The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-28
FUNERAL OF MR.. M'KIBBEN.
Hundreds of Friends Present at the
Services This Afternoon.

The funeral services over the re-
mains of the late J. F. H. McKibben
were held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at
the First Congregational church in
charge of DR.. w. J. Spaulding of Mt
Pleasant, Ia, and Rev. L. BIakesIey
and Rev. A. s .Embree of this city.
The services lasted for over an hour
after which the funeral procession was
formed and the remains escorted to the
Topeka cemetery where the interment
was made. It was one of the largest
funerals ever held in this city.
The casket of solid steel with silver
settings bearing a single silver plate
engraved, y F. H. McKibben," was
placed directly in front of the pulpit at
the church and a number of beautiful
floral offerings arranged on the lid and
on the pulpit platform Immediately be-
hind it.
BY the time of arrival of the remains
at the church the interior of the build
ing was completely filed, and hun
dreds who could not gain admittance
stood in the church yard and on the
walks on the outside. The audience
room of the church was reserved for
the Santa Fe officials, Topeka club,
Sloan lodge and intimate friends Of
the deceased. The lecture rooms were
thrown open for the accommodation of
Il
eraI public Both the members of the
Topeka club and the officers and en-
ployes of the Santa Fe offices in this
city formed in front of their respective
buildings at 1:3O this afternoon and
marched in a body to the chruch.
The official offices of the Santa Fe in
Chicago were represented at the fun
eral by Geo. T. Nicholson, general pas
senger agent, c. NJ. Higginson, assist
+n Ia
general auditor and w. b Biddle,
freight traffic manager. The seven
travelling auditors of the Santa Fe sys-
tenn were also present as were a num-
Der of the employees of the Santa F'e
offices in Chicago.
The pail bearers were chosen from
Sloan lodge of Masons and were as
follows: B. T. Lewis, DR.. NJ. B. Ward.
A o. Wellman, o. J. Wood. c. H.
Lockwood, J. T. Riggs, H. F. Norris
and William HOdson. A committee
composed of c. G. Henshaw, A. Lars
son, E. H. Shumway and H. F. Smith
represented the Royal Arcanum of
which Mr.. McKibben was a charter
member.
The floral offerings as arranged in
the church consisted of a beautiful
arch on a broad base, surmounted with
a cross and with a heart suspended in
the center. the gift of the Santa Fe Off
ces in Chicago; the arch, base and
heart were formed of white roses and
asters and the crosszOf yellow roses. A
Tyre of white roses and swansonia with
the center of smilax. from a party of
intimate friends. A pillow of white and
pink roses and carnations from the
Santa Fe officials in this city. A
wreath of pink roses, carnations and
smilax woven around antlers from the
Elks. A large wreath of ivy and white
roses tied with white ribbon, from the
general managers office. A broken
column. gates ajar, wreath and pillow
all of white roses and white asters from
the four accounting departments in
this city. In addition there were a
number of smaller floral tributes from
individual friends.
At the grave a short burial service
was held by Sloan lodge.