The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-25
THE SIGHING PINES
STAND SENrINELS ATJOSEPlI EARLE'S
TOMB.
The Simple Obscuuics OF South Curolinn's
HOnOrcd and Worthy SOn.-'rhc Con.
grcssi0nal mmlttcc--.FIowcr
Offerings.
Special to tho Statc.1

Greonvillc, May 22.-With tho
sun slowly descending towards tho
hills beyond the Mountain City this
afternoon, tho grave closed over all
that was mortal of Joseph Hayns-
worth Earlc, South Curolina's lato
Junior Senator. Tho remains wcro
tendorly laid to rost boncath the
boughs of Il graceful spruce ~pino in
Christ Church cemetery. Thus was
closed tho career of man whose
lifo was tho personiicution Of manli-
ness cnd dignity, tho example of
which will long live and have it's in-
fluence upon tho lives of tho young
mon Of upper Carolina. Mon who
| had watched tho carocr Of the dead
Senator from his hoyhood. who had
seen him riso stop by step until ho
/ had obtained the highest honor his
State could conror upon him, paid Il
7 last sad tribute 10 his memory; so
did men high in tho councils of tho
nation, so did political opponents and
SO did all the people Of his native
town.
All the stores in the city wero
closed during the progress of the OK
ercises. Tho whole Of Grccnvillo
mournod and the pcoplo made no ut
tempt to conceal their fcolings
Rich and poor alike attended the OBJ
scquies, and not until the funeral
bier had passed did any show any
inclination to give thcir attention to
matters mundane. Prominent mon
wero here from all ovor the State.
The congressional committcrs ar
rived here this afternoon about |
o'cloak On tho South vcstibulo flyer.
The party was III special Pullman
car. Tho house committee were
Congressman McLaurin, Lntimor
and Wilson Of this State, w. S. Tor
ry of Arkansas, A. }. Uuntor Of Hi
nois. S. j. Barrows Of Massachusetts,
S. W. t. Lanham, Of Texas Edwd
j.. Hamilton Of Michigan, \. ". Nj.
Lcary of Minnesota, and j. T.. Os-
borne of Wyoming. Tho Senate
committeeman were Senators Till
man, McEncry Of Louisiana, Harris
of Kansas. Chandler of New IIamp-
shire and Clay Of Georgia. Accom-
panying the party were Mrs. T'illman
and Messrs. James w. Baker and
George M. Stackhouse. They wore
| quartored at the Ma!s!Du House and
will not return until tomorrow
On the samc train came Col. j. ID.
Blanding and others from Sumter,
Attorney General Barber, Comptroll-
or Norton, superintendent Neal of
the State penitcntary, Mr.. Douthit
of the State board Of control, Col. T..
NJ. Nixon, w. j. Johnson Of Fair
fold, President Craighcud of Glenn
son, Col. ID. p Duncan of Union and
many othors.
Governor Ellorbo was prevented
from attending by illnoss in his fam
lily.
Before 4 o'clock the First Baptist
church, where tho services were to
be held, began to fill with people,
BY tho time the funeral party urriv
cd thero was not vacant seat IN The
structure. The funeral arrangements
were in charge Of Undortakcr James
Il. Mackey, and they could not havo
been moro acccptably carried out in
a city Of four times tho sizo Of Green
vile. A very handsome hcarsc was
used, drawn by coal black horses
covered with heavy black nets. Tho
remains wcro incloscd in Il blacl,
caskot, the plate bearing the name
of tho deceased with tho datcSof his
birth and death. All the carriages
available IN tho city wcro pressed in
to service.
Shortly before the obscquies, Sen
ator Tlllman was seen and when ask.
cd about the dcath Of his colleague
spoke Of him in most appropriate
terms. llc said, "No death has oc
cured OF any porson with whom
have boen associated in my life, that
has caused any moro real regret an
sorrow. Gon. Earle won my rcsp?ct
and admiration in the campaign oi
! 1890 when he opposed me, by hi.