upon
Rambusch's face. Quietly and deliber-
ately the throng moved in the di-
rectlOn of the corpse and one by one
filed by it. Some fingered at it's side
as though reluctant to withdraw their
eyes, and all tarried in the street af-
ter the inspection. Not a word was
said above a whisper until all was
over. There appeared to be respect
for the dead body, but no sorrow for
the man. 1t was a sad commentary on
the life Of one who had spent his years
of manhood in a community of which
he was leading member, that at his
death no expression of pity or of sym
pathy should come from a gathering of
almost the entire population of his city
Of Juneau's 800 inha bitants it is esti-
mated that 500 were present at his
funeral, yet among them all not an eve
was seen TO moisten. The only remarks
that were heard were upon the natural
appearance of the remains and the fact
that they were genuine. The public in
spectlOn OF the body and the empan-
cling of the jury will at least have the
effect of allaying any fear that hereafter
grOundleSs and unkind stories will float
about, that the report of Rambuschs sui.
eide was hoax to make certain his es-
cape.
AS soon as the people had gratifed
their curiosity the remains were taken
into the house, where brief services were
held. They consisted merely in a prayer
by Rev. j. j. Simpson of Horizon, who
breaches in the Presbyterian churches
at that city and at Juneau, a few short
remarks and the singing of a hymn. The
scene when Mrs. Rambusch and adopted
daughter were shown the body was most
affecting, and the services. while short,
were extremely pathetic. There were few
mourners. The only carriages that fol.
lowed the hearse to the cemetery we're
those containing Mrs. Rambusch and
daughter, John Curtiss of Centerville.
Mrs. Rambusch's brother; the minister.
Mark Rich and family of Horizon. the
pallbearers, and a few intimate friends
of the family residing in Juneau. Miss
Josie Curtiss, a sister of Mrs. Ram.
busch, was at the residence, but too i'll
to be present at the services.
The fact that the body arrived unex
pectedly accounts for the presence CnIy
of Juneau people at the funeral. Other
wise it is thought there would have been
a gathering from Watertown, Horizon
and other points in Dodge county ia
view the remains during their exposure,