Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-02-07

ing the past twenty-five years at
tracted a greater number OF promin-
ent and distinguished strangers to the
citv than were assembled here yester-
dav 10 nav the last tribute of respect
to the late Col. w. p. Thompson. The
presence of this large assemblage or
relatives and personal friends of the
deceased. many of whom had Travelled
several hundred miles, attested the
great esteem in which Col. Thompson
was held by those having business or
other relations with him, and was more
eloquent OF affection and sorrow than
could be expressed by any spoken or
written words.
The weather was most dismal. Rain
! fell continuously through the night,
! and all day, while the atmosphere was
heavy and cold and the mud all-pervad-
I ing. but still none OF the visitors omit
ted the visit TO the suburban nome
stead of the family, where the services
, took place, and large as is the capacity
of the mansion, il was taxed TO its ut
most to afford shelter to the silent and
sorrowing throng attracted within its
| precincts.
The special train bearing the re-
! mains of Col. Thompson and the fun
| eral party arrived at the Pennsylvania
| station. foot of Eleventh street, about
| half-past eleven yesterday morning.
| On board were Mrs. William p. Thomp-
| son. wife OF the deceased; l.. S. ThOmp-
son and w. J. Thompson, Jr., sons Of
the deceased. Mrs. r. J. Preston,
! daughter of the deceased, and r. J..
| Preston, her husband, OF New York
/ City. Senator J. n. Camden, Mr.. Nc
| Chesney, and Meyer Neuberger, Sena-
tor Camden's private secretary. The
/ train was met by carriages, and the
/ party, with the exception Of Senator
| Camden. who was suffering from a
/ violent cold, and who was compelled
TO remain in his private car, the Gau-
| ley. were at once driven TO the Thomp-
I son residence, whittier the remains Of
/ Col. Thompson we're transferred under
/ the direction of Mr. G.. Ed. Mendel,
mortician.
Soon after the arrival of the funeral
| train a special came in from Parkers-
| burg. over the Ohio river road, bring
/ ing between seyenty-fve and one hun
| dred citizens of Wood and adjoining
counties, including among the number
| Gen. b. D. SDillman and wife; 4. 3.
White, editor of the State Journal;
/ II. II. Moss, cashier of the First Ma
( tional Bank, of Parkersburg; Col. R.
L. Neal. George A. Burt, vice-presi
dent and general manager of the Ohio
| River Railroad; c. L. Williams, eX-
superintendent of the Ohio River Rail
road: w. J. Robinson, general pas
senger agent of the Ohio River Rail-
road: ]. n. Camden, Jr, and wife; DR..
T. B. Camden, Mr. Sprigg Camden,
Mrs. Flora Camden, Gardner Jackson
and wife: Charles r. Turner, c. C.
Martin. John Hogan, V. B. Archer,
Alex. Laird, John p. Laird, B. D.
Stevens. Alfred Klein, L. w. Skinner,
J. S. Paxton, e. w. McCreary, Thorn
as Blackboard Col. w. n. Chancellor,
c. C. Camden, H. P. Moss, H. S.
Wilson. Harry R. Stone and wife. Miss
A. Hallam, Miss NJ. Duffy, H. B.
Stout, J. L. Buckley, James A. Weth-
erell. John V. Rathbone. S. Varley,
D. II. Lilly, Hon. d. L. Leonard, w.
II. McCash. John H. Lane, ]. n.
! Murdoch II. COPYRIGHT c. B. Tav-
enner. w. NJ. Trevor c. E. Bryan. A.
H. Thorp. J. B. Hopper, L. E. Tav-
enner. Miss Florine Murray, Rev. S.
S. Moore. rector of Trinity Church
Parkersburg; Col. Robert H. Browse
and Miss F. Z. Browse, of Grape Is
land. G. H. Nesbitt, of Sistersville;
Hon. Septimius Hall and S. Bruce
Hall. of New Martinsville, and others.
Other trains into the city brought
among others, Ex-Governor A. B.
| Fleming and J. E. Sands, cashier of
the Peoples Bank, of Fairmont; H. G..
Bowles. general superintendent of the
I Monongahela River Railroad; J. c.
! Mckinley. of Monangah; A. H. Kunst,
president and general manager of the
West Virginia and Pittsburg Rail-
rod; J. H. Farley. of Cleveland; z.
Story and J. II. McKelvey, of Pitts
burg: James P Moffat and wife. of
| Chicago; Alexander Mcdonald, A. T.
Gibson, formerly Worlds Fair direc-
tor: e. C. CASTOR and Rev. Robt.
/ Gibson. of Cincinnati; W. R. Belknap,
of Louisville; Preston Brooks Tobin.
of Augusta. Ga: ]. L. McBurnie, Of
New York. treasurer of the Lead Trust
( and a number of others.
The great majority of these visitors,
together with a very considerable num-
Der of Wheeling people. went to the
residence of Mrs. Thompson via. a spe-
cial train on the Wheeling and Elm
Grove railroad. which left the City
/ Hall station at 1:40 p. m, but a few
drove out in carriages.
The services at the residence began
at two o'clock. and were led by Rt.
Rev. Bishop George w. Peterkin, OF
the p. z. diocese of West Virginia
assisted by Rev. DR.. R. R. Swope, OF
St. Matthew's p. E. Church, this city
and Rev. DR.. S. S Moore, of Trinity
p. E. Church, Parkersburg. Rev
Jacob Birmingham, of st. Luke's P E.
Church, this city, and Rev. DR.. D. A.
Gibson. of Cincinnati, we're also pres
ent. The services were short, by the
particular request of Mrs. George w
Thompson, who is seriously indis-
posed. but we're none the less solemn
/ and impressive, the ritual of the Pro-
testant Episcopal church being follow
el throughout. No remarks were made
by the officiating clergymen, nor was
there any singing. The floral display
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