The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-27
GENTLY LAID TO REST
Oldest Of the Sons OF Herman
Placed in the Grave.
IMPRESSIVE FUNERAL SERVICES.
Many floral Tokens Cover the Remains
Of the Late John H<mrtch 5ur-
led b. the Order.

The funsrsi CO jobs Esrnrses. ST.. ths
os5ss< ussza oSr IA S33 LE4tz1 Slzsss OF me
sens % HAxa.azs whinn saok pace yestsr-
ca aTtsrncoa ~ Turner na@A. corner q
Eourrh svenus z51 JenersoE ssre~s- wzs
o5e % ths largest that las ever taken
place n mis- e.sx. Long before tss pTo-
esssson reached TIE ha1l from lie resi-
csres a. Sccfa Seattle. syssy coaesiv3oss
hook and corner In he hall. ctAerw ase
ts@n tse specially reserved space Tor REL
savEs ana lodges ana assocta-.ons. vas
occupied. aa1 ta@ ser7es outside re aA4i
vas .izseo with people. After the sSFvAess
were aead Ehe pr9ees9soB wAS feE1ned aga
proceeded along S~cond avenue % Piss
street When the van reached PIE street
The last OF the Ire had not crossed Mad
isoa street
The honor in whseh the memory OF john
Nsnsrtch was held by fke people ss THIS
city. Tacoma and ether places Ia Tie state
vaS ~<A sttszt@1 not cFs.y by the neal-
her % people present., bat BY tie G0ral Of
ferfnxs II would be Impossible &C give a
list OF the flowers. because many OF ne
pieces had no cards attached. Ia genera
however. they were cOssfy and OF The FAR
est Eowers obtaInaole. Ia az there we're
two express ~aEoE loads. Zach OF the
lodges sent tributes. and from the Tacoma
Sons Of Herman ard The brewers cams
several handsome pieces 1 ne c&sAet Was
for considerable distance around Mas
hed 81 fragF4nee-
The procession formed ~ tie residences
a. f2.ss o'clock. and proceeded oirset4S .
the hall TIE magnificent easksf was
carried IN rich black hea<se. drawn -
two large coal-biaek horses. eacn dF%psd
In black. When the hall was resAeaed, tns
paIlbearers carried tho c4skst 10 is place
al the front OF the hall The family ana
Immediate relatives occupied front seats.
Near them SAT- the offtcers or the state
Grand Lodge OF the Sons or herman.
Those noted were as follows. 1FGna
president OF the Grand lodge. Bernard
HEX. OF Tacoma. ex-Gfand President
A. III. Springer. OF Seattle. Grand
Secretary c. Hamburger: Grand Treasurer
Julius wsgert. OF Seattle: Grand Trustees
A Il. r. Hsnnlx. Otto Lanhaoei. Srssna
Lodge Physician r. Schoenies member OF
the Grand lodge, Jacob sipse.
The superintendent and officers OF me
Seattle Brewing and Mailing Company
were also present. The following attend
ed In bodies: Deatsche Esicne Lodge No
4. Sons o. Herman. Seattle Lodge. No. =
Sons or Herman. inImergree Sisters
Lodge No. /. Sons OF Herman. Seattle
Turn ysrsln; Singing Section OF Seattle
Turn Verein. Arion Singing Society,
Lsderkranz Singing Society. Brewery
workmen Union. No. l. OF branch No
$. OF the Pacific coast. employees Of the
Seattle Brewing ard Mailing Company.
After all were seated ex-Presi6ent Otto
Lgnkabel OF Deutsehe Elche Lodge No.
T. sons OF Hermsn. spoke 81 Length con-
corning the life and good works or the
dead. His speech was delivered IN me
mother tongue. He suiogtzet Mr. Hem
rich highly. The three singing societies
rendered a grand chorus. after which the
services closed. The casket WAS carried
FROM the hall by the following palsoearers;
Crist Schlndei. Crist SohroeAers L-o..s
s;ebiel Jacob Peter. John Harug and
Otto Drumen. The procession was then
formed under direction OF Grand Marshal
Albert Boeskan. Of the Deutsche Elche
Lodge. No. 4. Sons OF Herman.
The line Of march was "a follows
LANCER & Lueben's band. eighteen pieces
sFSlrnvereln nth United States banner,
fifty men. officers Grand Lodge. sons OF
Herman; Deutsche Ezche Lodge, No. I.
Sons OF Herman, sixty men: Seattle Lodge,
No ?. sons Of Herman. seventy-Hvs men;
I1ederkranz Singing Society. Arion Sing
ing Society. Brewers Union with United
States banner. Christ Craftsman com
manding thirty men; employees OF Seattle
brewing and Mailing Company. twenty
mon: carriages With family and relatives
Immerxreen Sisters Lodge. No. l. Sons OF
Herman, In ten carriages; friends OF the
family.
At the grave in Lake View cemetery the
ritual % the Sons % Herman WAS read by
ex-Presiaent Issnkabol. At the request
OF John Lick. Who Is related 70 the
family ~ marriage a double male quar-
tettn. under the direction az Prof. II.
f.gutr sang. This ended The funeral OF a
man beloved by the German residents Of