The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-01-12
HONORS TO
JOHN A. GRANT.
The Funeral COrtege a Large and I'M
posing One.
MANY PROMINENT PEOPLE ATTEND.
The Masonic Lodge, Grant Band and colum-
bia Hose Company Present to Pay
Their Tributes to the Memory
of Their Deceased
Member.

One Of the largest and most imposing
funeral corteges seen in this town for many
years was that in attendance at the funeral of
John A. Grant this morning. Despite the
severely cold weather hundreds Of people
gathered about the family mansion at the cor
ner Of Oak and Chestnut streets and awaited
the close of the ceremonies, and formed long
file as the remains were escorted from the
residence to the depot. From early morning
until the removal Of the remains people filed
by scores into the parlor where the remains
rested in a handsome cloth covered and silver
mounted casket. In the casket was a huge
bunch of red roses, token from a friend at
VIM. Penn. Close to the casket were arrayed
a number of most beautiful floral offerings,
including designs of a transit, from the Lost
Creek engineering and clerical corps; Gates
Ajar," from the Shenandoah Water & Gas
Company, and broken column from the
officials of the Lehigh Valley Coal Company.
As the hour for the services drew near the
vast proportions of the mansion became in
adequate for the accommodation of the
people who were present to review the re-
mains. The services commenced at $3.50
o'clock, Rev T. Maxwell Morrison, pastor of
the First Presbyterian church, officiating.
He read and quoted several appropriate
passages from scripture, and followed with
remarks of coincidence and encouragement to
the bereaved relatives, an admonishment to
all present to pay due regard to the signif-
canoe of visits by the Angel of Death and be
spiritually prepared at all times. The SER
vice closed with prayer BY the pastor, after
which another opportunity to view the re-
mains was given before the funeral directors,
Messrs. J. p. Williams & Son, took charge of
them.
The cortege moved from the residence in
the following order
Shenandoah Lodge No. 511, F. & A. NJ
Hearse and Pail Bearers,
Family in Carriages.
Lehigh Valley Coal Co. officials
Grant Band in silence.
Columbia ii. & S. +. E. Co. No 1.
Friends.
The remains were escorted to the Lehigh
Valley depot, where they were placed on
special train and taken to Pottsville for in
terment in the Charles Baber cemetery
Nearly the entire escortiug body accompan-
led the remains to the place of interment
The Masonic lodge had charge of the funeral
and conducted the last rites at the cemetery
The pail bearers were Henry Weiderhold
Of Philadelphia, Alex. Kincaid, r. J. Davies
E. B. Brumm. N, W. Beddall and H. E.
Dengler
Among the many attendants at the funeral
were w. A. Lathrop and Fred. M..Chase, Of
Wilkesbarre, officials of the Lehigh Valley
Coal Company; A. p. Blakslee, of Delano
Major E. G. Wagner, Girsrdville; William
Fregans, Wilkesbarre; Mine Inspector Nc
Guire, Major Heber S. Thompson, Col. r. II.
Rickert and Baird Halberstadt Pottsyille;
John J. Williams, George r. Patterson, Joseph
Garner, Frank Buck, Harry Goyne and
Samuel Riley Ashland; William H. Carter,
William Palmer, Charles Lynn and Christ.
Coke, Mahanoy City; William Hayes and
William Hughes Audenreid Tobias Bickel
and William Farrell, Mt. Carmel, and the
following delegation from the Lehigh Valley
Coal Company corps at HazletOn: Division
| Superintendent Fred E. Zerbey, Mine In
spector Caleb Williams, l. d. Boehm, David
Mcfarland, George II. and James Tench,
William Underwood, Henry L. Mauley,
Thomas Hall, Fred NJ. Stark, Rhone Tres
colt, Stewart Kennedy and James f.
| Blanchard.
All the Lehigh Valley collieries were idle
in consequence of the funeral.