The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-02-07

THE remains of the late Col. W. P.
Thompson arrived In wheeling ut 1l:S5
a. m. yesterday, on special train over
the Pan Handle railroad. The body
was removed at once to the homo Of the
dead mans mother. Mrs. G. W. Thomp-
son. east of the city. whore the funeral
took place at 2 p. m. A special motor
left the city at l:io, bearing the friends
OF Col. Thompson and the family.
Right Rev. Bishop Peterkin, Rev. Mr..
Gibson, OF Cincinnati, and Rev. Dr..
swope were present and oficiated
jointly. The services were very simple.
but very impressive. The Eplscopalian
burial service wns read by these min
listers, and there was no music.
There were no formal addresses, and
after the service had been read the re-
mans were borne 10 the old Stone
Church cemetery and laid TO rest, the
interment being private. The friends
returned TO the city on o special Elm
Grove train Immediately after the SER
vices were over.
The gentlemen officiating as active
pail bearers were Messrs. Lucius Hoge,
{ d. E. Stalnaker. Daniel Thornolrg.F u.
]. Hearne. Henry Russell and c. w.
Brockunier. The honorary pah6earers
were Messrs. Joseph b. NELL. director
In the Ohio River railroad; Henry c.
jackson, wholesale grocer. OF Parkers-
burg; c. X. Lord, vice president OF the
Baltimore & Ohio. Baltimore; Joseph
L. McBernie. banker. OF New York; and
Judges Jeffers and Melvin. OF this city,
A special train came up on the OHIO
River railroad about noon. With many
prominent friends OF President Thomp-
son aboard. In this party were:
Ex-Mayor Wilson, j. S. Paxton, Ed
ward McCreary, Dr.. II. B, Stout, SAM
uel S. Stewart. Henry Gran. Con. Ken
nedy. W. w. Van Wrinkle, II. ii. Moss
r. L. Neal. Clark Murdoch, G. ii. Tur-
ner, Carl st. Clair. Sardius Stuart. A.
B. White, Clark Hull. ]. v. Rathhone.
w. J. Robb, DR.. ]. n. Murdoch. John
Adair, Patrick Marley. c. NJ. Shrcws-
berry and son. John F, Laird, L. N.
Tayenner, John Hogan. Charles c. Mar
tin, L NJ. Skinnerp, Col. j. II. Riley,
(Afarietta), Carol Camden, George q.
Dunlap, ]. T. Peadro. Charles Epstein.
]. L. Buckley. Gardner jackson and
wife, Ashby Smith. Simon Bradford,
C. B. Tayenner. j. A. Wetehel. Mar
cellus Clark. George II. Bailey, Squire
James Ldlly, D. H. Leonard. w. A. Nc
Gosh, DR.. n. Campbell. Ed. Nelly,
Thomas Blackford. Patrick Oliver,
CAPTAIN J. r. MeheH. Alex. Laird, Mrs.
]. W. Gallaher and John and Joseph
6allaher.
Outside OF the immediate, members
of the family the only people who came
from New York City with the remains
were one or two officials OF the Lead
+yI1at NJ which Col, Thomson was
In addition 10 these Ex-Governor
Fleming and J. e. Sands, both OF Fair
mont, came on 10 the funeral, and
nearly all OF the Ohio River Railway
Company officials attended the funeral
OF the late president. These were at
the Windsor yesterday: W. ]. Robin
son. general passenger agent; A. II.
Thorp, assistant 10 general manager;
]. 3. Hopper, superintendent; E. w.
Warwick, auditor: W. II. Trevor, treas
urer: /. K. Dye, general agent: A.
courtrIte, master mechanic; ]. d. LIP
pincott, commercial agent A. ]. Sian
en-, contracting agent; G. E. Bryan.
engineer OF maintenance OF way; Gen
eral Manager G. W. Burt and General
Counsel V. B. Archer were at the Nc
Lure.
n. B. Stuart, ]. L. Buckley, J. A.
wetherell. John v. Rathbone, d. II.
Leonard. W. Fl. McCosh.A. c0urtrite,J.
X. Dye, J. N. Murdoch. f. W. Warwick,
]. 7. Peadro, c. B. Lnrenner. s. Brad
ford and C. L. Williams. OF PnrkeTs-
burg. who attended the Thompson fu-
neral were at the Windsor.
Mrs. Robert II. Browse and Mrs. F.
E. Browse. Of Grape Island. were also
here to attend the obseqMeS.
HIM / N Camden who came up on
the Parkersburg special in his private
car. Gauley, was taken sick while on
his way here and was unable to leave
the car on its arrival. He was not,
therefore, at the funeral, though the
resi- o. the family attended. Senator
camden's illness Is not regarded as
serious