Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-05
FUNERAL FROM ST. PAUES CHURCH.
Rev. DrS. Carmichael, HOse, Nash, and
StmmeS 10 0illCiate.
GREAT SORROW AT HIS DEATH.
Mass-Mecting Last Night Mt which
Numerous Tributes Were Paid 90
the Useful Citizen and Public Rene
factor-ResoIutions Adopted by
Many Bodies.

The death Of Major Ginter. although
an event nationally to be expected. came
upon the community with a peculiar
sense Of grief The gentleman the
friend. the bcncfactor had lived with
us a long time. and had become en-
twined with precious memories and as
sociations.
There is something so impressive in
the vanishing Of a great force Of noble
intellect out Of the world that reverence
must pause before the spectacle no less
in humility than In sorrow. When such
a man as Major Ginter is taken. the
sense OF loss and OF the evanescence Of
human things comes with keen reality
10 many hearts The career and fame
Of the deceased are identified with bright
rocollections, and his death has
awakened many minds to the sense Of
mutability and decline.
The high tribute Of unvarying respect
has been paid TO Major Ginter's memory
on all sides since the announcement Of
his death cast q gloom over the city,
and those who We're acquainted with
him and those 10 whom his career was
familiar seemed 10 take a mournful
pleasure in recalling the details Of his
life yesterday. No tribute more sincere.
more tender. or more emphatic could be
paid 10 any man than has been paid to
the memory Of Major Ginter by the dis
play Of grief at his decease. lie depart
ed I'm the ripenness OF time and the
maturity OF experience, with all his
honors gathered and all the possibili-
Ties Of his career fulfilled. He had fin
ished his work, he had enjoyed i'm liberal
abundance the rewards Of success and
the laurels and privileges Of well-earned
wealth
As a token Of the high esteem in which
Major Ginter was held i'm this cOmmu-
nifty It may be mentioned here that a
suggestion that monument should be
raised by public subscription has met
with cordial reception.
MANY TRIBUTES OF RESPECT.
In all parts Of the city flags are floating
at half-mast Crepe has been hung at
the doors Of all the business institutions
with which Major Ginter's name has been
connected. and nearly all the public or
gauizations and the directories of many
private institutions have met and passed
resolutions expressing highest admiration
for the manly and noble qualities of the
deceased, and deepest regret at his de-
cease
Major Ginter's remains have been en-
balmed and placed I'm a copper casket,
covered with black cloth and ornamented
with silver. The coffin lies i'm his bed
room az Westbrook, but has already been
closed and as the terrible disease with
which ne suffered has reduced him to
such an extent and left him in such an
emaciated condition. IL was deemed best
that even his old friends should not be
admitted TO view the femains. Major
Ginter's weight before his Illness was
between $50 and l60 pounds. but at the
time Of his death Or. Mcclure said he
did not weigh more than seventy pounds.
HIS FAMILY CONNECTIONS.
Mr.. John Ginter. the only member now
living Of the Ginter family. who was at
Westbrook until Friday last when he
left for Philadelphia, was notified Of his
brothers death. and returned at once TO
the city. Major Ginter's only other rela-
tiyes are Mr.. George Arents, nephew;
Miss Joanna Arents, Miss Grace Arents
and Mrs. Albert Young, meces; Mrs.
brown. daughter of Mr. George Arents,
and Mr.. George Arents, Jr., his son, and
the children of Mrs. Young, Major Gin
ter's only sister now liying-Mr. Albert
Young. Miss Edna Young, and Mr. Lewis
Glnter Young.
MIR. George Pope arrived I'm the city
Yesterday. and will stay at Westbrook
nptii after the funeral. Mr.. John H.
slack. the first travelling salesman Major
Ginter ever employed, has come 10 the
citv to attend the funeral, and is the
e,Iesr of Mr. George Bidgood. Mr.. John
Cooper. Of Henderson, n. C., tobacco
buver for Major Ginter, is also here. the
puest Of NJ. Thomas Jeffress. Other
friends and connections OF the deceaseu
aro arriving on every train. Last night