The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-10

yesterday afternoon all that was NOR
tai of their late comrade in arms, AL
vim l.. Evans, was laid in final rest.
The remains arrived here shortly be-
fore noon from Washington, ID. c., in
charge of Private Harry Hall, of Com
pany c, and were Immediately taken
charge of by Undertaken =. w. Tague,
of South Main avenue. Long before
the appointed hour friends began to
gather at the residence of the bereft
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jonah Evans,
of 922 Eynon street. zone touch of ma
ture makes the whole world akin" and
this was strongly evident yesterday.
From the humble workman of the shop
and forge to the we'll known business
and professional man all grades were
there represented. each doing the men,
ory of the departed soldier honor.
The service began at 2 o'clock and
was in charge of Rev. +. =. Doty,
former pastor of the Hampton Street
Methodist church, now. of the Cedar
Avenue Methodist church. F. w. Pear
sail, secretary of the Railroad Young
Mems Christian association, assisted.
The beautiful and appropriate hymn,
selections of the service were rendered
by q double quartette in charge of
Chorister Il. Evans. comprising Mrs.
John Hughes, the Misses Gladys and
Agnes Joseph and Mae Evans. and
Roger Evans, Taliesen Evans. Conner
Reese and David Il. Hughes, all of the
Plymouth Congregational church choir.
REV. MR.. DOTY'S REMARKS.
Rev. Doty chose for his text the
words recorded in Hebrews XII: 4, HE
being dead yet speaketh. =" His
sermon, in part, was as follows: THE
past months of this year have been
full of exciting events. Dearly be-
loved, today we come to bury SOL
dier. That he died at a hospital and
not on The field of battle detracts
nothing from his record. Had he been
called further he would have respond
ed. Our soldier is dead but speaks yet
TO us by his life. AS did Washington
and Lincoln, who were martyrs to the
cause of humanity, so did our brother
in his wish to help others so meet
death.
"TIe is gone from us. No more will
he wake to hear the beat of drum or
call of bugle. He being dead yet
speaketh," by example in upholding
the honor of the flag. The lesson of
self sacrifice is herein taught. A
promising future, love of home and
mother were all his. An upright
young man, who formed correct habits
in his early life, he speaks, though
silently, to all young men, both asso-
ciates and Others"
Following the conclusion of the SER
vices the remains were viewed as they
! lay in calm repose in Il handsome cas-
| ket draped with the beautiful emblem
he gave up his life for. On the bier
were the beautiful floral offerings.
| Among these were the pillow design
| from Members of Company c, to our
| Comrade of the Pennsylvania Volun-
teer Infantry, Thirteenth Regiment;
an anchor and American flag designs
from the shop and Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western Mutual Aid: the
emblem design from the Knights of
Malta, and an anchor design from the
| Sabbath school class.
GOING TO THE GRAVE.
The cortege which accompanied the
| remains to the cemetery was very
| large. Representations from Electric
City commandery, No. III, Knights OF
Malta, the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western Shop Mutual Aid society and
members of the First Welsh Congre-
sational church Sabbath school and
Railroad Young Mems Christian asso-
citation and the drum corps of Camp
No. 43O, Patriotic Order Sons of Amer.
lea, led the procession. The pail
bearers were: Private Harry Hall
Fred Luther, j. j. Corbett and Ed
ward Jenkins, Company (active ser
vice.; Spencer Kimball, Company C
and Harry p. Davies. Company f lex
rembers).
The escort f-honor. led by ex-Lieu
tenant w. c. Scott; Inspector o
Rife Practice Rees Watkins anC
Second Lieutenant Thomas Muir
ply, Company (active service)
We're: Sergeant William Hall, jr.
Company Al Quartermaster Sergean
]. d. KEEPER, Corporals Edward
@. Koons and John Kiernan and Pri
vate C. NJ. Bacon, of Company d; Ser
geant Peter Saltry and Privates Pete
Marker, Joseph Geiger, John Evans
William Kennedy and Luke L. Han
eron, Company H; Privates Edwart
Edwards, John Jones, John Davies
William Sayres and David Williams
Company f: Privates Harry Colony
Peter Hartman, William Everitt AM
FIRED Crimmins, Company b, and Pri
vate Smith, Company G, and Privat
George Clingersmith, Company
Eleventh United States infantry, al
active service. The ex-members were
Ex-Corporal Thomas Beals, Private
Howard Davies. Charles Cadwgar
Matt Armenian and Thomas Fletcher
Company F; Corporal w. p. Kennedy
of Company C; Corporal +. r. Faulk
ner, Company r. From the presen
Eleventh regiment, y. G. p, were
Privates Peter Getz, William HornbacI
and Wilfred Moir
IN THE CEMETERY.
At the cemetery the burial servic
of the Methodist church and tn
knights of Malta was carried on b
Rev. Doty and Sir Knight II. c. Hal
The military part of this service wa
performed by firing squad in charg
of First Lieutenant David w. Davi'
Company C, Eleventh regiment, \
G. p, and comprised Corporal Han
ford Swingle. Company C; Private
Daniel j. Jordan and Charles Whir
pie, Company d; George Bald an
Wil''am Marvine, Company B (activ
service), and Privates James Coope
Frank Nicholas, Charles Ash and EG
ward Kingsbury, Of Company c, Elel
enth regiment, n. G. p. Taps WEI
sounded by eX-Chief Musician TIE
Richards, Of the regiment.
The flower-bearers were G.. r. Bic
dIeman. Company C (active serviceI