Evening journal., 1897-02-12
JUDGE WALES BURIED.
SIMPLE BUT IMPRESSIVE FUNERAL
CEREMONIES.

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CEREMONIES.
DIR MCURDY PREACHED THESER-
MON OVER THE LATE JUDGE.
INTERMENT IN THE FAMILY's
PRIVATE VAULT - PROMINENT
MEN PRESENT.
He was man.. This was the trib-
ute that Rev. Dr. McCurdy. pastor of
Central Presbyterian Church paid to-
the late Judge Wales. whose funeral
took place yesterday afternoon.
ln the parlor Of the late iurisls home
lay the remains OF Leonard Il. Wales
In handsome black cloth-oovered cas-
ket, ornamented with silver handle
bars The only floral Offering was a
simple bunch Of violets.
After the remains were viewed for the
last time by the relatives and friends
of the dead judge. the casllet was borne
to the hearse by six special carriers.
The honorary pall-bearers followed.
They were United States Senator
George Gray Hon. William c. Spruance,
ex-senator Anthony Higgins, Hon. Ed
ward G. Bradford, Andrew G. Wilson.
Or. Henry Garrett and Ferdinand H.
Gilpin.
The family came next. The remains
were taken to Rodney Presbyterian
Church, and as the funeral procession
entered the church every one stood up
with bowed heads, and the choir softly
sang Life Everlasting" Rev. William
i. Lewis, pastor Of Rodney Church.
read The Lord giveth and the Lord
Taketh."
The funeral sermon was preached by
Rev. Thomas a. McCurdy. ID. D.. pastor
OF Central Presbyterian Church and
was highly eulogistic of the late Judge
After the sermon Or. McCurdy offered
prayer and the choir sang Jerusalem,
MY Happy Home
The funeral cortoge then left the
church and proceeded to the Whining
ten and Brandywine Cemetery Inter
ment was made in Judge Wales fam
lily vault Rev. Dr. Lewis conducted
the brief services at the grave
Among those In attendance at the fu-
neral were: William M Candy. Rev
Philip b. Cabell. Rev A. N. Keigwin.
Emlen Hcwes, Preston Lea Lawrence
y. Jones, United States Marshal Hew-
son Il. Lannan. John IT, Honecker
L.indley o. Kent. Ashton r. Tatnan,
Rev. II. Ashton Henry, Colonel Charles
Bird, Henry G. Banning Wilmer Pal
mer, ArchdeacOn George c.. Hall, W. A.
Comcgys. James r. Winchester. George
S. Capelle. William X. Crosby, Horace
w. Cause, Washington Jones. Colonel
w. A. LaMotte Caleb p. Johnson Hor-
ace Johnson, Dr. ]. III. Simms. Allen
smith, Lewis r. Grubb, Allen Speak
man, Frank r. Carswell. Henry f.
Dure. J. Augustus McCaulley. General
James H. Wilson, Henry b. Thompson
Captain Willard Thompson. Edward T.
! CanbY, Charles Baird, Thomas McCor-
kle, r. Tatnall Warner. William n
Swift Rev. +. Nj. Munson Job H. Jack
son. Elwood G. Jackson, Colonel A. G..
McCausland, George r. Townsend
Bishop Leighton Coleman. Rev. X. J.
Hammond. William G.. Mahaify.
Representing the bar were: Chancel-
lor Nicholson, Chief Justice Lore. AS
sociate Justices Cullen. Grubb and
Marvel City Judge Ball Charles r.
Richards, Lewis C. Vaqdegrift Benja-
min Nields, Hon. George v Massey
Austin Harrington, Colonel Samuel A.
Macallister. William y. Lyman, Thigh
man Johnston. J. Harvey Whiteman,
James W. Ponder, Victor b. Wooley,
Willard Salisbury, Henry G. Conrad
Horace G.. Knowles Martin b. Burris
Hugh c. Browne. John Biggs. John n
Rodney Attorney-General Robert G.
White, A. B. Cooper. Peter l.. Cooper
Jr., Alexander e. Sanborn Robert G.
Fraim, William r. Smalley. William NJ
Byrne. William S. Prickett r. Bayard
Heisel. Robert G. Pennington, Josiah
Marvel, Edward D. Hearne. Charles NJ
Cullen Howell S. England. Artemas
Smith. Charles Warner Smith. Francis
II. Hofiecker. Charles B. Evans, John
r. Nields, William f. Kurtz, j. II. Hof-
lecker, Jr., Medford II. Cahoon, Lii
burne Chandler.
Governor Tunnel and members Of
both branches Of the General Assembly
and she Constitutional Convention. Cap
tain Henry II. Bellas. of Germantown.
Pa, who represented the Delaware So
ciety of the Cincinnati, and deputa-
tions from the Delaware Society, Sons
Of the American Revolution. and the
Delaware Historical Society were also
present
The Levy Court adjourned at noon
/ yesterday, out of respect for Judge
/ Wales, and nearly all tho members and
the assessors, whose books were Deing
revised. attended the funera Of the
/ United States Court justice.
ITS SEVENTEEN ANNIVERSARY.
This is the seventeen anniversary Of
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