The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-02-15
THEY HONOR TIE DEAD.
The Entire Populace of The Dead
Congressman's Home Turn Out
En- Masse.
Special to TIE HERALD.

Cuero, Texas, Feb. 13.-The re-
mains of Congressman William
Henry Grain arrived here this after
noon at 2 ;45 o'clock on special
train on the Southern Pacific. They
were accompanied by COMPRESSION
al escort. People of all ages and
conditions and both the volunteer
fire departments in uniform met the
train and marched in front of the
hearse to the residence. When the
train stopped the congressional es-
cort, each wearing a white silk sash
with black rosette at the shoulder
formed on each side of the hearse
and next to them were the members
of the fire companies who formed a
passage way from the car to the
hearse, and on each side people
massed in solid banks, as the hand
some black casket, borne by eight of
the Cuero delegation, was brought
down the line. Every head was I'M
covered. AS soon as the body was
deposited in the hearse the firemen
formed into line and led the way to
the house, and the members of the
congressional escort walked beside
the hearse. Following them were
5000 men, women and children on
foot and few vehicles in the pro-
cession, brought up the rear.
AS soon as the body was deposited
in the parlor the escort left and the
relatives were alone with their dead.
At 80 p. m, the public were adj
mitted to view the remains and from
that time until after dark there was
a line of people continuously passing
around the caskct. The character of
the callers showed how widespread
was the popularity of the dead con-
gresham, for around his coffin wore
white and black, men, women and
children and it was an attestation Of
love in which every element of So
ciety participated.
During the evening about 200
school children, on their way home
from their studies, filed in with their
books under their arms, and some of
them were so small that they had to
be lifted to see into the casket, and
not few, as they looked, into the
face of the dead congressman, whom
they had known we'll in life, dropped
a. tear on his bier. Nor indeed was
this an exceptional exhibition of the
grief that is everywhere manifested
in Cuero, for it would itseem that the
dead congressman was a kinsman to
them all.
The whole town is in mourning
and sombre black is draped about
every business house here. Many of
the residences have this symbol OF
mourning and even on vehicles and
horses are tied bits of Grape, while a
dozen flags flying at half-mast add
to the story of woe.
There has been no formal suspen-
sion of business today, this has been
reserved for tomorrow, but neverthe-
less no business is being transacted
in Cuero.
! The shops are open but the clerks
stand idly in them relating some in
cident in the life Of the dead con-
gresham. The town is full OF peo-
pie. People have have come from
every section of the big district
which the dead congressman repre-
sented, but the gathering will be
twice as large tomorrow for big
delegation will come from Victoria
on special.
Gov. Culberson and Collector Ed.
Kaufman arrived this afternoon.
! The funeral services, at the re-
quest of 6frs. Grain, will be of the
utmost simplicity. Father Weyer
will be the celebrant at Solemn Re-